Vasily Demchenko Explained

Vasily Demchenko
Birth Date:16 March 1994
Birth Place:Chelyabinsk, Russia
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:165
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
League:KHL
Team:Admiral Vladivostok
Former Teams:Traktor Chelyabinsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Avangard Omsk
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2013

Vasili Demchenko (born March 16, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Demchenko originally played as a youth within local club, Traktor Chelyabinsk. Undrafted, he made his professional debut in the Kontinental Hockey League, appearing in 1 game during the 2013–14 season.

Assuming starting goaltender duties from the 2015–16 season, Demchenko made 198 appearances with Traktor Chelyabinsk before transferring during the 2019–20 season to Metallurg Magnitogorsk on December 3, 2019.[1] He made 14 further appearances with Magnitogorsk, collecting just 2 wins.

As a free agent on 21 April 2020, Demchenko was signed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[2] In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Demchenko was re-assigned to join the Canadiens American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket. With his season interrupted through injury, Demchenko appeared in just 4 games with the Rocket, posting 3 wins.

On 19 May 2021, Demchenko as an impending restricted free agent opted to leave the Montreal Canadiens and return to Russia in signing a one-year contract with newly crowned KHL Champions, Avangard Omsk.[3]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLOTMINGASOGAASV%GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
MHL4 1 0 2 85 3 0 2.12 .927
Belye MedvediMHL53 16 28 7 2844 158 0 3.33 .887
2012–13 Belye MedvediMHL53 35 14 2 3014 112 7 2.23 .9245 2 3 275 14 0 3.05 .901
2013–14 Belye MedvediMHL28 24 2 2 1658 37 5 1.34 .94715 10 5 895 29 2 1.94 .922
KHL1 0 0 0 28 2 0 4.24 .857
2013–14 VHL9 1 6 2 539 23 0 2.56 .898
2014–15 Chelmet Chelyabinsk VHL12 6 5 1 665 24 1 2.16 .926
Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL18 7 7 2 978 41 0 2.51 .9123 1 1 151 6 0 2.39 .891
2014–15 Belye MedvediMHL1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .9316 4 2 335 16 0 2.86 .910
Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL48 16 20 10 2797 108 3 2.32 .922
Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL35 15 14 5 1922 69 4 2.15 .9331 0 0 38 1 0 1.60 .941
Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL28 13 10 3 1418 58 2 2.45 .9315 2 3 278 11 0 2.37 .943
Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL46 21 18 2 2507 92 5 2.20 .9322 0 2 119 8 0 4.05 .889
Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL22 7 11 1 1203 56 0 2.79 .908
2019–20 KHL14 2 6 2 554 25 0 2.71 .906
AHL4 3 0 1 240 9 0 2.25 .905
KHL9 4 3 1 475 15 1 1.89 .9282 0 0 53 1 0 1.12 .958
Avangard Omsk KHL55 30 16 4 3182 106 3 2.00 .92814 9 5 882 29 0 1.97 .933
Avangard Omsk KHL11 5 6 0 568 31 1 3.28 .872
2023–24 KHL22 6 11 3 1225 54 1 2.65 .920
KHL totals309 126 122 33 16,858 657 20 2.34 .923 27 12 11 1,520 56 0 2.21 .929

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vasily Demchenko will continue his career at Metallurg . . 3 December 2019 . 3 December 2019 . Russian.
  2. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms with Goaltender Vasili Demchenko . . 21 April 2020 . 21 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Demchenko signs with Avangard . KHL.ru. May 19, 2021. Russian . May 19, 2021.