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Alexei Marchenko
Marchenko Leafs 2017
Born January 2, 1992,
Moskva
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shoots Right
KHL team
F. teams
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Pervenstvo VHL
CSKA Moskva-2
KHL
CSKA Moskva
MHL
CSKA-Krasnaya Armiya Moskva
NHL
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
AHL
Grand Rapids Griffins
Ntl. team Flag of Russia Russia &
Olympic flag Olympic Athletes from Russia
NHL Draft 205th overall, 2011
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2007–present

Alexei Igorevich Marchenko (Russian: Алексей Игоревич Марченко; born on January 2, 1992 in Moskva) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL. Marchenko was drafted 205th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

Junior[]

Marchenko made his senior debut in the 2008-09 season playing 46 regular season games and 14 play-off games with the CSKA Moskva-2 of the Pervenstvo VHL.

During the 2009–10 season, Marchenko appeared in 43 games with the CSKA-Krasnaya Armiya Moskva of the MHL, and recorded 11 goals and 23 assists as well as going scoreless in two playoff games for the club. He played this season in the MHL All-Star Game. He also appeared in 10 KHL games for the CSKA Moskva and failed to register a point.

During the 2010–11 season, Marchenko recorded 38 points in 36 games for the CSKA-Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, along with three goals and eight assists in 15 playoff games, to help his club capture the Kharlamov Cup. He was named the defenceman of the month for the September 2010 and later was named the defenceman of the year. He also appeared in 22 KHL games for the CSKA Moskva, where he recorded two assists.

During the 2011–12 season, Marchenko skated in six games for the CSKA Moskva in the KHL and was impressive in the MHL playoffs after missing most of the season, due to a knee injury. He was scoreless in his brief KHL stint. He skated in five regular season games for the CSKA-Krasnaya Armiya Moskva in the MHL, recording two goals and four assists. Marchenko was the leading scorer amongst defencemen for the CSKA-Krasnaya Armiya Moskva in the play-offs, finishing with four goals and 14 assists. The defending Kharlamov Cup champions, CSKA-Krasnaya Armiya Moskva was defeated by Omskie Yastrebi in the MHL finals.

Senior[]

During the 2012–13 season, Marchenko played 44 games for the CSKA Moskva in his first full KHL season. He recorded four goals and five assists. CSKA finished first in the Tarasov Division and swept Lev Praha before falling to Dynamo Moskva in the Western Conference semifinals. Marchenko saw limited ice time in seven playoff games; finishing with no points nor penalty minutes.[1]

On May 30, 2013, Marchenko signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL.[2]

During the 2013–14 season, Marchenko was assigned to the Red Wings' AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. In his rookie season, Marchenko recorded three goals and 15 assists in 49 games. He also played in the 2014 AHL All-Star Game. On January 4, 2014, Marchenko made his NHL debut in a game against the Dallas Stars.[3] On February 23, 2014, in a game against the Milwaukee Admirals, Marchenko went feet-first into the boards, and suffered a severe high ankle sprain.[4] An MRI revealed a fractured bone and a day later he had surgery in Grand Rapids where doctors inserted stabilizing screws into his ankle. As a result, he missed the remainder of the season.[5]

In the 2014-15 season, Marchenko played 13 regular season games and 3 play-off games with the Red Wings and 51 regular season games and 11 play-off games with the Griffins. On 28 February 2015, Marchenko scored his first career NHL goal against Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators.[6]

In the 2015-16 season, Marchenko appeared in 66 regular season games and 3 play-off games with the Red Wings. He recorded 2 goals and 9 assists in the regular season and was scoreless in the play-offs. He also played another 4 games with the Griffins, but he was scoreless.

On July 1, 2016, Marchenko signed a two-year contract extension with the Red Wings.[7] In the following 2016–17 season, Marchenko appeared in 30 games registering 6 assists, before he was placed on waivers by the Red Wings on February 3, 2017. The following day, he was claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, marking a reunion with former head coach Mike Babcock. In a game against his former team Marchenko scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season on March 7, 2017.[8]

After this season, Marchenko moved back to Europe and signed with his old club CSKA Moskva of the KHL. He stayed there until the end of the 2019-20 season. In the 2018-19 season, Marchenko was selected to the 2019 KHL All-Star Game, but did not play there. Later in the season, he won with the CSKA Moskva the Gagarin Cup.

In 2020, Marchenko signed a two-year contract with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL.

International career[]

Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for Flag of Russia Russia
World Junior A Challenge
Bronze 2009 Summerside
World Championships
Bronze 2016 Russia
Competitor for Flag of Olympic Athletes from Russia Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympics
Gold 2018 Pyongyang

Marchenko made his international debut for Russia at the 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded one goal in five games. He later represented Russia at the 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded three assists in five games.

Marchenko represented Russia at the 2016 World Championship, where he recorded one goal and two assists in ten games, and won a bronze medal. Marchenko again represented Russia at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, but he was scoreless.[9]

In 2018, Marchenko played with the Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Olympics winning the gold medal.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Red Army MHL 43 11 23 34 59 2 0 0 0 4
2009–10 CSKA Moscow KHL 10 0 0 0 0  —  —  —  —  —
2010–11 Red Army MHL 36 5 33 38 28 15 3 8 11 31
2010–11 CSKA Moscow KHL 23 0 2 2 4  —  —  —  —  —
2011–12 Red Army MHL 5 2 4 6 10 19 4 14 18 18
2011–12 CSKA Moscow KHL 6 0 0 0 2  —  —  —  —  —
2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 44 4 5 9 6 7 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 49 3 15 18 14  —  —  —  —  —
2013–14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 2  —  —  —  —  —
2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 51 3 17 20 26 11 0 4 4 2
2014–15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 4 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 2 9 11 10 3 0 0 0 10
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 30 0 6 6 12
2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 1 1 2 0
KHL totals 83 4 7 11 12 7 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 121 4 17 21 26 6 0 0 0 10

International[]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Russia U17 5th 5 1 0 1 4
2009 Russia U17 7th 5 0 3 3 10
2016 Russia WC 3 10 1 2 3 6
2016 Russia WCH 4th 4 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 10 1 3 4 14
Senior totals 14 1 2 3 6

References[]

  1. "Alexei Marchenko player profile". hockeysfuture.com (6 September 2013). Retrieved on 6 September 2013.
  2. Beam, Todd (30 May 2013). "Red Wings sign Alexei Marchenko". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved on 30 May 2013.
  3. Kujawa, Kyle (4 January 2014). "Detroit calls up Marchenko from Griffins". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved on 4 January 2014.
  4. Wallner, Peter (26 February 2014). "Griffins all-star and top Detroit defensive prospect Alexey Marchenko lost for the season". MLive.com. Retrieved on 26 February 2014.
  5. Roose, Bill (8 July 2014). "Marchenko wanted to be part of camp". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved on 8 July 2014.
  6. Roose, Bill (28 February 2015). "Red Wings end trip with comeback win". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
  7. Kujawa, Kyle (1 July 2016). Helm, Marchenko agree to terms. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved on 1 July 2016.
  8. Maple Leafs claim Alexey Marchenko; waive Frank Corrado. 'PensionPlanPuppets.com' (2017-02-04). Retrieved on 2017-02-04.
  9. Basu, Arpon (27 May 2016). "Team Russia releases World Cup roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved on 27 May 2016.

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