Maxim Denezhkin

Maxim Alekseyevich Denezhkin (Russian: Максим Алексеевич Денежкин; born 10 December 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Maxim Denezhkin
Born	(2000-12-10) 10 December 2000 (age 24) Yaroslavl, Russia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
NHL draft	193rd overall, 2019 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2018–present

Playing career

Denezkhin played as a youth for the Loko Yaroslavl in the Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga (MHL). He also played one game for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL in the 2018–19 season.

Denezhkin was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.^[1]

Limited to just 1 game with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2020–21 season, Denezhkin left the club in the off-season as he was traded to VHL club, HC Lada Togliatti, in exchange for Stepan Steshenko on 9 August 2021.^[2]

Following a season in the second tier, Denezhkin regained his scoring touch and returned to the KHL on 25 May 2022, after securing a two-year contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016–17	Loko-Junior Yaroslavl	NMHL		19	4	8	12	18		7	3	2	5	10
2017–18	Loko Yaroslavl	MHL		41	4	11	15	20		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Loko-Junior Yaroslavl	NMHL		12	3	4	7	34		10	1	2	3	4
2018–19	Loko Yaroslavl	MHL		51	22	17	39	22		12	1	6	7	8
2018–19	Loko-Junior Yaroslavl	NMHL		3	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Loko Yaroslavl	MHL		52	19	25	44	36		3	2	3	5	2
2019–20	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Buran Voronezh	VHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Loko Yaroslavl	MHL		18	2	7	9	6		16	2	7	9	41
2020–21	Buran Voronezh	VHL		34	7	15	22	16		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HC Lada Togliatti	VHL		48	15	21	36	37		4	0	1	1	0
2022–23	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Gornyak-UGMK	VHL		37	8	13	21	90		12	1	2	3	6
2023–24	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL		16	1	3	4	6		4	2	1	3	0
2023–24	Gornyak-UGMK	VHL		10	4	2	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
2024–25	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL		57	9	7	16	18		5	0	2	2	2
KHL totals				78	10	10	20	26		9	2	3	5	2

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Russia	U17			6	0	3	3	2
Junior totals					6	0	3	3	2

Awards and honours

Award	Year
MHL
Kharlamov Cup (Loko Yaroslavl)	2018, 2019