Serhiy Haiduchenko

Serhiy Haiduchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Гайдученко; Russian: Серге́й Гайдученко, Sergei Gaiduchenko; born 6 June 1989) is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey goaltender. His career lasted from 2006 until 2018, mainly spent in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was also selected by the Florida Panthers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, though he never played in North America. Internationally Gaiduchenko played for Ukraine in two World Championships, in 2014 and 2018, both at the Division I level.

Serhiy Haiduchenko
Born	(1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 36) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Metallurg Novokuznetsk Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HC CSKA Moscow HC Sibir Novosibirsk KHL Medveščak Zagreb
National team	Ukraine
NHL draft	202nd overall, 2007 Florida Panthers
Playing career	2008–2018

Early career

Haiduchenko began his career in Kyiv, playing for the junior team at the Ldinka Hockey School. His first coach was Anatolii Donika, a successful former defenseman of the team Sokil Kyiv. Scouts from Yaroslavl took notice of his play and invited him to move there and join the organization. He was selected by the Florida Panthers, 202nd overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, after a junior career within Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

International Play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Russia
World Junior A Challenge
	2006 Yorkton

The Ukrainian national team approached Haiduchenko to join early in his career, but he declined, instead hoping to play for the Russian national team. However, due to IIHF rules concerning changing nationality, he did not qualify to play for the Russian team until after 24 June 2008.^[1] He played with the Russian Under-18 squad in two non-IIHF events prior to this date, however, since becoming eligible he has not played for Russia. He held negotiations to play for the Ukrainian team in 2011 but still withheld.^[2] In 2014, he finally joined the team, making his full senior international debut playing in the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division I.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2007–08	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	RSL		11	3	3	0	—	27	—	2.92	.892		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		3	2	0	1	184	5	0	1.62	.942		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		20	11	7	0	1090	44	0	2.42	.922		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	CSKA Moscow	KHL		23	4	13	6	120	58	1	2.90	.893		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	CSKA Moscow	KHL		13	2	6	4	623	30	0	2.89	.904		2	0	0	104	7	0	4.01	.854
2012–13	HC Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		19	6	9	2	974	39	1	2.40	.926		1	0	0	20	2	0	6.00	.778
2013–14	HC Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		8	2	5	1	438	25	0	3.42	.884		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Kuban Krasnodar	VHL		25	8	10	3	1308	53	1	2.43	.930		1	0	1	62	4	0	3.87	.900
2016–17	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL		7	0	5	0	340	27	0	4.76	.867		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				93	27	44	13	4852	228	2	2.82	.907		3	0	0	124	9	0	4.33	.842

International

Year	Team	Comp		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2006	Russia	IH18		2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	Ukraine	WC-D1		4	1	2	1	241	11	1	2.74	.892
2018	Ukraine	WC-D1		4	1	1	0	148	6	1	2.44	.933
Junior totals				2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Senior totals				8	2	3	1	389	17	1	2.62	.912