Alexei Melnichuk
| Alexei Melnichuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 June 1998 Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
San Jose Sharks San Jose Barracuda (AHL) SKA Saint Petersburg Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Alexei Andreyvich Melnichuk (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Мельничук; born 29 June 1998) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[]
Melnichuk played professionally in his native Russia, with SKA Saint Petersburg and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) before signing as an undrafted free agent to an entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks in May 2020.[1]
During his maiden North American season in the 2020–21 campaign, he made his NHL debut with the Sharks appearing in relief on 11 February 2021, in a 6–2 defeat to the Los Angeles Kings.[2] He was handed his first start on 8 May 2021, in a 4–5 overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes.[3]
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% | ||
| 2015–16 | SKA-Varyagi | MHLB | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 545 | 24 | 0 | 2.64 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | SKA-1946 | MHL | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 642 | 24 | 1 | 2.24 | .915 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 8 | 0 | 3.04 | .892 | ||
| 2016–17 | SKA-1946 | MHL | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1035 | 39 | 2 | 2.26 | .924 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 2.92 | .889 | ||
| 2016–17 | SKA-Neva | VHL | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1029 | 28 | 5 | 1.63 | .932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | SKA-1946 | MHL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 2.34 | .873 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 5.30 | .778 | ||
| 2017–18 | SKA-Neva | VHL | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1076 | 30 | 4 | 1.67 | .934 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 389 | 12 | 0 | 1.85 | .937 | ||
| 2017–18 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 2.68 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SKA-Neva | VHL | 30 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1697 | 49 | 2 | 1.73 | .924 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 547 | 10 | 3 | 1.10 | .963 | ||
| 2018–19 | SKA-1946 | MHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 1.51 | .938 | ||
| 2019–20 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 892 | 25 | 4 | 1.68 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SKA-Neva | VHL | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 461 | 15 | 2 | 1.95 | .925 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 556 | 20 | 2 | 2.16 | .937 | ||
| 2020–21 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 851 | 38 | 0 | 2.68 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1003 | 58 | 0 | 3.47 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 11 | 0 | 5.05 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 32 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1,810 | 66 | 4 | 2.19 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 11 | 0 | 5.05 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Russia | WJC | 5th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 6.00 | .750 | |
| Junior totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 6.00 | .750 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Sharks Sign Goaltender Alexei Melnichuk". National Hockey League. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Kings score six, defeat Sharks to split two-game set, end slide". National Hockey League. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Kessel wins it in OT in 900th consecutive NHL game, Coyotes top Sharks". National Hockey League. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Russian expatriate ice hockey people
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Russian ice hockey goaltenders
- San Jose Barracuda players
- San Jose Sharks players
- SKA Saint Petersburg players
- SKA-Neva players
- SKA-1946 players
- Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg
- Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Russian ice hockey goaltender stubs