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Igor Merezhko

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Igor Merezhko
Born (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 (age 27)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
ELH team
Former teams		 HC Škoda Plzeň
Humo Tashkent
Rubin Tyumen
Odense Bulldogs
HK Spišská Nová Ves
National team  Ukraine
Playing career 2019–present

Igor Merezhko (born 30 April 1998) is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey Defenceman who currently plays for HC Škoda Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga.

Merezhko also represents Ukraine in international hockey competitions.

In 2023, he was recognized as the best Ukrainian hockey player.[1]

Career

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Merezhko began his hockey career at the Kharkiv SDYUSHOR (Sports School of Olympic Reserve). He is a graduate of the "Donbass 98" program. The 2014–2015 season saw him playing for Red Bull Salzburg in Austria. In 2015, he moved to Canada, where he spent four seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL). In 2019, Merezhko signed his first professional contract with Humo Tashkent, a team competing in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). He then played the 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 seasons with Rubin Tyumen, another VHL club. In the 2020–2021 season, he became a bronze medalist in the VHL. The 2021–2022 season was a championship-winning season for Merezhko.

Since 2022, he has been the captain of the Ukrainian national ice hockey team.

In 2022, Merezhko signed a one-year contract with the Odense Bulldogs, a team in the Danish Hockey League.

In 2023, he was recognized as the best Ukrainian hockey player.[2]

The 2023–2024 season saw Merezhko playing in the Slovak Extraliga for HK Spišská Nová Ves. His team finished as the league's runner-up.

Following his season in Slovakia, Merezhko joined the Czech Extraliga[3] team HC Plzeň "Škoda".

Achievements

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  • VHL Bronze Medalist 2020–2021[4]
  • VHL Champion 2021–2022[5]
  • Slovak Extraliga Silver Medalist 2023–24[6]

World Championship Division I Group B

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Medals Tournament Location
🥉 Bronze medal – third place World Championship Division I Group B Tychy (Poland) 2022
🥈 Silver medal – second place World Championship Division I Group B Tallinn (Estonia) 2023
🥇 Gold medal – first place World Championship Division I Group B Vilnius (Lithuania) 2024

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 56 0 10 10 61 5 0 0 0 4
2016–17 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 72 2 19 21 88 20 0 10 10 12
2017–18 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 71 5 28 33 76 16 0 4 4 13
2018–19 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 55 4 31 35 42 7 0 2 2 4
2019–20 Humo Tashkent VHL 43 1 8 9 35 11 0 5 5 11
2020–21 Rubin Tyumen VHL 44 3 13 16 25 16 1 6 7 8
2021–22 Rubin Tyumen VHL 50 10 15 25 14 7 0 6 6 4
2022–23 Odense Bulldogs Metal Ligaen 48 13 23 36 41 6 2 6 8 2
2023–24 HK Spišská Nová Ves Slovak Extraliga 49 10 38 48 14 5 1 8 9 4
VHL totals 137 14 36 50 74 34 1 17 18 23

References

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  1. ^ Зинченко, Иван. "Определен лучший хоккеист Украины в 2023 году". СПОРТ.UA (in Ukrainian).
  2. ^ Зинченко, Иван. "Определен лучший хоккеист Украины в 2023 году". СПОРТ.UA.
  3. ^ "Капитан сборной Украины по хоккею Мережко стал игроком Шкоды Пльзень в чешской Экстралиге". Sportarena.com. May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Всероссийская хоккейная лига - «Рубин» — бронзовый призер ВХЛ!". www.vhlru.ru.
  5. ^ "«Рубин» - обладатель Кубка Петрова-2022". fhr.ru.
  6. ^ "Rozprávkový príbeh so šťastným koncom. Nitra získala druhý titul v klubovej histórii". HockeySlovakia.sk - oficiálny web slovenského hokeja.
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