Nikita Grebenkin
| Nikita Grebenkin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
2 May 2003 Serov, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) Metallurg Magnitogorsk Amur Khabarovsk Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| NHL draft |
135th overall, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Nikita Sergeevich Grebenkin (Russian: Никита Сергеевич Гребёнкин, born 2 May 2003) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fifth round, 135th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
[edit]Grebenkin made his professional hockey debut with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 8 December 2021 in a 6–4 win against Kunlun Red Star, with it being his sole KHL appearance of the season.[1] He spent the majority of the 2021–22 hockey campaign with Stalnye Lisy in the Russian Junior Hockey League (MHL) in which he scored 17 goals and 64 points in 58 games. Following this performance, Grebenkin was selected in the fifth-round, 135th overall in the 2022 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was his second year of draft eligibility; he had not been selected the year prior.[2]
Metallurg loaned Grebenkin to Amur Khabarovsk for the majority of the 2022–23 KHL season,[3] where he won the Alexei Cherepanov Award as the KHL's rookie of he year.[4] The following year, Grebenkin was returned to Metallurg where the team won the 2024 Gagarin Cup.[5] Following the season, he signed an entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs.[6]
After playing his entire career to that point in Russia, Grebenkin moved to North America to join the Toronto Marlies, American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Maple Leafs, for the 2024–25 season. After 13 games, over which he recorded four goals and ten points, he was called up to the Maple Leafs to replace an injured Max Domi, and made his NHL debut on 20 November 2024 in a 3–0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.[7][8]
On March 7, 2025, Grebenkin was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers along with a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2026 NHL entry draft in exchange for Scott Laughton and two draft picks.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | Stalnye Lisy | MHL | 54 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | ||
| 2021–22 | Stalnye Lisy | MHL | 58 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Stalnye Lisy | MHL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | VHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 45 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 67 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 39 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| KHL totals | 120 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2023 | [4] |
| Gagarin Cup champion | 2024 | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 6-4 HC Red Star Kunlun Game Log". EuroHockey. European Ice Hockey Online AB & eSports.cz s.r.o. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Hobson, Alex (27 February 2023). "Maple Leafs May Have Found a Hidden Gem in Grebyonkin - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Young Blood". hcamur.ru (in Russian). 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Maple Leafs Sign Nikita Grebyonkin To Three-year, Entry-level Contract". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Fox, Luke (20 November 2024). "Nikita Grebenkin debuts, Maple Leafs shuffle deck with Max Domi out". Sportsnet. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Kloke, Joshua (21 November 2024). "The Maple Leafs' Nikita Grebenkin experience is now underway, and he's coming in hot". The Athletic. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Punturi, Jacob (21 November 2024). "Maple Leafs' Nikita Grebenkin Shares Hilarious Moment With Reporters". Break Away ON SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Barden, Nick (21 November 2024). "'Backcheck, Forecheck, And Paycheck': Nikita Grebenkin Proving To Be Fan And Team Favorite With Maple Leafs After NHL Debut". The Hockey News. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (7 March 2025). "Toronto Maple Leafs acquire forward Scott Laughton from Philadelphia Flyers". TSN. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Amur Khabarovsk players
- Lehigh Valley Phantoms players
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
- Russian expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Russian ice hockey forwards
- Stalnye Lisy players
- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Toronto Marlies players
- Yuzhny Ural Orsk players
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen