Vasily Demchenko

{{Short description|Russian ice hockey player (born 1994)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Vasily Demchenko

| image =

| image_size = 225px

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|3|16}}

| birth_place = Chelyabinsk, Russia

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 165

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| league = KHL

| team = HC Dinamo Minsk

| former_teams =Traktor Chelyabinsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Avangard Omsk
Admiral Vladivostok

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

}}

Vasili Demchenko (born March 16, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Demchenko originally played as a youth within local club, Traktor Chelyabinsk. Undrafted, he made his professional debut in the Kontinental Hockey League, appearing in 1 game during the 2013–14 season.

Assuming starting goaltender duties from the 2015–16 season, Demchenko made 198 appearances with Traktor Chelyabinsk before transferring during the 2019–20 season to Metallurg Magnitogorsk on December 3, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.metallurg.ru/press/club-news/462001/ | title = Vasily Demchenko will continue his career at Metallurg | publisher = Metallurg Magnitogorsk | date = 3 December 2019 | accessdate = 3 December 2019 | language = Russian}} He made 14 further appearances with Magnitogorsk, collecting just 2 wins.

As a free agent on 21 April 2020, Demchenko was signed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/canadiens-agree-to-terms-with-goaltender-vasili-demchenko/c-316678694 | title = Canadiens agree to terms with Goaltender Vasili Demchenko | publisher = Montreal Canadiens | date = 21 April 2020 | accessdate = 21 April 2020}} In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Demchenko was re-assigned to join the Canadiens American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket. With his season interrupted through injury, Demchenko appeared in just 4 games with the Rocket, posting 3 wins.

On 19 May 2021, Demchenko as an impending restricted free agent opted to leave the Montreal Canadiens and return to Russia in signing a one-year contract with newly crowned KHL Champions, Avangard Omsk.{{cite web|url=https://www.hawk.ru/news/42331/|title= Demchenko signs with Avangard |work=KHL.ru|access-date=May 19, 2021|language=Russian | date = May 19, 2021}}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! W

! L

! OT

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

! GP

! W

! L

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

2010–11Belye MedvediMHL

| 4

10285302.12.927

| —

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| 2011–12

Belye MedvediMHL

| 53

16287284415803.33.887

| —

2012–13Belye MedvediMHL

| 53

35142301411272.23.924

| 5

232751403.05.901
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| 2013–14

Belye MedvediMHL

| 28

242216583751.34.947

| 15

1058952921.94.922
2013–14Traktor ChelyabinskKHL

| 1

00028204.24.857

| —

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| 2013–14

Chelmet ChelyabinskVHL

| 9

1625392302.56.898

| —

2014–15Chelmet ChelyabinskVHL

| 12

6516652412.16.926

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

Traktor ChelyabinskKHL

| 18

7729784102.51.912

| 3

11151602.39.891
2014–15Belye MedvediMHL

| 1

10060202.00.931

| 6

423351602.86.910
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| 2015–16

Traktor ChelyabinskKHL

| 48

162010279710832.32.922

| —

2016–17Traktor ChelyabinskKHL

| 35

1514519226942.15.933

| 1

0038101.60.941
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

Traktor ChelyabinskKHL

| 28

1310314185822.45.931

| 5

232781102.37.943
2018–19Traktor ChelyabinskKHL

| 46

2118225079252.20.932

| 2

02119804.05.889
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| 2019–20

Traktor ChelyabinskKHL

| 22

711112035602.79.908

| —

2019–20Metallurg MagnitogorskKHL

| 14

2625542502.71.906

| —

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| 2020–21

Laval RocketAHL

| 4

301240902.25.905

| —

2021–22Avangard OmskKHL

| 9

4314751511.89.928

| 2

0053101.12.958
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| 2022–23

Avangard OmskKHL

| 55

30164318210632.00.928

| 14

958822901.97.933
2023–24Avangard OmskKHL

| 11

5605683113.28.872

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023-24

Admiral VladivostokKHL

| 22

611312255412.65.920

| —

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2024-25Admiral VladivostokKHL

| 18

8609234112.66.917

| -

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2024-25HC Dinamo MinskKHL

| 28

187116164651.71.933

| -

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| colspan="3"|KHL totals

| 355

1521353419,397744262.30.924

| 27

12111,5205602.21.929

References

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