Alexey Marchenko

{{Short description|Russian ice hockey player (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Alexey Marchenko.jpg | caption = Marchenko with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2015 | image_size = 230px | team = Ak Bars Kazan | league = KHL | former_teams = CSKA Moscow<br>Detroit Red Wings<br>Toronto Maple Leafs<br>Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | position = Defence | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 210 | ntl_team = RUS | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|1|2}} | birth_place = Moscow, Russia | draft = 205th overall | draft_year = 2011 | draft_team = Detroit Red Wings | career_start = 2013 }} {{family name hatnote|Igorevich|Marchenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}} '''Alexey Igorevich Marchenko''' ({{langx|ru|Алексей Игоревич Марченко}}; born 2 January 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Marchenko was drafted 205th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2011 NHL entry draft.

==Playing career== As a youth, Marchenko played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Moscow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-16|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Junior=== During the 2009–10 season, Marchenko appeared in 43 games for CSKA's junior club, Red Army of the MHL, and recorded 11 goals and 12 assists as well as going scoreless in two playoff games for the club. He also appeared in 10 KHL games for CSKA Moscow and failed to register a point.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

During the 2010–11 season, Marchenko recorded 38 points in 36 games for Red Army, along with three goals and eight assists in 15 playoff games, to help his club capture the Kharlamov Cup. He also appeared in 23 KHL games for CSKA, where he recorded two assists.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

During the 2011–12 season, Marchenko skated in six games for CSKA Moscow in the KHL and was impressive in the MHL playoffs after missing most of the season, due to a knee injury. He was scoreless in his brief KHL stint. He skated in five regular season games for Red Army in the MHL, recording two goals and four assists. Marchenko was the leading scorer amongst defensemen for Red Army in the playoffs, finishing with four goals and 14 assists. The defending Kharlamov Cup champions, Red Army was defeated by Omskie Yastrebi in the MHL finals.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

===Professional=== During the 2012–13 season, Marchenko played 44 games for CSKA Moscow in his first full KHL season. He recorded four goals and five assists. CSKA finished first in the Tarasov Division and swept Lev Praha before falling to Dynamo Moscow in the Western Conference semifinals. Marchenko saw limited ice time in seven playoff games; finishing with no points nor penalty minutes.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/alexei_marchenko/ | title = Alexei Marchenko player profile | publisher = hockeysfuture.com | date = 6 September 2013 | accessdate = 6 September 2013}}</ref>

On 30 May 2013, Marchenko signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=672522 | title = Red Wings sign Alexei Marchenko | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | first = Todd | last = Beam | date = 30 May 2013 | accessdate = 30 May 2013 }}</ref>

During the 2013–14 season, Marchenko was assigned to the Red Wings's AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. In his rookie season, Marchenko recorded three goals and 15 assists in 49 games. On 4 January 2014, Marchenko made his NHL debut in a game against the Dallas Stars.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=698786 | title = Detroit calls up Marchenko from Griffins | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | first = Kyle | last = Kujawa | date = 4 January 2014 | accessdate = 4 January 2014 }}</ref> On 23 February 2014, in a game against the Milwaukee Admirals, Marchenko went feet-first into the boards, and suffered a severe high ankle sprain.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.mlive.com/griffins/index.ssf/2014/02/defenseman_alexey_marchenko_ou.html | title = Griffins all-star and top Detroit defensive prospect Alexey Marchenko lost for the season | publisher = MLive.com | last = Wallner | first = Peter | date = 26 February 2014 | accessdate = 26 February 2014 }}</ref> An MRI revealed a fractured bone and a day later he had surgery in Grand Rapids where doctors inserted stabilizing screws into his ankle. As a result, he missed the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725712 | title = Marchenko wanted to be part of camp | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | first = Bill | last = Roose | date = 8 July 2014 | accessdate = 8 July 2014 }}</ref>

On 28 February 2015, Marchenko scored his first career NHL goal against Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755650 | title = Red Wings end trip with comeback win | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | first = Bill | last = Roose | date = 28 February 2015 | accessdate = 28 February 2015 }}</ref>

On 1 July 2016, Marchenko signed a two-year contract extension with the Red Wings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Helm, Marchenko agree to terms|url=http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=888285|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|first=Kyle|last=Kujawa|date=1 July 2016|accessdate=1 July 2016}}</ref> In the following 2016–17 season, Marchenko appeared in 30 games registering 6 assists, before he was placed on waivers by the Red Wings on 3 February 2017. The following day, he was claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, marking a reunion with former head coach Mike Babcock. In a game against his former team Marchenko scored his first goal of the 2016–17 NHL season on 7 March 2017.<ref name="LeafsClaim">{{cite web|url=http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2017/2/4/14508790/toronto-maple-leafs-claim-alexey-marchenko-waive-frank-corrado|title=Maple Leafs claim Alexey Marchenko; waive Frank Corrado|author=|work= PensionPlanPuppets.com |date= 2017-02-04 |accessdate= 2017-02-04}}</ref>

In the off-season, Marchenko was placed on waivers and released from the final year of his contract with the Maple Leafs on 14 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2017/08/15/maple-leafs-defenceman-marchenko-returning-to-khl-next-season-agent-confirms.html | title = Maple Leafs' Marchenko returning to KHL | work = The Star | date = 2017-08-15 | accessdate = 2017-08-15}}</ref> With the intention to return to Russia and resume playing for CSKA Moscow, Marchenko promptly agreed to a three-year contract with his original club on 16 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://cska-hockey.ru/news/Aleksej_Marchenko_vozvraschaetsya_v_CSKA | title = Alexey Marchenko returns to CSKA | publisher = HC CSKA Moscow | date = 2017-08-16 | accessdate = 2017-08-16 | language = Russian}}</ref>

At the conclusion of his three-year contract with CSKA, helping claim the Gagarin Cup in 2019, Marchenko left the club as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on 6 May 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hclokomotiv.ru/article.asp?id=Aleksej-Marchenko-popolnil-Lokomotiv-7293 | title = Alexey Marchenko joins Lokomotiv | publisher = Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | language = Russian | date = 6 May 2020 | accessdate = 6 May 2020}}</ref>

==International play== {{MedalTableTop|name = }} {{MedalSport|Ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry|<br>{{flagIOC|OAR|2018 Winter}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2018 Pyeongchang|}} {{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2016 Russia|}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior A Challenge}} {{MedalBronze | 2009 Summerside|}} {{MedalBottom}}

Marchenko made his international debut for Russia at the 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded one goal in five games. He later represented Russia at the 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded three assists in five games.

Marchenko represented Russia at the 2016 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded one goal and two assists in ten games, and won a bronze medal. Marchenko again represented Russia at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/news/team-russia-world-cup-roster/c-280815876 | title = Team Russia releases World Cup roster | publisher = National Hockey League | first = Arpon | last = Basu | date = 27 May 2016 | accessdate = 27 May 2016}}</ref> He was a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=ALEXEI MARCHENKO|url=https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/ice-hockey/athlete-profile-n3027467-alexei-marchenko.htm|website=olympic.org|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2008–09 | CSKA–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 46 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 77 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 33 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Krasnaya Armiya | MHL | 43 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |- | 2009–10 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Krasnaya Armiya | MHL | 36 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 31 |- | 2010–11 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Krasnaya Armiya | MHL | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18 |- | 2011–12 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 2013–14 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 49 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2014–15 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 51 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 2015–16 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 66 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |- | 2016–17 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 30 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2017–18 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 42 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 59 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |- | 2019–20 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 60 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 58 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- | 2021–22 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 45 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |- | 2023–24 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 66 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | KHL totals ! 454 ! 26 ! 108 ! 134 ! 152 ! 99 ! 4 ! 19 ! 23 ! 30 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 121 ! 4 ! 17 ! 21 ! 26 ! 6 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 10 |}

===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2008 | Russia | U17 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009 | Russia | U17 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |- | 2009 | Russia | IH18 | {{silver2}} | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016 | Russia | WC | {{bronze3}} | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |- | 2016 | Russia | WCH | 4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018 | OAR | OG | {{gold1}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 14 ! 2 ! 5 ! 7 ! 16 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 15 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 8 |}

==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | MHL |- | All-Star Game | 2010 | |- | Best Defenseman | 2011 | |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | AHL |- | All-Star Game | 2014 | |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | KHL |- | All-Star Game | 2019 | |- | Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) | 2019 | <ref>{{cite web| url = https://en.khl.ru/news/2019/04/19/439019.html | title = CSKA lifts the Gagarin Cup | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League | date = 2019-04-19 | accessdate = 2019-04-19}}</ref> |}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}

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