{{Short description|Russian ice hockey player (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Maxim Letunov | image = Maxim Letunov.jpg | caption = Letunov with the Chicago Wolves in 2021 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Moscow, Russia | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 190 | position = Centre | shoots = Left | league = KHL | team = Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | former_teams = San Jose Sharks | draft = 52nd overall | draft_year = 2014 | draft_team = St. Louis Blues | career_start = 2018 | career_end = }} '''Maxim "Max" Vladimirovich Letunov''' ({{langx|ru|Максим Владимирович Летунов}}; born 20 February 1996) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre who plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
==Playing career== Letunov was selected 52nd overall in the 2014 NHL entry draft by the St. Louis Blues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stlouisgametime.com/2014/6/28/5852624/2014-nhl-entry-draft-st-louis-blues-select-maxim-letunov-at-52nd |title=2014 NHL Entry Draft: St. Louis Blues Select Maxim Letunov at 52nd Overall |date=28 June 2014 |publisher=National Hockey League |accessdate=28 June 2014}}</ref> After playing for the University of Connecticut, Letunov was signed to an entry-level contract by the San Jose Sharks on 14 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-sign-forward-maxim-letunov/c-296942752 |title=Sharks Sign Forward Maxim Letunov |publisher=National Hockey League|accessdate=14 March 2018}}</ref>
He made his NHL debut on 4 February 2020, in a 3–1 win over the Calgary Flames.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/san-jose-sharks-calgary-flames-game-recap/c-314631544 |title=Thornton scores 1,500th point in Sharks win against Flames |publisher=National Hockey League |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> His first goal came two days later, during a 6–3 win against the Edmonton Oilers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/san-jose-sharks-edmonton-oilers-game-recap/c-314719714|title=Meier has three points for Sharks in win against Oilers|publisher=National Hockey League|accessdate=6 February 2020}}</ref>
As a group 6 free agent, Letunov left the Sharks and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on 31 July 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-agree-to-terms-with-maxim-letunov/c-325885570 | title = Canes agree to terms with Maxim Letunov | publisher = Carolina Hurricanes | date = July 31, 2021 | accessdate = July 31, 2021}}</ref> After participating in the Hurricanes training camp, Letunov was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, to begin the 2021–22 season. He made 60 appearances with the Wolves, posting 13 goals and 23 points, before he was traded by the Hurricanes to the New York Rangers in exchange for Tarmo Reunanen on 28 March 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-acquire-maxim-letunov/c-332356812?icmp=int_web_nyr_news_rightrail | title = Rangers acquire Maxim Letunov | publisher = New York Rangers | date = 28 March 2022 | accessdate = 29 March 2022}}</ref>
Letunov as a free agent from the Rangers, opted to return to Russia and signed a contract with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod for the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minor Transactions: 09/12/22|author=Lee, Gavin|date=12 September 2022|accessdate=2022-10-03|url=https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2022/09/minor-transactions-09-12-22.html|publisher=Pro Hockey Rumors}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2013–14 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 60||19||24||43||42 | —||—||—||—||— |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 58||25||39||64||18 | 4||0||1||1||0 |- | 2015–16 | U. of Connecticut | HE | 36||16||24||40||2 | —||—||—||—||— |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | U. of Connecticut | HE | 33||7||20||27||25 | —||—||—||—||— |- | 2017–18 | U. of Connecticut | HE | 36||12||16||28||12 | —||—||—||—||— |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 57||12||16||28||20 | 3||0||2||2||2 |- | 2019–20 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 50||12||28||40||12 | —||—||—||—||— |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 3||1|| 0||1||0 | —||—||—||—||— |- | 2020–21 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 32||12||3||15||12 | 4||2||0||2||0 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 60||13||10||23||16 | —||—||—||—||— |- | 2021–22 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 13||2||3||5||6 | —||—||—||—||— |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 62||16||14||30||20 | 10||0||2||2||6 |- | 2023–24 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 66||25||23||48||30 | 5||1||0||1||0 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 68||13||25||38||19 | 4||0||1||1||0 |-bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 3||1||0||1||0 ! —||—||—||—||— |-bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | KHL totals ! 196||54||62||116||69 ! 19||1||3||4||6 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" |USHL |- | Second All-Star Team | align=center|2015 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" |College |- | HE All-Rookie Team | align=center|2016 |- | HE Second All-Star Team | align=center|2016, 2018 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Letunov, Max}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Chicago Wolves players Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players Category:Russian expatriate ice hockey people Category:Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Russian ice hockey centres Category:San Jose Barracuda players Category:San Jose Sharks players Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks Category:Ice hockey people from Moscow Category:Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Category:UConn Huskies men's ice hockey players Category:Youngstown Phantoms players