{{short description|Belarusian ice hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Maxim Sushko | image = Maxim Sushko.jpg | caption = Sushko with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2020 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|2|10}} | birth_place = Drahichyn, Brest region, Belarus | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 200 | position = Forward | shoots = Left | league = KHL | team = Sibir Novosibirsk | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | former_teams = Dinamo Minsk<br>Lehigh Valley Phantoms<br>Philadelphia Flyers<br>Dynamo Moscow<br>Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | ntl_team = BLR | draft = 107th overall | draft_year = 2017 | draft_team = Philadelphia Flyers | career_start = 2014 | career_end = }} '''Maxim Sergeyevich Sushko''' ({{langx|be|Максім Сяргеевіч Сушко}}; {{langx|ru|Максим Сергеевич Сушко}}; born 10 February 1999) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Sushko was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth round, 107th overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maksim Sushko – 107th overall |url=http://chl.ca/video/maksim-sushko-107th-overall/ |website=CHL.ca |accessdate=20 April 2019 |date=26 June 2017}}</ref> Internationally he has played for the Belarusian national team at both the junior and senior level.
==Playing career== With the 2020–21 NHL season to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 17 July 2020 Sushko opted to return to Belarus and sign with the country's highest ranked professional team, HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League on loan from the Flyers, and play until the resumption of the North American season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://hcdinamo.by/news/sobytiya/dostignuta-dogovoryennost-o-podpisanii-kontrakta-s-egorom-sharangovichem/ | title = An agreement was reached on signing a contract with Yegor Sharangovich | publisher = HC Dinamo Minsk | date = 16 July 2020 | accessdate = 16 July 2020 | language = Russian}}</ref> In 30 contests with Minsk, Sushko added 2 goals and 5 points before returning to the Flyers organization.
On February 18, 2021, Sushko made his NHL debut for the Flyers in a game against the New York Rangers, stepping in as a replacement amid several main roster absences caused by COVID-19 protocols.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carchidi |first1=Sam |title=From Belarus to the NHL: Maksim Sushko trying to take advantage of opportunity with Flyers |url=https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/philadelphia-flyers-maksim-sushko-david-kase-belarus-alain-vigneault-covid-19-new-york-rangers-nhl-debut-20210217.html |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=23 April 2021 |language=en |date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
Following the conclusion of the {{nhly|2021}} season with the Flyers, Sushko, as an impending restricted free agent, opted to halt his NHL career after his KHL rights were dealt from Dinamo Minsk to HC Dynamo Moscow on 20 May 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maxim Sushko moved to HC Dynamo Moscow |title=sportnaviny.com |url=https://sportnaviny.com/maksim-sushko-pereshel-v-xk-dinamo-moskva/}}</ref> He was immediately signed to a two-year contract with Dynamo to begin in the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dynamo.ru/news/212464-maksim_sushko_pereshel_v____dinamo__ | title = Maxim Sushko moves to Dynamo | publisher = HC Dynamo Moscow | date = 20 May 2022 | accessdate = 20 May 2022 | language = Russian}}</ref> Sushko collected 8 points through 27 regular season games before Dynamo Moscow traded him to Sibir Novosibirsk on 16 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maxim Sushko moved to HC Sibir as a result of the exchange |url=https://sportnaviny.com/maksim-sushko-v-rezultate-obmena-pereshyol-v-sibir/ |website=sportnaviny.com | date = 16 December 2022 | accessdate = 16 December 2022 | language = Russian}}</ref>
Following three seasons with Sibir, Sushko left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 26 June 2025.<ref>{{citeweb | url = https://hcnh.ru/news/club-life/maksim-sushko-podpisal-kontrakt-s-neftekhimikom/ | title = Maxim Sushko signs contract with Neftekhimik | publisher = HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | date = 26 June 2025 | accessdate = 26 June 2025 | language = Russian }}</ref> Neftekhimik traded him to Sibir Novosibirsk on 15 December 2025.<ref>{{citeweb | url = https://www.eliteprospects.com/transfer/2025/12/15/maxim-sushko-in-a-confirmed-transaction-to-sibir-novosibirsk/616307 | title = Maxim Sushko joins Sibir Novosibirsk | website=Elite Prospects | date = 15 December 2025 | accessdate = 15 December 2025 | language = en }}</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"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2014–15 | Shakhter Soligorsk-2 | BEL-2 | 20 || 14 || 16 || 30 || 28 | 8 || 3 || 10 || 13 || 14 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Dinamo-Raubichi | BEL-2 | 8 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2015–16 | Shakhter Soligorsk-2 | BEL-2 | 21 || 9 || 21 || 30 || 42 | 16 || 3 || 10 || 13 || 18 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 54 || 17 || 15 || 32 || 24 | 17 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 10 |- | 2017–18 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 60 || 31 || 29 || 60 || 52 | 10 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 62 || 18 || 33 || 51 || 44 | 5 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 9 |- | 2019–20 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 53 || 11 || 10 || 21 || 32 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 30 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 63 || 10 || 7 || 17 || 31 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 27 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 12 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2022–23 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 24 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 14 | 5 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 54 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 30 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2024–25 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 36 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 6 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025–26 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 12 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2025–26 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 26 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 6 | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |KHL totals ! 209 !! 15 !! 17 !! 32 !! 94 ! 16 !! 0 !! 3 !! 3 !! 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |NHL totals ! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2016 | Belarus | U18-IA | 5 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017 | Belarus | WJC-IA | 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | 2018 | Belarus | WJC | 6 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018 | Belarus | WC | 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 2019 | Belarus | WJC-IA | 4 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019 | Belarus | WC-IA | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"| Junior totals ! 20 !! 6 !! 12 !! 18 !! 14 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"| Senior totals ! 11 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 4 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Ice hockey stats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sushko, Maxim}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Belarusian sportsmen Category:Belarusian ice hockey forwards Category:HC Dinamo Minsk players Category:HC Dynamo Moscow players Category:Lehigh Valley Phantoms players Category:HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Category:Owen Sound Attack players Category:Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Category:Philadelphia Flyers players Category:Sportspeople from Brest, Belarus Category:HC Sibir Novosibirsk players