Artyom Zemchyonok

Artyom Zemchyonok (; born June 24, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent, who most recently played with HC Lada Togliatti of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career Zemchyonok started his career in HC Spartak Moscow's academy. He reached the 2013 Kharlamov Cup final with JHC Spartak where they were defeated by Avangard Omsk's junior team Omskie Yastreby in Game 7 overtime. He was also selected for the Youth Hockey League's all-star game in 2012 and 2013 and made his Kontinental Hockey League debut for Spartak during the 2011–12 season.

Before the 2013–14 season, Zemchyonok was picked by Admiral Vladivostok in the 2013 KHL expansion draft.

After concluding the 2017–18 season, his 5th with Admiral, Zemchyonok left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg, on 4 July 2018. In 2018, he won the Deutschland Cup and the Lucerne Cup with the Russian national team. In January 2019, Zemchyonok suffered an injury that took him out for the rest of the season. In the 2019 offseason, he signed another one-year contract with SKA.

Zemchyonok played two seasons with SKA, before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with his fourth KHL club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on 4 May 2020. He then signed a two-year extension with Metallurg. In the 2021–22 season, he reached the Gagarin Cup final with Metallurg where they were defeated by HC CSKA Moscow in seven games.

After three seasons with Metallurg, Zemchyonok returned to SKA Saint Petersburg as a free agent, agreeing to a three-year contract commencing from the 2023–24 season on 3 May 2023. In 2023, he won the Channel One Cup with Russia.

In 2024, Zemchyonok missed several months of the 2024-25 KHL season due to an injury.

Before the 2025–26 season, SKA traded Zemchyonok to HC Lada Togliatti on 25 July 2025.

Personal life Artyom Zemchyonok married his wife, Karina Zemchyonok, in June 2022.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 JHC Spartak MHL 62 4 12 16 71 — — — — — 2010–11 JHC Spartak MHL 49 3 11 14 86 — — — — — 2011–12 JHC Spartak MHL 55 1 12 13 20 5 0 0 0 2 2011–12 Spartak Moscow KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 JHC Spartak MHL 48 5 16 21 16 15 0 1 1 6 2013–14 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 53 1 5 6 8 5 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 56 4 10 14 20 — — — — — 2015–16 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 46 2 9 11 14 5 0 0 0 2 2016–17 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 50 4 11 15 20 6 1 2 3 4 2017–18 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 30 1 7 8 4 — — — — — 2018–19 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 28 2 3 5 10 — — — — — 2018–19 SKA-Neva VHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2019–20 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 34 0 5 5 8 — — — — — 2020–21 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 48 3 9 12 14 10 0 3 3 0 2021–22 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 41 2 15 17 18 22 2 4 6 4 2022–23 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 57 0 7 7 11 10 0 0 0 4 2023–24 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 52 4 13 17 14 8 0 2 2 4 2024–25 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 28 0 5 5 16 2 0 0 0 0 2025–26 Lada Togliatti KHL 58 2 8 10 14 — — — — —KHL totals 582 25 107 132 178 68 3 11 14 18