Evgeny Ketov

Evgeny Ketov (; born 17 January 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former player, currently the head coach of SKA-VMF in the All-Russian Hockey League (VHL). He played extensively in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He holds SKA Saint Petersburg's team record for games played, and had his number 40 retired by SKA. In 2006 he won the IIHF Continental Cup with Lada and was recognized as the best forward of the tournament.

Ketov played for Lada during the inaugural 2008–09 KHL season, playing his first KHL game on 3 September 2009. In the summer of 2009, Ketov joined Ak Bars Kazan. In Ak Bars his scoring declined, however,

In Cherepovets, Ketov's results rebounded, and in 2011 he became Severstal's captain. In the 2013 Gagarin Cup playoffs, Severstal reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time by defeating Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, but lost the next series to SKA Saint Petersburg. After the trade to SKA, Ketov had to transition from being one of the team's leaders into a defensive role with heavy emphasis on blocking shots and the penalty kill. In this new role, Ketov contributed to SKA winning the 2015 and 2017 Gagarin Cups. On 13 January 2022, Ketov played his 507th game with SKA, a 2-1 victory over HC Sochi that guaranteed SKA a playoff spot, and beat a 46-year-old club record set by . In total, Ketov played 541 games for SKA. On 11 December 2023, SKA retired Ketov's number 40 and raised his banner in the St. Petersburg Ice Palace.

National team

Ketov was a member of Russia's team at 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, which took silver medals.

In the 2011–12 season, he played at another Euro Ice Hockey Challenge, then was for the first time called to play for Russia's main national team team at the 2012 Czech Hockey Games and the 2012 IIHF World Championship. At the World Championship, while Ketov played on the fourth line and scored no points in the group stage and was scratched for the playoffs, Russia won the tournament and became the World Champions.

For the 2018 Karjala Cup, Ketov became the captain of Russia's national team. He was also the captain for the Channel One Cup in 2018 and 2019.

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player, Ketov joined SKA's coaching staff as Roman Rotenberg's assistant. He stayed an assistant coach after Rotenberg was replaced with Igor Larionov. On 11 October 2025, he was appointed to become the head coach of SKA-VMF, SKA's farm club in the second-tier All-Russian Hockey League.

Personal life

Evgeny first met his wife, Valeria Ketova, when he was playing for Lada. They have three sons: Nikolay, Platon and Vladimir.

Career statistics KHL Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Lada Togliatti KHL 39 14 10 24 26 2 2 0 2 2 2009–10 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 33 0 2 2 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 13 3 4 7 10 — — — — — 2010–11 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 43 15 10 25 18 6 2 1 3 18 2011–12 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 45 13 12 25 20 6 0 1 1 2 2012–13 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 48 12 22 34 69 10 4 3 7 2 2013–14 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 39 8 8 16 18 4 0 0 0 5 2014–15 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 49 5 4 9 28 13 1 2 3 12 2015–16 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 55 8 6 14 76 15 0 0 0 20 2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 47 9 5 14 39 18 6 1 7 30 2017–18 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 47 7 7 14 26 13 0 1 1 6 2018–19 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 46 1 6 7 18 9 0 0 0 6 2019–20 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 59 13 8 21 30 4 1 1 2 8 2020–21 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 49 5 6 11 50 9 2 3 5 6 2021–22 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 31 1 1 2 8 9 0 0 0 2 2022–23 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 18 4 2 6 2 7 1 0 1 4 KHL totals 661 118 113 231 448 125 19 13 32 123

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Russia WJC 6 0 1 1 2 2012 Russia WC 7 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 6 0 1 1 2 Senior totals 7 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors Award Year IIHF Continental Cup (Lada Togliatti) 2006 Kontinental Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) 2018, 2023