Fyodor Svechkov

Fedor Alexandrovich Svechkov (; born 5 April 2003) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the first round, 19th overall, of the 2021 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Svechkov played as a youth with hometown club, HC Lada Togliatti in the Junior Hockey League (MHL). Demonstrating a high-skill set offensively, Svechkov made his professional debut with Lada Togliatti in the 2020–21 season, in the second tier Supreme Hockey League (VHL). He contributed with 5 goals and 15 points in 38 regular season games while also splitting the season in the MHL, posting a point-per-game pace through 15 appearances.

On 10 May 2021, in order to play at the top level to continue his development, Svechkov was traded by Lada Togliatti to contending KHL club, SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for financial compensation.

Svechkov was the sixth-rated European skater in NHL Central Scouting's pre-draft rankings and following his selection in the first-round, 19th overall, in the 2021 NHL entry draft by the Nashville Predators, he became the second consecutive Russian-born player selected in the first round by the Predators after the team picked teammate Yaroslav Askarov at No. 11 overall in 2020.

On 31 July 2022, Svechkov was among 9 players traded by SKA Saint Petersburg to Spartak Moscow in exchange for Alexander Nikishin.

Following a lone season within Spartak Moscow in 2022–23, Svechkov having concluded his KHL contract was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators on 5 May 2023. He scored his first career NHL goal on 30 November 2024 during a 3–2 overtime loss against the Minnesota Wild.

On 24 June 2026, Svechkov and Zachary L'Heureux were traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Chase Bradley, Jack Drury and a 2029 third-round pick.

International play

Internationally, Svechkov played for Russia at 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships, winning a silver medal. Playing at center in the tournament, Svechkov was fourth in team scoring with 10 points through 7 contests.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2019–20 Ladia Togliatti MHL 24 4 2 6 6 — — — — —2020–21 Lada Togliatti VHL 38 5 10 15 6 — — — — — 2020–21 Ladia Togliatti MHL 15 4 11 15 35 — — — — — 2021–22 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —2021–22 SKA-Neva VHL 30 9 22 31 12 13 3 3 6 4 2021–22 SKA-1946 MHL 4 0 8 8 0 7 3 2 5 0 2022–23 Spartak Moscow KHL 27 2 2 4 5 — — — — —2022–23 Khimik Voskresensk VHL 14 1 6 7 0 9 5 2 7 6 2022–23 MHK Spartak Moscow MHL 5 4 4 8 0 7 1 3 4 2 2023–24 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 57 16 23 39 18 15 6 6 12 4 2024–25 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 13 5 7 12 10 — — — — — 2024–25 Nashville Predators NHL 52 8 9 17 14 — — — — — 2025–26 Nashville Predators NHL 70 4 13 17 22 — — — — — 2025–26 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 10 5 3 8 4 — — — — — KHL totals 31 2 2 4 5 — — — — — NHL totals 122 12 22 34 36 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2019 Russia U17 6 6 2 8 0 2021 Russia U18 7 4 6 10 4 Junior totals 13 10 8 18 4