Georgi Romanov

Georgi Romanov (born December 15, 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the San Jose Sharks, and also played one game with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career From 2016 to 2020, Romanov appeared in 86 games with Avto Yekaterinburg and Omskie Yastreby during the regular season of the Junior Hockey League (MHL), Russia's top level of junior hockey. He recorded a .938 save percentage, a 1.88 goals against average and went 37–22–11.

During the 2023–24 ECHL season, Romanov posted a 3–3–1 record, an .870 save percentage and a 4.00 goals against average for the Wichita Thunder. During the 2023–24 AHL season, Romanov was 9–9–8 with a .904 save percentage and a 3.14 goals against average for the San Jose Barracuda. He was recalled by the Sharks on April 14, 2024. He made his on-ice NHL debut for the Sharks on April 15, 2024, after Devin Cooley gave up eight goals to the Edmonton Oilers. Romanov saved 16 of 17 shots in the 9–2 loss to the Oilers. In the two games he played in during the 2023–24 NHL season, Romanov had a .967 save percentage and a 1.01 goals against average.

In the season, Romanov made 8 appearances for the San Jose Sharks, with 6 of those being starts.

Going un-signed through the 2025 offseason, Romanov joined the New Jersey Devils on a professional tryout agreement on September 5, 2025; he subsequently signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Blues just over one month later, on October 8.

Personal life Romanov was born on December 15, 1999, in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2016–17 Avto Yekaterinburg MHL 4 1 2 0 163 5 0 1.84 .940 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Avto Yekaterinburg MHL 10 1 1 1 292 11 1 2.26 .912 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Omskie Yastreby MHL 29 12 8 3 1,404 41 5 1.75 .940 8 5 3 492 20 0 2.44 .920 2019–20 Gornyak Uchaly VHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 .833 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Avto Yekaterinburg MHL 43 23 11 7 2,382 76 10 1.91 .939 2 1 1 119 4 0 2.01 .932 2020–21 Gornyak Uchaly VHL 9 4 4 0 468 17 0 2.18 .933 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Gornyak-UGMK VHL 39 16 15 5 2,235 92 2 2.47 .919 1 0 0 40 3 0 4.50 .824 2022–23 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 1 0 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Gornyak-UGMK VHL 31 8 13 5 1,494 70 1 2.81 .907 3 2 1 190 10 0 3.15 .918 2023–24 San Jose Sharks NHL 2 0 0 0 59 1 0 1.01 .967 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 San Jose Barracuda AHL 29 9 9 8 1,548 81 0 3.14 .904 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Wichita Thunder ECHL 7 3 3 1 419 28 0 4.00 .870 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 San Jose Barracuda AHL 21 11 6 3 1,218 63 0 3.10 .905 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 San Jose Sharks NHL 8 0 6 0 417 27 0 3.89 .877 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 28 9 12 3 1,478 81 1 3.29 .896 11 7 4 652 20 2 1.84 .939KHL totals 1 0 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — —NHL totals 10 0 6 0 476 28 0 3.53 .888 — — — — — — — —