Ivan Chekhovich

Ivan Chekhovich (born 4 January 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing under contract with Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL entry draft with the 212th pick overall.

Early life Chekhovich was born in Yekaterinburg. He played major junior hockey in North America with Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Playing career On 21 April 2018, Chekhovich was signed by the San Jose Sharks in the last round of the 2017 NHL entry draft to a three-year, entry-level contract.

With the 2020–21 North American season set to be delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Chekhovich was loaned by the Sharks to remain in his native Russia, on a season-long agreement with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Chekhovich made his KHL debut during the 2020–21 KHL season and was among the leading rookie scorers in the league, placing fourth in team scoring with 17 goals and 34 points through 43 regular season games. Chekhovich was re-assigned by the Sharks to continue his season with AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, on 12 March 2021. He made his NHL debut on 30 April 2021, in a 0–3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche and finished the season with four appearances with the Sharks, registering one assist.

On 31 August 2021, with a contract offer to return to Torpedo, Chekhovich opted to mutually terminate the remaining year of his entry-level contract with the Sharks and was placed on unconditional waivers on 31 August 2021. Unclaimed and as a free agent, Chekhovich returned to Torpedo on a one-year contract on the opening day of the 2021–22 season on 1 September 2021.

On 23 May 2022, Chekhovich left Torpedo as he was traded to fellow KHL club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, in exchange for prospects and financial compensation. He was immediately signed to a three-year contract extension to remain with Lokomotiv until 2025.

With one year remaining on his contract, Chekhovich was traded by Lokomotiv at the commencement of the 2024–25 season, to HC Vityaz, on 6 September 2024. He played out the season with Vityaz, registering 36 points through 47 regular season games.

With Vityaz withdrawing from the KHL, Chekhovich as a free agent was signed to a two-year contract to continue in the KHL with newly rebranded club, Shanghai Dragons, on 19 August 2025.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 HK MVD Balashikha MHL 19 3 4 7 4 — — — — — 2016–17 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 60 26 33 59 14 4 1 2 3 2 2017–18 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 65 29 31 60 28 5 3 1 4 2 2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 6 3 6 9 6 4 0 2 2 0 2018–19 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 66 43 62 105 38 7 3 1 4 2 2018–19 San Jose Barracuda AHL 5 1 3 4 4 4 2 1 3 6 2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 42 4 8 12 6 — — — — — 2020–21 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 43 17 17 34 16 4 2 0 2 2 2020–21 San Jose Barracuda AHL 17 2 5 7 8 4 0 0 0 0 2020–21 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 46 14 8 22 20 — — — — — 2022–23 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 57 13 10 23 18 6 3 0 3 2 2023–24 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 59 4 7 11 18 12 2 2 4 4 2024–25 HC Vityaz KHL 47 12 24 36 14 — — — — — 2025–26 Shanghai Dragons KHL 5 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2025–26 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 21 7 5 12 8 — — — — — 2025–26 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — KHL totals 285 67 73 140 96 22 7 2 9 8 NHL totals 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2015 Russia U17 64372 2016 Russia U18 6th 5 0 1 1 2 2016 Russia IH18 5 2 2 4 2 2017 Russia U18 7 4 5 9 4 Junior totals 23 10 11 21 10