Semyon Vyazovoy

Semyon Vyazovoy (, born February 26, 2003) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted in the sixth round, 163rd overall by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Vyazovoy was born in Ufa and developed in the academy of his hometown club HC Salavat Yulaev. He played junior hockey for Tolpar Ufa, Salavat Yulaev's farm club in the Junior Hockey League (MHL). He was then promoted to Toros Neftekamsk, Salavat Yulaev's All-Russian Hockey League (VHL) affiliate. He was drafted in the sixth round, 163rd overall, by the Seattle Kraken in 2021. In 2022, he was selected for the MHL's all-star game. Vyazovoy made his KHL debut on December 29, 2023 with a 6–4 road victory against HC Sochi.

He began the 2024–25 KHL season as a backup to Alexander Samonov, but played a major role in Salavat Yulaev's bronze medal run. In the regular season, he posted a league-leading .938 save percentage, a GAA of 1.80, second best in the league, and five shutouts in 28 games. In the Gagarin Cup playoffs, he played 9 games with a .923 save percentage and 2.36 GAA. At the end of the season, he was named a finalist for the Alexei Cherepanov Award, KHL's rookie of the year honor. After his rookie season, Vyazovoy signed a two-year contract extension with Salavat Yulaev.

In the 2025–26 KHL season, Vyazovoy secured the starting role in Salavat Yulaev after Samonov demanded a trade. Vyazovoy finished the regular season with a .931 save percentage, 2.19 GAA and three shutouts in 53 games, and the playoffs with a .924 save percentage, 2.36 GAA and one shutout in 9 games and was nominated for KHL's goaltender of the year honors. He also got received first KHL All-Star Game invite. The KHL also recognized his save against Ak Bars Kazan as the best save of the season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2020–21 Tolpar Ufa MHL 26 14 9 1 1454 50 3 2.06 .939 2 0 1 84 7 0 5.04 .837 2021–22 Tolpar Ufa MHL 41 25 10 3 2310 78 5 2.03 .927 4 1 2 244 11 1 2.71 .911 2022–23 Tolpar Ufa MHL 20 9 8 3 1103 48 3 2.61 .930 3 2 1 178 5 0 1.69 .953 2022–23 Toros Neftekamsk VHL 24 14 8 1 1399 53 1 2.27 .920 13 7 6 786 34 0 2.60 .912 2023–24 Toros Neftekamsk VHL 37 20 13 4 2175 92 3 2.54 .929 5 1 3 533 13 0 3.52 .912 2023–24 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 2 1 0 1 120 6 0 2.27 .893 - - - - - - - - 2024–25 Toros Neftekamsk VHL 8 4 3 1 484 17 3 2.11 .933 - - - - - - - - 2024–25 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 28 14 7 1 1402 42 5 2.27 .938 9 4 4 510 20 0 2.36 .923 2025–26 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 53 27 18 5 3066 109 3 2.13 .931 9 4 5 533 21 1 2.36 .924 KHL totals 83 42 25 7 4586 157 8 2.05 .932 18 8 9 1043 41 1 2.36 .924