Vasili Demchenko

Vasili Demchenko (born March 16, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career Demchenko originally played as a youth within local club, Traktor Chelyabinsk. Undrafted, he made his professional debut in the Kontinental Hockey League, appearing in 1 game during the 2013–14 season.

Assuming starting goaltender duties from the 2015–16 season, Demchenko made 198 appearances with Traktor Chelyabinsk before transferring during the 2019–20 season to Metallurg Magnitogorsk on December 3, 2019. He made 14 further appearances with Magnitogorsk, collecting just 2 wins.

As a free agent on 21 April 2020, Demchenko was signed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens. In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Demchenko was reassigned to join the Canadiens American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket. With his season interrupted through injury, Demchenko appeared in just 4 games with the Rocket, posting 3 wins.

On 19 May 2021, Demchenko as an impending restricted free agent opted to leave the Montreal Canadiens and return to Russia in signing a one-year contract with newly crowned KHL Champions, Avangard Omsk.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2010–11 Belye Medvedi MHL 4 1 0 2 85 3 0 2.12 .927 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Belye Medvedi MHL 53 16 28 7 2844 158 0 3.33 .887 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Belye Medvedi MHL 53 35 14 2 3014 112 7 2.23 .924 5 2 3 275 14 0 3.05 .901 2013–14 Belye Medvedi MHL 28 24 2 2 1658 37 5 1.34 .947 15 10 5 895 29 2 1.94 .922 2013–14 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 1 0 0 0 28 2 0 4.24 .857 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Chelmet Chelyabinsk VHL 9 1 6 2 539 23 0 2.56 .898 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Chelmet Chelyabinsk VHL 12 6 5 1 665 24 1 2.16 .926 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 18 7 7 2 978 41 0 2.51 .912 3 1 1 151 6 0 2.39 .891 2014–15 Belye Medvedi MHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .931 6 4 2 335 16 0 2.86 .910 2015–16 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 48 16 20 10 2797 108 3 2.32 .922 — — — — — — — — 2016–17 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 35 15 14 5 1922 69 4 2.15 .933 1 0 0 38 1 0 1.60 .941 2017–18 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 28 13 10 3 1418 58 2 2.45 .931 5 2 3 278 11 0 2.37 .943 2018–19 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 46 21 18 2 2507 92 5 2.20 .932 2 0 2 119 8 0 4.05 .889 2019–20 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 22 7 11 1 1203 56 0 2.79 .908 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 14 2 6 2 554 25 0 2.71 .906 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Laval Rocket AHL 4 3 0 1 240 9 0 2.25 .905 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Avangard Omsk KHL 9 4 3 1 475 15 1 1.89 .928 2 0 0 53 1 0 1.12 .958 2022–23 Avangard Omsk KHL 55 30 16 4 3182 106 3 2.00 .928 14 9 5 882 29 0 1.97 .933 2023–24 Avangard Omsk KHL 11 5 6 0 568 31 1 3.28 .872 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 22 6 11 3 1225 54 1 2.65 .920 — — — — — — — - 2024–25 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 18 8 6 0 923 41 1 2.66 .917 — — — — — — — - 2024–25 Dinamo Minsk KHL 28 18 7 1 1616 46 5 1.71 .933 10 5 5 603 23 2 2.29 .923KHL totals 355 152 135 34 19,397 744 26 2.30 .924 37 17 16 2,124 79 2 2.23 .928