Grigori Georgievich Denisenko (Russian: Григорий Георгиевич Денисенко; born 24 June 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 15th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. He played two seasons with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League before moving to North America in 2020, and made his NHL debut in 2021.
Grigori Denisenko | |||
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Born |
(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 22) Novosibirsk, Russia | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Florida Panthers Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | ||
NHL Draft |
15th overall, 2018 Florida Panthers | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Denisenko played as a youth within the junior ranks of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He made his professional debut in the Kontinental Hockey League with Lokomotiv during the 2017–18 playoffs, featuring in 4 post-season games before returning to help junior affiliate Loko capture the Junior Hockey Championship.
As the 7th ranked international skater by the NHL Central Scouting, Denisenko was selected at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, 15th overall, by the Florida Panthers on 23 June 2018.[1]
On 5 May, 2020, Denisenko agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[2] He officially signed his contract on 15 July 2020.[3] He began the 2020–21 season playing in the American Hockey League with the Syracuse Crunch, and made his NHL debut on 6 March 2021 against the Nashville Predators.[4]
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
![]() | 2020 Czech Republic | |
![]() | 2019 Canada |
Denisenko was selected to the Russian team for the 2019 World Junior Championships in Vancouver, Canada.[5] Denisenko was the tournament scoring leader, recording four goals and nine points in seven games to help Russia claim the Bronze medal.[6][7]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2016–17 | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 28 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 31 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
2017–18 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Lada Togliatti | VHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 30 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
KHL totals | 63 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||
NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Russia | U17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
2017 | Russia | IH18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
2019 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | |
2020 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
Junior totals | 21 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 34 |
Award | Year | Ref |
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International | ||
Best Forward (Media All-Stars) | 2019 | [8] |
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Preceded by | Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2018 |
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