Kirill Marchenko

Kirill Marchenko
Marchenko with the Columbus Blue Jackets on 28 January 2024
Born (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 26)
Barnaul, Russia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Columbus Blue Jackets
HC Yugra
SKA Saint Petersburg
NHL draft 49th overall, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2017–present

Kirill Igorevich Marchenko (Russian: Кирилл Игоревич Марченко; born 21 July 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger. He currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Outside of the NHL, Marchenko played for HC Yugra and SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Marchenko played two regular season games with HC Yugra and parts of four seasons with SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

He was drafted 49th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2018 NHL entry draft. On 2 May 2022, Marchenko signed a one-year entry-level contract to join the Blue Jackets. He was sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Cleveland Monsters.

On 6 December 2022, the Blue Jackets called him up and Marchenko made his NHL debut in a 4–1 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins. On 11 December 2022, Marchenko scored his first NHL goal against Jonathan Quick in a 6–5 overtime win against the Los Angeles Kings. On 7 January 2023, Marchenko recorded his first NHL hat-trick in a 4–3 shootout win against the Carolina Hurricanes. On 28 July 2024, Marchenko signed a three-year, $11.55 million contract to stay with the Jackets.

References

  1. ↑ "CBJ sign winger Kirill Marchenko to two-year entry level contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Blue Jackets assign Trey Fix-Wolansky to Monsters, recall Kirill Marchenko". Cleveland Monsters. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Gaudreau's OT goal gives Blue Jackets win over Kings". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Marchenko hat trick, Kent Johnson wizardry lift Blue Jackets over Hurricanes". Sportsnet. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kirill Marchenko signs three-year contract with Blue Jackets through 2026-27". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved August 31, 2026.

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