Sergey Kalinin (ice hockey)

Sergey Pavlovich Kalinin (Russian: Сергей Калинин, born March 17, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He formerly played for the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Sergey Kalinin
Born (1991-03-17) March 17, 1991
Omsk, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Traktor Chelyabinsk
Avangard Omsk
New Jersey Devils
SKA Saint Petersburg
CSKA Moscow
National team  Russia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Pavlovich and the family name is Kalinin.

Playing career

Undrafted, Kalinin played professionally in his native Russia with Kontinental Hockey League club, Avangard Omsk.[1] Kalinin spent five seasons with Avangard and in the 2014–15 season, he set career highs in all categories with 12 goals, 13 assists, 25 points, 49 penalty minutes and 58 games played, while serving as the club’s captain as a 23-year-old.

On May 29, 2015, Kalinin left Avangard Omsk and signed a one-year entry-level deal with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL.[2] In the 2015–16 season, he made his NHL debut October 9, 2015 against the Winnipeg Jets at Prudential Center. Kalinin completed his first NHL campaign scoring eight goals and seven assists for 15 points with 33 penalty minutes in 78 games.

On July 6, 2016, Kalinin opted to remain with the Devils in agreeing to a one-year contract as a restricted free agent.[3] Kalinin would record four points in 43 games with the Devils the following season, before being placed on waivers on February 17, 2017 for the purpose of being sent to the AHL.[4] He cleared the following day, but was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defensive prospect Viktor Lööv.[5] Toronto opted to trade for Kalinin instead of claim him as claiming would have put the team at the 50 contract limit heading into the March 1 trade deadline, where trading Loov allows for some deadline flexibility. He was immediately assigned to the Toronto Marlies following the deal.

After finishing the year with the Marlies, Kalinin as a free agent from the Maple Leafs, chose to return to his native Russia, signing a three-year deal with SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL on July 1, 2017.[6]

Approaching the 2018–19 season, Kalinin was traded by SKA to fellow powerhouse club, HC CSKA Moscow in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko on August 8, 2018.[7]

Kalinin played two seasons with CSKA Moscow, before leaving as a free agent. On 15 July 2020, Kalinin agreed to a two-year contract with his fourth KHL club, Traktor Chelyabinsk.[8]

International play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2014 Minsk
2016 Russia
World Junior Championships
2011 United States

Kalinin has played for the Russian national team in the World Junior Championships and World Championships. He was a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 41 5 13 18 16 — — — — —
2009–10 Omskie Yastreby MHL 54 14 22 36 52 8 1 1 2 2
2009–10 Avangard Omsk KHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Omskie Yastreby MHL 5 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
2010–11 Avangard Omsk KHL 24 0 1 1 0 8 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Avangard Omsk KHL 53 9 9 18 20 19 2 1 3 10
2012–13 Avangard Omsk KHL 26 2 6 8 10 6 1 0 1 0
2013–14 Avangard Omsk KHL 51 8 9 17 32 — — — — —
2014–15 Avangard Omsk KHL 58 12 13 25 49 6 0 0 0 2
2015–16 New Jersey Devils NHL 78 8 7 15 33 — — — — —
2016–17 New Jersey Devils NHL 43 2 2 4 15 — — — — —
2016–17 Toronto Marlies AHL 19 2 2 4 9 11 1 0 1 4
2017–18 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 49 15 16 31 20 6 0 2 2 2
2018–19 CSKA Moscow KHL 39 3 9 12 8 15 0 1 1 4
2019–20 CSKA Moscow KHL 57 7 3 10 10 4 0 0 0 6
KHL totals 358 56 66 122 151 64 3 5 8 24
NHL totals 121 10 9 19 48 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Russia WJC 7 1 2 3 4
2014 Russia WC 9 2 1 3 6
2016 Russia WC 10 0 3 3 4
2018 OAR OG 6 1 2 3 8
Junior totals 7 1 2 3 4
Senior totals 25 3 6 9 18

Awards and honors
Award Year
MHL
All-Star Game 2010
KHL
Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) 2019 [9]

References
  1. "Avangard Omsk's 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  2. "Devils ink Kalinin to entry-level deal". New Jersey Devils. May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  3. "Kalinin re-signed to one-year deal". New Jersey Devils. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. "Devils waive Sergey Kalinin: What the move could mean". NJ.com. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  5. "Maple Leafs acquire Sergey Kalinin from Devils for Viktor Loov". Sportsnet. February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  6. "Sergei Kalinin to SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  7. "SKA trades Kalinin to CSKA for Kuzmenko" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  8. "Sergey Kalinin becomes a player for Traktor" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  9. "CSKA lifts the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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