Oleg Yevenko
Aleh Yevenka (Belarusian: Алег Евенка born 21 January 1991), better known as Oleg Yevenko (Russian: Олег Евенко), is a Belarusian ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Oleg Yevenko | |||
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Born |
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR | 21 January 1991||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||
Weight | 238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Traktor Chelyabinsk Adirondack Flames Cleveland Monsters Stockton Heat Dinamo Minsk | ||
National team | Belarus | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
Playing career
Oleg played two years with the Fargo Force of the USHL and was a popular player known for his defensive play, hard hits, and fighting skills. Yevenko played collegiate hockey with the UMass Minutemen. After completing his Senior year at UMass, he signed an Amateur Try Out with the Adirondack Flames of the AHL to finish the 2014–15 season.[1] Yevenko went scoreless in 4 games with the Flames.
On 29 June 2015, Yevenko signed a one-year AHL contract with the Lake Erie Monsters, an affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets.[2] After receiving an invitation to the Blue Jackets training camp for 2015, Yevenko impressed the club to earn a one-year, two-way NHL contract on 1 October 2015.[3]
At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets, Yevenko was not tendered an offer as an restricted free agent on June 26, 2017.[4] As a free agent, Yevenko opted to continue in the AHL, returning within the Calgary Flames organization by signing a one-year deal with the Stockton Heat and agreeing to an invite to participate at the Flames training camp. On September 19, 2017, Yevenko was reassigned by the Flames to the Heat.[5] In the 2017–18 season, Yevenko was limited to just 23 games as depth to the Heat's blueline, contributing with 3 assists.
As a free agent Yevenko ended his North American career in signing a one-year deal with hometown club, HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL on May 2, 2018.[6]
After two seasons in his native Belarus, Yevenko left Dinamo Minsk as a free agent, continuing in the KHL on a one-year contract with Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk on 8 May 2020.[7]
International play
Yevenko was named to the Belarus men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2009–10 | Fargo Force | USHL | 49 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 119 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
2010–11 | Fargo Force | USHL | 52 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 197 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Adirondack Flames | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 54 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 49 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 44 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 48 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 130 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 335 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
KHL totals | 92 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2009 | Belarus | WJC18-D1 | 11th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2014 | Belarus | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2015 | Belarus | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2016 | Belarus | WC | 12th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
2016 | Belarus | OGQ | NQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2017 | Belarus | WC | 13th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2019 | Belarus | WC-D1 | 18th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
Senior totals | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
References
- "Flames sign Yevenko to amateur try-out". Adirondack Flames. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- "Craig, Vogelhuber, Ambroz and Yevenko signed for 2015–16". Lake Erie Monsters. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Blue Jackets sign Oleg Yevenko to one-year contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- "Dansk, Yevenko not qualified". Columbus Dispatch. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- "Flames reduce roster by 21". Calgary Flames. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Signings and transfers for May 2". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- "Oleg Yevenko strengthens Traktor" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database