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Russia Denis Smirnov
#8 Toledo Walleye / ECHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
1-time US 14U Nationals Tier I Champion 1
1-time USHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Aug 12, 1997
Position
RW/LW
Age
28
Height
5'9" / 176 cm
Place of Birth
Moskva, RUS
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
CSKA Moskva
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2017 round 6 #156 overall by Colorado Avalanche

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Denis Smirnov Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Wilkes-Barre Knights 14U AAA AYHL 14U 25* 39* 37* 76* 6* -* |
2012-13 WB/Scranton Knights 16U AAA AYHL 16U 21* 23* 21* 44* 24* -* |
2013-14 Indiana Ice USHL 47* 15* 26* 41* 22* 20* | Playoffs 12 3 2 5 2 1
2014-15 Fargo Force USHL 53* 18* 22* 40* 28* -4* |
2015-16 Fargo Force USHL 60* 29* 32* 61* 37* 7* |
Russia U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Penn State Univ. NCAA 39* 19* 28* 47* 18* 24* |
2017-18 Penn State Univ. NCAA 30* 15* 12* 27* 6* 1* |
2018-19 Penn State Univ. NCAA 37* 8* 14* 22* 6* 2* |
2019-20 Penn State Univ. NCAA 31* 8* 11* 19* 6* 7* |
2020-21 SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 27* 2* 3* 5* 0* -6* |
2022-23 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 39* 9* 12* 21* 14* -16* |
2023-24 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 51* 14* 32* 46* 27* 3* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 6 3
2024-25 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 50* 19* 24* 43* 30* 11* | Playoffs 11 3 2 5 6 0
2025-26 Toledo Walleye ECHL 22* 7* 10* 17* 12* 8* |
Projected ECHL 70* 22* 32* 54* 38* 25* |

Denis Smirnov Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Moskva QC Int PW 3* 2* 5* 7* 0* -* |

Denis Smirnov Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AYHL 14U 1 25* 39* 37* 76* 3.04* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AYHL 16U 1 21* 23* 21* 44* 2.10* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 5 189* 51* 81* 132* 0.70* 83* 0* | 2 22 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.32 * 12 * 3 *
International-Jr 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 137* 50* 65* 115* 0.84* 36* 34* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 3* 2* 5* 7* 2.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 160* 62* 80* 142* 0.89* 87* 23* | 1 12 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.42 * 2 * 1 *
VHL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Denis Smirnov Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/17/2025
09/17/2025 Confirmed Norfolk Admirals Toledo Walleye
09/25/2024
09/25/2024 Extension Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Admirals
07/20/2023
07/20/2023 Extension Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Admirals
09/20/2022
09/20/2022 Confirmed Kalamazoo Wings Norfolk Admirals
10/23/2021
10/23/2021 Confirmed SKA-Neva St. Petersburg Kalamazoo Wings
12/27/2020
12/27/2020 Confirmed HK Sochi SKA St. Petersburg
05/28/2020
05/28/2020 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk Amur Khabarovsk
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 1 #40 overall by HK Sochi in the KHL Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #229 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #167 by NHL Central Scouting