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Russia Denis Tsukanov
#44 Neftyanik Almetievsk / VHL - 24/25
1-time VHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 09, 1997
Position
D/F
Age
28
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Nizhny Tagil, RUS
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Sputnik Nizhny Tagil
Contract
24/25

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Denis Tsukanov Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Yunior-Sputnik Nizhny Tagil MHL B 24* 0* 6* 6* 8* 7* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
Russia U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2014-15 Irbis Kazan MHL 22* 2* 3* 5* 20* 3* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 1
2015-16 Ak Bars Kazan U18 Russia U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Irbis Kazan MHL 22* 0* 4* 4* 2* 8* |
2016-17 Bars Kazan VHL 46* 0* 4* 4* 12* -9* |
Irbis Kazan MHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2017-18 Bars Kazan VHL 51* 5* 9* 14* 10* 8* |
Irbis Kazan MHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 -3
2018-19 Bars Kazan VHL 42* 1* 15* 16* 8* -3* |
2019-20 Bars Kazan VHL 38* 1* 7* 8* 6* 5* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 4 3
2020-21 Bars Kazan VHL 31* 3* 10* 13* 2* 14* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 6 1
2021-22 Neftyanik Almetievsk VHL 49* 6* 9* 15* 10* -3* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -1
2022-23 Neftyanik Almetievsk VHL 41* 2* 9* 11* 33* 9* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 1
2023-24 Neftyanik Almetievsk VHL 48* 4* 10* 14* 25* -5* | Playoffs 21 1 6 7 6 10
2024-25 Neftyanik Almetievsk VHL 52* 3* 9* 12* 19* 12* |

Denis Tsukanov Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
MHL 4 47* 2* 8* 10* 0.21* 22* 13* | 2 7 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.43 * 2 * -2 *
MHL B 1 24* 0* 6* 6* 0.25* 8* 7* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
Russia U18 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
VHL 9 398* 25* 82* 107* 0.27* 125* 28* | 5 46 4 * 9 * 13 * 0.28 * 18 * 14 *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Denis Tsukanov Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/31/2025
07/31/2025 Confirmed Rubin Tyumen Unknown
06/18/2025
06/18/2025 Confirmed Neftyanik Almetievsk Rubin Tyumen
07/11/2024
07/11/2024 Extension Neftyanik Almetievsk Neftyanik Almetievsk
06/06/2022
06/06/2022 Extension Ak Bars Kazan Ak Bars Kazan
05/04/2017
05/04/2017 Extension Ak Bars Kazan Ak Bars Kazan
05/29/2014
05/29/2014 Confirmed Sputnik Nizhny Tagil Ak Bars Kazan
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 1 #36 overall by Ak Bars Kazan in the KHL Draft