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Russia Alexei Melnichuk
#38 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl / KHL - 25/26
1-time KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jun 29, 1998
Position
G
Age
27
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
St. Petersburg, RUS
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Russia
Catches
L
Youth Team
SKA St. Petersburg
Contract
26/27
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Nikita Melnichuk

© Photo: Anton Vasyatin

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Alexei Melnichuk Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2014-15 SKA St. Petersburg U17 Russia U17 22* -* 1.77* .939* -* -* -* - * -* |
2015-16 SKA-1946 St. Petersburg MHL 15* 24* 2.24* .915* 24* 258* 1* 5-3-1 * 642* | Playoffs 3 3 3.04 .892 8 66 0 0-3-0 159
SKA-Varyagi im. Morozova MHL B 9* 9* 2.64* .891* 24* 196* 0* 5-3-1 * 546* |
2016-17 SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 17* 28* 1.63* .932* 28* 384* 5* 15-1-1 * 1 029* | Playoffs 0 11 - - - - - - -
SKA-1946 St. Petersburg MHL 17* 26* 2.26* .924* 39* 477* 2* 10-5-2 * 1 035* | Playoffs 1 3 2.92 .889 3 24 0 0-1-0 62
2017-18 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 2* 7* 2.68* .900* 3* 27* 0* 1-0-0 * 68* |
SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 19* 30* 1.66* .935* 30* 426* 4* 16-3-0 * 1 076* | Playoffs 8 21 1.85 .937 12 179 0 4-1-0 389
SKA-1946 St. Petersburg MHL 3* 4* 2.34* .873* 7* 48* 0* 3-0-0 * 180* | Playoffs 1 1 5.30 .778 4 14 0 0-1-0 46
Russia U20 WJC-20 1* 5* 6.00* .750* 4* 12* 0* 0-0-0 * 40* |
Russia U20 (all) International-Jr 9* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2018-19 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 1 - - - - - - -
SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 30* 53* 1.73* .924* 49* 597* 2* 20-6-2 * 1 698* | Playoffs 9 11 1.10 .963 10 257 3 6-3-0 547
SKA-1946 St. Petersburg MHL 1* 1* 0.00* 1.000* 0* 35* 1* 1-0-0 * 60* | Playoffs 2 2 1.51 .938 3 45 0 1-1-0 120
2019-20 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 16* 35* 1.68* .930* 25* 331* 4* 8-5-1 * 892* |
SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 8* 8* 1.95* .925* 15* 184* 2* 7-1-0 * 462* | Playoffs 10 10 2.16 .937 20 295 2 5-4-0 557
Russia II (all) International 1* 2* 2.05* .933* 2* 28* 0* 0-1-0 * 59* |
2020-21 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 14* 21* 2.68* .912* 38* 396* 0* 6-6-2 * 852* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 3* -* 5.05* .864* 11* 70* 0* 0-1-1 * 131* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 17* -* 3.47* .868* 58* 382* 0* 7-7-4 * 1 003* |
2021-22 San Jose Sharks NHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 31* -* 3.92* .867* 108* 701* 0* 10-14-2 * 1 652* |
Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 6* -* 3.04* .895* 14* 119* 0* 2-1-2 * 277* |
2022-23 HK Sochi KHL 8* 19* 2.58* .922* 16* 189* 0* 1-4-0 * 372* |
Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 4* 6* 5.70* .750* 10* 30* 0* 0-2-0 * 106* |
Avangard Omsk KHL 2* 8* 3.00* .857* 3* 18* 0* 0-1-0 * 61* |
Omskie Krylia VHL 4* 5* 5.49* .817* 11* 49* 0* 0-2-0 * 121* |
2023-24 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 0* 8* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 4* 15* 1.23* .938* 4* 60* 1* 2-1-0 * 196* | Playoffs 0 20 - - - - - - -
2024-25 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 27* 67* 1.89* .918* 48* 539* 4* 15-8-2 * 1 526* | Playoffs 0 21 - - - - - - -
2025-26 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 10* -* 2.02* .912* 17* 177* 0* 6-1-0 * 507* |

Alexei Melnichuk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2014-15 SKA St. Petersburg U17 Russia U17 Finals 4* -* 3.69* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 Russian Selects U20 Jr Super Series 5* 6* 1.96* .926* 7* 87* 0* 2-1-0 * 215* |

Alexei Melnichuk Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 2 48* -* 3.75* .867* 166* 1 083* 0* 17-21-6* 2 655 | 0 * * * * * * *
ECHL 1 6* -* 3.04* .895* 14* 119* 0* 2-1-2* 277 | 0 * * * * * * *
International 1 1* 2* 2.05* .933* 2* 28* 0* 0-1-0* 59 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 9* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 5* 6* 1.96* .926* 7* 87* 0* 2-1-0* 215 | 0 * * * * * * *
KHL 8 87* 187* 2.15* .915* 164* 1 767* 9* 39-28-5* 4 575 | 3 0 42 -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
MHL 4 36* 55* 2.19* .921* 70* 818* 4* 19-8-3* 1 917 | 4 7 9 2.81* .892* 18* 149* 0* 1-6-0* 384*
MHL B 1 9* 9* 2.64* .891* 24* 196* 0* 5-3-1* 546 | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 2 3* -* 5.05* .864* 11* 70* 0* 0-1-1* 131 | 0 * * * * * * *
Russia U17 1 22* -* 1.77* .939* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Russia U17 Finals 1 4* -* 3.69* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
VHL 5 78* 124* 1.82* .925* 133* 1 640* 13* 58-13-3* 4 383 | 4 27 53 1.69* .946* 42* 731* 5* 15-8-0* 1 492*
WJC-20 1 1* 5* 6.00* .750* 4* 12* 0* 0-0-0* 40 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Alexei Melnichuk Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/09/2026
01/09/2026 Extension Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
05/03/2024
05/03/2024 Extension Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
12/27/2023
12/27/2023 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
07/20/2023
07/20/2023 Confirmed Avangard Omsk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
12/21/2022
12/21/2022 Confirmed HK Sochi Avangard Omsk
10/21/2022
10/21/2022 Loan HK Sochi Traktor Chelyabinsk
05/11/2022
05/11/2022 Confirmed San Jose Barracuda HK Sochi
05/06/2022
05/06/2022 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg HK Sochi
03/21/2022
03/21/2022 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning
05/01/2021
05/01/2021 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod SKA St. Petersburg
10/01/2020
10/01/2020 Loan San Jose Sharks Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
05/04/2020
05/04/2020 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg San Jose Sharks
04/17/2018
04/17/2018 Extension SKA St. Petersburg SKA St. Petersburg
Player Biography and Trivia

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #8 by NHL Central Scouting