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Russia Valeria Merkusheva
#30 Tornado Moscow Region / Russia (W) - 25/26
1-time Universiade (W) Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC (W) Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC (W) Best Goaltender 1
Date of Birth
Sep 20, 1999
Position
G
Age
26
Height
5'6" / 168 cm
Place of Birth
Moskva, RUS
Weight
143 lbs / 65 kg
Nation
Russia
Catches
L
Youth Team
Orbita Zelenograd
Contract
25/26

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Valeria Merkusheva Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2015-16 Russia U18 WJC-18 (W) 3* 6* 4.24* .857* 5* 30* 0* 0-0-0 * 71* |
2016-17 Orbita Zelenograd U18 Russia U18 1* -* 0.00* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
SKSO Yekaterinburg Russia (W) 31* 31* 6.30* .878* 175* 1 270* 0* 0-31-0 * 1 667* |
Russia U18 WJC-18 (W) 6* 6* 2.28* .934* 11* 156* 2* 2-2-0 * 289* |
2017-18 Dynamo St. Petersburg Russia (W) 22* 24* 1.30* .952* 28* 559* 4* 13-7-2 * 1 288* | Playoffs 2 2 4.66 .885 8 62 0 0-2-0 104
2018-19 Dynamo St. Petersburg Russia (W) 20* 34* 1.87* .936* 37* 584* 2* 13-7-0 * 1 189* | Playoffs 2 5 3.43 .891 4 33 0 1-1-0 71
Russia WC (W) 3* 3* 6.81* .840* 12* 63* 0* 0-2-0 * 106* |
2019-20 Dynamo St. Petersburg Russia (W) 20* 28* 2.46* .929* 48* 676* 1* 7-13-0 * 1 171* |
Russia (all) International (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2020-21 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Russia (W) 22* 27* 1.45* .941* 30* 479* 4* 11-7-4 * 1 246* | Playoffs 3 3 1.43 .957 5 112 0 0-0-3 210
Russia WC (W) 6* 6* 2.02* .916* 8* 87* 1* 3-2-0 * 238* |
2021-22 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Russia (W) 19* 29* 1.25* .939* 27* 387* 6* 14-4-0 * 1 057* | Playoffs 4 7 1.44 .950 6 114 1 2-1-1 250
ROC OG (W) 2* 2* 2.01* .915* 4* 43* 0* 0-2-0 * 120* |
2022-23 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Russia (W) 12* 28* 1.58* .941* 18* 288* 1* 8-4-0 * 683* |
2023-24 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Russia (W) 20* 40* 1.82* .936* 34* 501* 4* 17-3-0 * 1 124* | Playoffs 3 7 3.34 .904 10 94 0 2-1-0 180
2024-25 Tornado Dmitrov Russia (W) 36* 39* 2.24* .938* 77* 1 160* 4* 19-12-4 * 2 060* | Playoffs 4 4 2.94 .924 12 146 0 1-3-0 245
2025-26 Tornado Moscow Region Russia (W) 13* -* 2.57* .932* 27* 369* 4* 5-4-0 * 630* |

Valeria Merkusheva Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2012-13 Spartak Moskva Selects U14 WSI U14 (W) 7* 7* 1.46* .957* 7* 157* 3* 7-0-0 * 288* |
Spartak Moskva Selects U15 WSI U15 (W) 7* 7* 4.89* .907* 21* 204* 1* 2-5-0 * 281* |
2018-19 Russia Universiade (W) 3* 6* 3.79* .619* 16* 26* -* - * 59* |

Valeria Merkusheva Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
International (W) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
OG (W) 1 2* 2* 2.01* .915* 4* 43* 0* 0-2-0* 120 | 0 * * * * * * *
Russia (W) 10 215* 280* 2.48* .926* 501* 6 273* 30* 107-92-10* 12 112 | 6 18 28 2.56* .926* 45* 561* 1* 6-8-4* 1 057*
Russia U18 1 1* -* 0.00* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Universiade (W) 1 3* 6* 3.79* .619* 16* 26* -* -* 59 | 0 * * * * * * *
WC (W) 2 9* 9* 3.50* .882* 20* 150* 1* 3-4-0* 344 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-18 (W) 2 9* 12* 2.67* .921* 16* 186* 2* 2-2-0* 360 | 0 * * * * * * *
WSI U14 (W) 1 7* 7* 1.46* .957* 7* 157* 3* 7-0-0* 288 | 0 * * * * * * *
WSI U15 (W) 1 7* 7* 4.89* .907* 21* 204* 1* 2-5-0* 281 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Valeria Merkusheva Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/09/2024
05/09/2024 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Tornado Dmitrov
05/02/2022
05/02/2022 Extension SKIF Nizhny Novgorod SKIF Nizhny Novgorod