Sasha Chmelevski
| Sasha Chmelevski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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File:Sasha Chmelevski - Ottawa 67's (cropped).jpg Chmelevski with the Ottawa 67's in 2016 | |||
| Born |
June 9, 1999 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Ak Bars Kazan San Jose Sharks | ||
| National team | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | ||
| NHL draft |
185th overall, 2017 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
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Alexander "Sasha" Chmelevski (born June 9, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey forward for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut with the team in 2021.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Chmelevski played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League for four seasons. In 2015 the Sarnia Sting selected him 10th overall in the OHL Priority Selection.[1] He joined the Sting, but was traded midway through his first season to the Ottawa 67's. He played three and a half seasons with Ottawa. At the 2017 NHL Entry Draft Chmelevski was selected 185th overall by the San Jose Sharks.[2] He signed an entry-level contract with the Sharks on April 3, 2018.[3]
In 2018 Chmelevski made his professional debut, playing six regular season games and a further four in the playoffs with the Sharks' American Hockey League affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. He played one season with the Barracuda in 2019–20 season, cut short due to COVID-19.
He made his NHL debut on February 5, 2021, in a 5–4 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, recording an assist.[4]
As a restricted free agent from the Sharks following the 2021–22 season, Chmelevski opted to sign abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL, on July 26, 2022.[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Chmelevski is of Ukrainian ancestry and his family resides in Northville, Michigan since he was aged 12.[6] Until then, he grew up in California, practicing at the KHS Ice Arena in Anaheim.[7]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Honeybaked U18 | HPHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 29 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 58 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 68 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 56 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 42 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 27 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 47 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 67 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 67 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 68 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 24 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 202 | 78 | 83 | 161 | 140 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 6 | ||||
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International
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2015 | United States | U17 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | United States | IH18 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2019 | United States | WJC | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2021 | United States | WC | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | ||||
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Bobby Smith Trophy | 2017 | |
| CHL Scholastic Players of the Year | 2017 | |
| Roger Neilson Memorial Award | 2019 | |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey centers
- American people of Ukrainian descent
- Ottawa 67's players
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
- San Jose Barracuda players
- San Jose Sharks draft picks
- San Jose Sharks players
- Sarnia Sting players
- Sportspeople from Huntington Beach, California
- Ice hockey people from Orange County, California