Alexei Kruchinin

Alexei Kruchinin
Born	(1991-06-09) June 9, 1991 (age 33) Penza, Russia
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	Severstal Cherepovets SKA Saint Petersburg Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HC Yugra Traktor Chelyabinsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa Kunlun Red Star Sibir Novosibirsk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Playing career	2010–present

Alexei Dmitrievich Kruchinin (Russian: Алексей Дмитриевич Кручинин; born June 9, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey Forward. He is currently playing with Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Kruchinin made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with SKA Saint Petersburg during the 2011–12 KHL season.[1]

During the 2014–15 season, Kruchinin was traded by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, along with Yegor Martynov, to Traktor Chelyabinsk in exchange for the rights to Petri Kontiola on November 23, 2014.[2]

After four years with Traktor Chelyabinsk, Kruchinin was traded after the 2017–18 season, to his original club, SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for financial compensation on June 6, 2018.[3]

Kruchinin played one season with SKA, before returning at the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, to Traktor Chelyabinsk on a one-year contract on 11 May 2019.[4]

On 9 June 2024, Kruchinin joined his ninth KHL club, agreeing to a one-year deal with Severstal Cherepovets for the 2024–25 season.[5]

References

1. "Alexei Kruchinin player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
2. "Petri Kontiola to continue his career in Yaroslavl" (in Russian). championat.com. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
3. "Traktor and SKA make a trade". Traktor Chelyabinsk. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
4. "Alexei Kruchinin returns to Traktor" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
5. "June 9 transactions" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database