Serhiy Haiduchenko

Serhiy Haiduchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Гайдученко; Russian: Серге́й Гайдученко, Sergei Gaiduchenko; born 6 June 1989) is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey goaltender. His career lasted from 2006 until 2018, mainly spent in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was also selected by the Florida Panthers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, though never played in North America. Internationally Gaiduchenko played for Ukraine in two World Championships, in 2014 and 2018, both at the Division I level.

Serhiy Haiduchenko
Born (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
HC CSKA Moscow
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
National team  Ukraine
NHL Draft 202nd overall, 2007
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2008–2018

Early career

Haiduchenko began his career in Kyiv, playing for the junior team at the Ldinka Hockey School. His first coach was Anatolii Donika, a successful former defenseman of the team Sokil Kyiv. Scouts from Yaroslavl took notice of his play, and invited him to move there and join the organization. He was selected by the Florida Panthers, 202nd overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, after a junior career within Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

International Play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Russia
World Junior A Challenge
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Yorkton

The Ukrainian national team approached Haiduchenko to join early in his career, but he declined, instead hoping to play for the Russian national team. However, due to IIHF rules concerning changing nationality, he did not qualify to play for the Russian team until after 24 June 2008.[1] He played with the Russian Under-18 squad in two non-IIHF events prior to this date, however, since becoming eligible he has not played for Russia. He held negotiations to play for the Ukrainian team in 2011 but still withheld.[2] In 2014, he finally joined the team, making his full senior international debut playing in the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division I.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLT/OTMINGASOGAASV%GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2007–08 Metallurg Novokuznetsk RSL 11330—27—2.92.892 ————————
2008–09 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 3201184501.62.942 ————————
2009–10 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 20117010904402.42.922 ————————
2010–11 CSKA Moscow KHL 2341361205812.90.893 ————————
2011–12 CSKA Moscow KHL 132646233002.89.904 200104704.01.854
2012–13 HC Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 196929743912.40.926 10020206.00.778
2013–14 HC Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 82514382503.42.884 ————————
2014–15 Kuban Krasnodar VHL 25 810313085312.43.930 10162403.87.900
2016–17 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 70503402704.76.867 ————————
KHL totals 93274413485222822.82.907 300124904.33.842

International
Year Team Comp   GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
2006 Russia IH18 2————————
2014 Ukraine WC-D1 41212411112.74.892
2018 Ukraine WC-D1 4110148612.44.933
Junior totals 2————————
Senior totals 82313891712.62.912

References
  1. "It's better to play for HC Metallurg". russianprospects. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  2. "Gaiduchenko in discussions to Ukrainian national team". HCSokol.kiev.ua. 3 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.


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