| STORIES |
- Saturday, June 25, 2011: First glance: 2011 draft
- Sunday, June 26, 2011: Russian factor no issue for Marchenko
- Tuesday, November 8, 2011: Health matters as Cayer finds college stride
- Tuesday, January 31, 2012: Defense plus, opportunity minus for Almqvist
- Wednesday, February 22, 2012: Lower risk, higher rewards
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| HISTORY |
2009-10
- Put up great numbers in Russia’s top junior league with CSKA Moscow (43-11-23-34).
- Also saw time in the Kontinental Hockey League with CSKA Moscow (10-0-0-0).
- Ranked 12th among Europeans by Central Scouting for the 2010 draft.
- Late-year health complications required him to have his spleen removed.
- Health complications caused concern among scouts he might have to quit hockey.
- Ended up missing the IIHF world under-18 championship and wasn’t drafted.
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2010-11
- Returned to Kontinental Hockey League’s CSKA Moscow as a regular (23-0-2-2).
- Also had a minus-2 rating while averaging 13 minutes per game.
- Put up terrific numbers in Russia’s top junior league with CSKA Moscow (36-5-33-38).
- Selected by Red Wings in the seventh round (205th overall) in 2011 draft.
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2011-12
- Appeared in four KHL games with CSKA Moscow before suffering knee injury.
- Opted not to have surgery spent more than four months rehabilitating.
- Made initial comeback at Russia’s MHL level with CSKA Moscow (5-2-4-6).
- Quickly returned to KHL with CSKA Moscow (6-0-0-0 regular season, 5-0-0-0 playoffs).
- Finished post-season in MHL, helping CSKA Moscow to runner-up finish (19-4-14-18).
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| SCOUT COMMENTS |
| “He’s not very offensive but he’s smart moving the puck. I would say he’s a puck-moving defenseman. He can play the power play and in general he has good tools to play in the NHL one day.” — Red Wings scout Nikolai Vakourov (June 2011).
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| STRENGTHS |
| Skating fuels his game, as he moves well forward and backward … Gets the puck out of his zone effectively via a good first pass or lugging it himself … Won’t be a high-end point producer but is capable offensively and is more than just a stay-at-homer … Right-shooting defenseman are becoming more rare, which adds to Marchenko’s value … A hard worker and a good leader. |
| WEAKNESSES |
| Has struggled with injuries and health problems so far in his young career and needs to avoid the injury bug … Skinny and needs to add more strength … Doesn’t have a hard shot … So-called “Russian factor” is always a concern with trying to get players away from the KHL, although the Red Wings say he wants to come to North America and work toward an NHL job. |
| PROJECTION |
| Marchenko is an interesting final-round pick who could surprise people and turn into a player down the line. The Red Wings expected Marchenko to be named captain of Russia’s silver-medal winning squad at the 2012 IIHF world junior championship, but a serious knee injury forced him to the sidelines for more than four months in 2011-12. The hope is he’ll put together a healthy KHL season in 2012-13 before coming to the AHL to join Grand Rapids in 2013-14. |
Player statistics powered by www.eliteprospects.com
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
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Playoffs |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
| 2007-2008 |
Russia U17 |
WHC-17 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
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| 2008-2009 |
CSKA Moskva-2 |
Russia3 |
38 |
3 |
15 |
18 |
40 |
| |
Playoffs |
14 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
31 |
| |
Russia U17 |
WHC-17 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
| |
|
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|
|
|
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| 2009-2010 |
CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva |
MHL |
43 |
11 |
23 |
34 |
59 |
| |
Playoffs |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| |
CSKA Moskva |
KHL |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
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|
|
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| 2010-2011 |
CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva |
MHL |
36 |
5 |
33 |
38 |
28 |
| |
Playoffs |
15 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
31 |
| |
CSKA Moskva |
KHL |
22 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| |
|
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| 2011-2012 |
CSKA Moskva |
KHL |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
0 |
4 |
| |
CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva |
MHL |
5 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
| |
Playoffs |
19 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
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