| 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
- Wednesday, January 30, 2013: Shades of Edler in Red Wings’ Backman
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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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2012-13
- Cracked CSKA Moscow’s KHL team and stayed healthy all season.
- Logged third-pairing minutes, averaging 12:56 per game.
- Finished fourth in team defense scoring (44-4-5-9, 46 SOG, minus-3).
- Saw his ice time cut in post-season (6:31 per game, 7-0-0-0, 5 SOG minus-1).
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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) … “He’s a bit like (Mattias Backman). He needs to fill out, but he’s good with the puck and he’s a right-hand shot. They both have potential to come in and do something with puck. They won’t just be 6-7 defensemen who bang it off the glass. I’m convinced he can be a very good defenseman for Grand Rapids next season and where he takes it from there, I don’t know.” — Red Wings director of European scouting Hakan Andersson (January 2013).
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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. Injuries have plagued Marchenko through the years, but he put together a healthy 2012-13 campaign and is expected to sign with the Red Wings and play in the AHL with Grand Rapids in 2013-14. He projects as a two-way puck-moving defenseman at the NHL level. |
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 Moskva |
KHL |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva |
MHL |
43 |
11 |
23 |
34 |
59 |
| |
Playoffs |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 2010-2011 |
CSKA Moskva |
KHL |
22 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva |
MHL |
36 |
5 |
33 |
38 |
28 |
| |
Playoffs |
15 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
31 |
| 2011-2012 |
CSKA Moskva |
KHL |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
1 |
4 |
| |
CSKA-Krasnaja Armija Moskva |
MHL |
5 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
| |
Playoffs |
19 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
| 2012-2013 |
CSKA Moskva |
KHL |
44 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
| |
Playoffs |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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