Oleg Yevenko

Oleg Yevenko
Oleg Yevenko
	Yevenko with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2015
Born	21 January 1991 (age 33); Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight	238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Adirondack Flames; Cleveland Monsters; Stockton Heat; Dinamo Minsk; Traktor Chelyabinsk; Spartak Moscow
National team	Belarus
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2015–2022

Aleh Yevenka (Belarusian: Алег Евенка born 21 January 1991), better known as Oleg Yevenko (Russian: Олег Евенко), is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career

Oleg played two years with the Fargo Force of the USHL and was a popular player known for his defensive play, hard hits, and fighting skills. Yevenko played collegiate hockey with the UMass Minutemen. After completing his Senior year at UMass, he signed an Amateur Try Out with the Adirondack Flames of the AHL to finish the 2014–15 season.^[1] Yevenko went scoreless in 4 games with the Flames.

On 29 June 2015, Yevenko signed a one-year AHL contract with the Lake Erie Monsters, an affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets.^[2] After receiving an invitation to the Blue Jackets training camp for 2015, Yevenko impressed the club to earn a one-year, two-way NHL contract on 1 October 2015.^[3]

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets, Yevenko was not tendered an offer as a restricted free agent on June 26, 2017.^[4] As a free agent, Yevenko opted to continue in the AHL, returning within the Calgary Flames organization by signing a one-year deal with the Stockton Heat and agreeing to an invite to participate at the Flames training camp. On September 19, 2017, Yevenko was reassigned by the Flames to the Heat.^[5] In the 2017–18 season, Yevenko was limited to just 23 games as depth to the Heat's blueline, contributing with 3 assists.

As a free agent Yevenko ended his North American career in signing a one-year deal with hometown club, HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL on May 2, 2018.^[6]

After two seasons in his native Belarus, Yevenko left Dinamo Minsk as a free agent, continuing in the KHL on a one-year contract with Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk on 8 May 2020.^[7]

Yevenko left Traktor Chelyabinsk at the conclusion of his contract, opting to continue in the KHL with HC Spartak Moscow by signing a one-year deal as a free agent on 18 June 2021.^[8]

International play

Yevenko was named to the Belarus men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Fargo Force	USHL	49	4	5	9	119	13	1	0	1	26
2010–11	Fargo Force	USHL	52	4	4	8	197	3	0	0	0	4
2011–12	UMass-Amherst	HE	33	1	2	3	38	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	UMass-Amherst	HE	31	0	1	1	55	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	UMass-Amherst	HE	32	0	1	1	67	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	UMass-Amherst	HE	36	0	5	5	51	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Adirondack Flames	AHL	4	0	0	0	14	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL	54	1	3	4	152	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	49	0	5	5	90	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Stockton Heat	AHL	23	0	4	4	79	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	44	2	1	3	67	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	48	2	4	6	91	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL	41	0	2	2	71	2	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Spartak Moscow	KHL	29	1	2	3	20	5	0	0	0	8
AHL totals			130	1	12	13	335	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals			162	5	9	14	249	7	0	0	0	8

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Belarus	WJC18-D1	11th	5	0	2	2	6
2014	Belarus	WC	7th	8	0	2	2	6
2015	Belarus	WC	7th	8	0	0	0	2
2016	Belarus	WC	12th	7	0	0	0	12
2016	Belarus	OGQ	NQ	3	0	0	0	2
2017	Belarus	WC	13th	7	0	0	0	4
2019	Belarus	WC-D1	18th	5	1	0	1	0
Junior totals				5	0	2	2	6
Senior totals				38	1	2	3	26

References

^ "Flames sign Yevenko to amateur try-out". Adirondack Flames. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^ "Craig, Vogelhuber, Ambroz and Yevenko signed for 2015–16". Lake Erie Monsters. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Blue Jackets sign Oleg Yevenko to one-year contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
^ "Dansk, Yevenko not qualified". Columbus Dispatch. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "Flames reduce roster by 21". Calgary Flames. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
^ "Signings and transfers for May 2". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Oleg Yevenko strengthens Traktor" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "Oleg Yevenko signs contract with Spartak" (in Russian). HC Spartak Moscow. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ "Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

External links

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

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[1] "Flames sign Yevenko to amateur try-out". Adirondack Flames. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[2] "Craig, Vogelhuber, Ambroz and Yevenko signed for 2015–16". Lake Erie Monsters. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[3] "Blue Jackets sign Oleg Yevenko to one-year contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[4] "Dansk, Yevenko not qualified". Columbus Dispatch. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[5] "Flames reduce roster by 21". Calgary Flames. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

[6] "Signings and transfers for May 2". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[7] "Oleg Yevenko strengthens Traktor" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[8] "Oleg Yevenko signs contract with Spartak" (in Russian). HC Spartak Moscow. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[iihfworlds2014-9] "Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

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