Artyom Zemchyonok
| Artyom Zemchyonok | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 24, 1991 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Lada Togliatti Spartak Moscow Admiral Vladivostok SKA Saint Petersburg Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Artyom Zemchyonok (Russian: Артём Земчёнок; born June 24, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HC Lada Togliatti of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Zemchyonok started his career in HC Spartak Moscow's academy. He reached the 2013 Kharlamov Cup final with JHC Spartak where they were defeated by Avangard Omsk's junior team Omskie Yastreby in Game 7 overtime.[1] He was also selected for the Youth Hockey League's all-star game in 2012 and 2013[2] and made his Kontinental Hockey League debut for Spartak during the 2011–12 season.[3]
Before the 2013–14 season, Zemchyonok was picked by Admiral Vladivostok in the 2013 KHL expansion draft.[4]
After concluding the 2017–18 season, his 5th with Admiral, Zemchyonok left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg, on 4 July 2018.[5] In 2018, he won the Deutschland Cup[6] and the Lucerne Cup[7] with the Russian national team. In the 2019 offseason, he signed another one-year contract with SKA.[8]
Zemchyonok played two seasons with SKA, before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with his fourth KHL club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on 4 May 2020.[9] He then signed a two-year extension with Metallurg.[10] In the 2021–22 season, he reached the Gagarin Cup final with Metallurg where they were defeated by HC CSKA Moscow in seven games.[11]
After three seasons with Metallurg, Zemchyonok returned to SKA Saint Petersburg as a free agent, agreeing to a three-year contract commencing from the 2023–24 season on 3 May 2023.[12] In 2023, he won the Channel One Cup with Russia.[13]
Before the 2025–26 season, Zemchyonok was traded by SKA to HC Lada Togliatti on 25 July 2025.[14][15]
Personal life
Artyom Zemchyonok married his wife, Karina Zemchyonok, in June 2022.[16]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | JHC Spartak | MHL | 62 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | JHC Spartak | MHL | 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | JHC Spartak | MHL | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | JHC Spartak | MHL | 48 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 53 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 56 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 46 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 50 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SKA-Neva | VHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 41 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 57 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 52 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KHL totals | 524 | 23 | 99 | 122 | 164 | 68 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 | ||||
References
- ^ ""Омские ястребы" выиграли Кубок Харламова" (in Russian). Interfax. April 30, 2013.
- ^ "9 сезонов истории: МХК «Спартак»" (in Russian). Youth Hockey League. September 21, 2018.
- ^ Artyom Zemchyonok profile and statistics at KHL.ru
- ^ "Список Йортикки. «Адмирал» выбрал игроков на Драфте расширения" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. June 17, 2013.
- ^ "Artyom Zemchyonok signs contract with SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Олимпийская сборная России по хоккею во второй раз подряд выиграла Кубок Германии" (in Russian). TASS. November 11, 2018.
- ^ "Олимпийская сборная выиграла Кубок Люцерна" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. December 15, 2018.
- ^ "СКА подписал новый контракт с защитником Земченком" (in Russian). Sport-Express. June 24, 2019.
- ^ "Metallurg sign contract with defenseman Zemchyonok" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "«Металлург» продлил контракт с Земченком" (in Russian). Sport-Express. April 2, 2021.
- ^ "ЦСКА стал обладателем Кубка Гагарина-2022" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Artyom Zemchyonok returns to SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Кубок Первого канала по хоккею 2023: состав сборной и расписание" (in Russian). Первый канал. December 5, 2023.
- ^ "СКА обменял Земченка и Полякова в «Ладу»" (in Russian). Match TV. July 25, 2025.
- ^ "SKA traded Andronov and Yudin to Salavat Yulaev, Avangard parted ways with Berdin" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ Metallurg Magnitogorsk [@MetallurgMgn] (June 11, 2022). "Позвольте представить: Артём и Карина Земчёнок! Наши искренние поздравления и самые лучшие пожелания молодожёнам!" (Tweet) (in Russian) – via Twitter.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database