Sergei Gaiduchenko

Sergei Gaiduchenko
File:Sergei Gaiduchenko 2012-10-28.jpeg
Born	(1989-06-06) June 6, 1989 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
VHL team Former teams	Kuban Krasnodar Metallurg Novokuznetsk Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HC CSKA Moscow HC Sibir Novosibirsk
National team	Ukraine
NHL Draft	202nd overall, 2007 Florida Panthers
Playing career	2008–present

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Russia
World Junior A Challenge
	2006 Yorkton

Serhiy Haiduchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Гайдученко; Russian: Серге́й Гайдученко, Sergei Gaiduchenko; born June 6, 1989) is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Kuban Krasnodar of the Higher Hockey League. (VHL)

Early career

Gaiduchenko began his career in Kiev, 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.

International Play

The Ukrainian national team approached Gaiduchenko 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 June 24, 2008. 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. In 2014 he finally joined the team, playing in the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division I.

Career statistics

Regular season

Statistics are through the 2009–10 season.

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2007–08	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	RSL		11	3	3				27		3.04	.892
2008–09	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		3	2	0	—	1	184	5	0	1.62	.942
2009–10	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		20	11	7	—	0	1090	44	0	2.42	.922
2010–11	CSKA Moscow	KHL		23	4	13	—	6	120	58	1	2.90	.893
KHL totals				46	17	20	—	7	1087	107	1	2.59	.910

External links

• Sergei Gaiduchenko's profile and statistics (also in Russian) at KHL.ru}
• Sergei Gayduchenko's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database}
• Sergei Gayduchenko profile at Eurohockey.com}
• Sergei Gaiduchenko's career statistics at EliteProspects.com