PLAYERS — GRUDININ

VLADIMIR GRUDININ

CAREER STATS / EXTENDED SEASON SUMMARIES

Won a gold medal with Russia at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge… Also won silver at the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Championship, finishing tied for first in points (5) among all Russian defensemen.

Spent most of the season with CSKA Moscow’s junior team in the MHL, Russia’s top junior league, earning five assists in 46 games… Made his junior debut vs. HK Riga (9/13) and tallied his first point (assist) vs. Almaz Cherepovets (10/15)… Also recorded three assists in five games with CSKA’s under-18 team.

Played most the season with CSKA’s junior team, registering 13 points (2g, 11a) in 18 games… Ranked tied for third in points and second in assists among team defensemen… Skated in his first six career KHL games with CSKA, recording one assist… Also tallied three points (1g, 2a) in 12 games with Zvezda Moscow, CSKA’s affiliate in the VHL, Russia’s second-highest professional league… Began the season with CSKA’s junior team… Posted a four-game assist streak from 9/12-9/20 (4a)… Scored his first junior goal at Almaz Cherepovets (9/28) and posted his first multi-point game (1g, 1a) in his next appearance at Loko Yaroslavl (10/1)… Reassigned to Zvezda Moscow and scored a power-play goal at Chelmet Chelyabinsk (10/23)… Recalled to CSKA and made his KHL debut at HC Vityaz (11/5)… Tallied an assist for his first KHL point at HC Vityaz (1/7)… Reassigned to CSKA’s junior team and earned three assists vs. Almaz Cherepovets (1/29)… Skated in seven playoff games with CSKA, the eventual Gagarin Cap champions… Made his KHL playoff debut in Game 2 vs. Lokomotiv (3/3)… Added one assist in eight postseason appearances with CSKA’s junior team.

Registered two points (1g, 1a) in 26 KHL games with CSKA Moscow and added 14 points (3g, 11a) in 20 MHL games with Krasnaya Armiya, CSKA’s junior team… Also skated in five VHL games with Zvezda, CSKA’s reserve team… Began the season with CSKA… Scored first career KHL goal vs. Traktor Chelyabinsk (10/24)… Earned points in three straight MHL appearances from 10/14-11/5 (1g, 2a)… Posted two assists in MHL game at Krylya Sovetov (1/22)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) in MHL game at Kapitan Stupino (1/27)… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) in MHL game vs. SKA-1946 (2/3)… Added two goals in four MHL playoff games with Krasnaya Armiya… Scored first career MHL playoff goal vs. Spartak (3/11).