Maxim Alekseyevich Denezhkin (; born 10 December 2000) is a Russian professional

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who is currently playing with

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Avtomobilist () is a professional ice hockey club based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club replaced Khimik Voskresensk (2005), Khimik Voskresensk in the KHL in 200 ...

of the

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(KHL).

Playing career

Denezkhin played as a youth for the Loko Yaroslavl in the Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga (MHL). He also played one game for

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Hockey Club Lokomotiv (, ), also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a professional ice hockey club based in Yaroslavl, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The name of the team is derived from its ...

in the KHL in the 2018–19 season. Denezhkin was selected by the

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in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Limited to just 1 game with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the

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season, Denezhkin left the club in the off-season as he was traded to VHL club,

HC Lada Togliatti HC Lada Togliatti () is a professional ice hockey club based in Tolyatti, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Togliatti were participants in the inaugural season of the KHL in 2008-09 KHL seas ...

, in exchange for Stepan Steshenko on 9 August 2021. Following a season in the second tier, Denezhkin regained his scoring touch and returned to the KHL on 25 May 2022, after securing a two-year contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

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