Artyom Andreevich Serikov (; born 28 December 2000) is a

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professional ice hockey

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who is currently playing under contract to

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk () is a professional ice hockey club based in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Neftekhimik was founded October 23, 1968 by workers of the Ni ...

in the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

(KHL).

Playing career

Serikov grew up playing hockey in a

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. He made his

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debut in 2017 with the

Kapitan Stupino Kapitan Stupino is an ice hockey team in Stupino, Russia. Since 2011, the team plays in the Russian Junior Hockey League Junior ice hockey is amateur-level ice hockey for 16 to 20 year-old players. National Junior teams compete annually for ...

in the

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(MHL), before playing for the

Krylya Sovetov Moscow HC Krylya Sovetov (; ''Soviet Wings'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. The team played in the top divisions of Soviet and Russian hockey. In 2008, the team was expelled from the Soviet Wings Sport Palace and a new t ...

in 2018–19. In 2019, he signed a three-way contract between the MHL,

Supreme Hockey League The All-Russian Hockey League (VHL) (, ''Vserossiyskaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia, and the second highest level of Russian hocke ...

(VHL), and the KHL, splitting his time between the MHK Spartak Moscow (the MHL affiliate of HC Spartak Moscow),

Khimik Voskresensk Hockey Club Atlant Moscow Oblast (, ) was a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast. They were members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League in the 2014–15 KHL season, 2014–15 season, but have ...

of the VHL, and HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL. On 3 September 2020, Serikov made his KHL debut for HC Spartak Moscow in an away game against

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 ...

. On 3 November 2020, he scored his first KHL

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against

HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow (, ''Central Sports Club of the Army, Moscow'') is a professional ice hockey club based in Moscow, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). It is referred to in the West as "Central R ...

in an

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win for Spartak. In the

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, he recorded three goals and two assists in 41 appearances for Spartak. On 9 August 2021, the

Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena ...

of the AHL, the affiliate of the

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, signed Serikov to a one-year contract for the

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. On 12 June 2022, Serikov returned to former club, HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL, signing a two-year contract. In the

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season, Serikov spilt the season between Spartak Moscow and VHL affiliate, Khimik Voskresensk. He made 31 appearances in the KHL, posting new career high of 6 points. In the off-season on 2 May 2023, Serikov was traded by Spartak, along with Dmitri Zlodeyev, to HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in exchange for Pavel Poryadin. He was immediately signed to a new two-year contract to remain with Nizhnekamsk.

Personal life

Serikov plays

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in his spare time. His ice hockey idol is Dmitry Orlov, a defenceman for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serikov, Artyom 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Mytishchi Chicago Wolves players Kapitan Stupino players Krylya Sovetov Moscow players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) players HC Spartak Moscow players Russian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Moscow Oblast