Stepan Falkovsky (; born 18 December 1996) is a

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professional

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playing for

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of the

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(KHL). He was selected by the

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in the seventh round (186th overall) at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Falkovsky played in his native Belarus, as a youth with

Yunost Minsk HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk. Yunost is the ten-t ...

. He made his professional debut as a 16-year-old in the Vysshaya Liga in 2013. In moving to North America to continue his development at a higher level, Falkovsky played major junior with the

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of the

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(OHL). Falkovsky was selected in the seventh round (186th overall) by the

in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed to an AHL/ECHL contract with the Flames' affiliate, the

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on 5 October 2016. Pushed down the depth chart, Falkovsky was rooted to the ECHL for the duration of the 2016–17 season, recording 21 goals in 54 games with the

Adirondack Thunder The Adirondack Thunder are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL that began play in the 2015–16 season. The team is based in Glens Falls, New York, and affiliated with the NHL's New Jersey Devils and AHL's Utica Comets. The Thunder play t ...

. As an unsigned prospect of the Flames, on 1 July 2017, Falkovsky signed as a free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the

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. On 21 November 2018, Falkovsky was traded by the Kings to the

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in exchange for

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. He played 5 games with the

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in the AHL, before he was reassigned to the ECHL, moving to the Wild's affiliate, the

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. On March 8, 2019, Falkovsky left the Americans and was returned with the permission of the Minnesota Wild to former ECHL club, the Monarchs, at the trade deadline. At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Wild, Falkovsky left North America to return to Belarus, securing an initial trial contract with

HC Dinamo Minsk Hockey Club Dinamo Minsk or HC Dinamo Minsk (; , ''Dynama-Minsk'') is a professional ice hockey club based in Minsk, Belarus. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playof ...

of the KHL on 4 August 2020. In the

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season, Falkovsky was signed to a one-year contract, breaking out with 8 goals and 20 points through 37 regular season games. On 16 June 2021, Falkovsky was traded by Dinamo Minsk to SKA Saint Petersburg, in exchange for Lukas Bengtsson. He was signed to a two-year contract extension to remain with SKA through 2023.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Falkovsky, Stepan 1996 births Living people Adirondack Thunder players Allen Americans players Belarusian ice hockey defencemen Calgary Flames draft picks HC Dinamo Minsk players 21st-century Belarusian sportsmen Iowa Wild players Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players Ice hockey people from Minsk Ontario Reign (AHL) players Ottawa 67's players SKA Saint Petersburg players Yunost Minsk players Belarusian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Belarusian expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Belarusian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia