Yaroslav Dyblenko (born December 28, 1993) is a Russian professional

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. He currently playing under contract with

Severstal Cherepovets Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey club based in Cherepovets, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Founded in 1956, the club was originally known as Stroitel (Builder) Cher ...

of 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

Dyblenko made his

(KHL) debut playing with

Atlant Moscow Oblast 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 season, but have not been active si ...

during the

2012–13 KHL season The 2012–13 KHL season was the fifth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The regular season began on 4 September with the Lokomotiv Cup between last year's finalists Dynamo Moscow and Avangard Omsk. The league consisted of 26 teams from ...

before joining

Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * ...

for the

2015–16 KHL season The 2015–16 KHL season was the eighth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 24 August 2015 with the Opening Cup between defending champions SKA Saint Petersburg and last year's Continental Cup winners CSKA Moscow, repl ...

. On April 20, 2017, Dyblenko signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the

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of the

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(NHL). Before the season, Dyblenko's KHL rights were traded from Spartak Moscow to perennial contenders

SKA Saint Petersburg Hockey Club SKA (), often referred to as SKA Saint Petersburg and literally as the Sports Club of the Army, is a professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey Le ...

on August 18, 2017. In the 2017–18 season, after attending New Jersey's training camp, Dyblenko was reassigned to

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...

affiliate, the

Binghamton Devils The Binghamton Devils were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2017 to 2021 as the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s New Jersey Devils. During the 2017–18 and 2 ...

for their inaugural year. While struggling to transition to the smaller ice, Dyblenko was relegated to a healthy scratch throughout the season and was unable to earn a recall to the NHL. He appeared in 54 games for just 8 points. In the off-season, Dyblenko's interest in returning to the KHL was confirmed as he was placed on unconditional waivers by the New Jersey Devils, in order to terminate the final year of his contract on May 9, 2018. On May 18, 2018, Dyblenko initially agreed to terms with

on a four-year contract. However, with salary cap considerations and just three months later on August 16, 2018, Dyblenko was returned to former club, Spartak Moscow in a trade for financial compensation. Dyblenko played the 2018–19 season with Spartak Moscow before leaving in the off-season to return to SKA Saint Petersburg on a three-year contract on July 15, 2019. Dyblenko went scoreless in 14 games to start the 2021–22 season, before he was traded by SKA to

HC Sochi Hockey Club Sochi () is a professional ice hockey club based in Sochi, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club joined the KHL in the 2014–15 KHL season, 2014–15 season. History On May 2 ...

in exchange for financial compensation on 17 October 2021. As a free agent from Sochi, Dyblenko agreed to a two-year contract with newly crowned champions,

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 ...

, on 4 May 2022. After helping CSKA retain the

Gagarin Cup The Gagarin Cup () is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs, and is named after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The Cup was supposedly named after Gagarin because the last po ...

, Dyblenko was traded before his agreed two-year extension came into effect following the 2023–24 season, to the Severstal Cherepovets in exchange for Nikita Sedov on 5 July 2024.

Personal life

On June 24, 2017, in Moscow, Yaroslav married his wife Daria Dyblenko. In May 2023, in an interview, he stated that he had converted to Islam 6 years ago. He was brought to Islam by hockey player

Albert Yarullin Albert Yarullin (; born May 12, 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing under contract with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career Yarullin originally played with Ak Bars Kazan ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyblenko, Yaroslav 1993 births Living people Atlant Moscow Oblast players Binghamton Devils players HC CSKA Moscow players Russian ice hockey defencemen Severstal Cherepovets players SKA Saint Petersburg players HC Sochi players HC Spartak Moscow players People from Surgut 21st-century Russian sportsmen