Sasha Chmelevski
Chmelevski with the Ottawa 67's in 2016
Born (1999-06-09) June 9, 1999
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
San Jose Sharks
National team  United States
NHL Draft 185th overall, 2017
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2018present

Alexander "Sasha" Chmelevski (born June 9, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey forward for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut with the team in 2021.

Playing career

Chmelevski played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League for four seasons. In 2015 the Sarnia Sting selected him 10th overall in the OHL Priority Selection.[1] He joined the Sting, but was traded midway through his first season to the Ottawa 67's. He played three and a half seasons with Ottawa. At the 2017 NHL Entry Draft Chmelevski was selected 185th overall by the San Jose Sharks.[2] He signed an entry level contract with the Sharks on April 3, 2018.[3]

In 2018 Chmelevski made his professional debut, playing six regular season games and a further four in the playoffs with the Sharks' American Hockey League affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. He played one season with the Barracuda in 2019–20 season, cut short due to COVID-19.

He made his NHL debut on February 5, 2021, in a 5–4 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, recording an assist.[4]

As a restricted free agent from the Sharks following the 2021–22 season, Chmelevski opted to sign abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL, on July 26, 2022.[5]

Personal life

Chmelevski is of Ukrainian ancestry and his family resides in Northville, Michigan since he was aged 12.[6] Until then, he grew up in California, practicing at the KHS Ice Arena in Anaheim.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Honeybaked U18 HPHL 10000
2015–16 Sarnia Sting OHL 2998172
2015–16 Ottawa 67's OHL 52022
2016–17 Ottawa 67's OHL 5821224320 62242
2017–18 Ottawa 67's OHL 6835417624 51454
2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 63140 41120
2018–19 Ottawa 67's OHL 5635407536 1812193110
2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 4211162722
2020–21 San Jose Sharks NHL 50222
2020–21 San Jose Barracuda AHL 279112032
2021–22 San Jose Barracuda AHL 4712253723
2021–22 San Jose Sharks NHL 190884
2022–23 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 6726224843 64154
NHL totals 24010106
KHL totals 6726224843 64154
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Latvia

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
2015 United States U17 52240
2016 United States IH18 44592
2019 United States WJC 74372
2021 United States WC 822427
Junior totals 161010204
Senior totals 822427

Awards and honors

Award Year
OHL
Bobby Smith Trophy 2017
CHL Scholastic Players of the Year 2017
Roger Neilson Memorial Award 2019

References

  1. "Sarnia Sting select Honeybaked forward 10th overall, add Hatcher's son in 4th round". London Free Press. April 11, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. "2017 NHL Draft: Sharks select Alexander Chmelevski in sixth round". fearthefin.com. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. "Sharks Sign Forward Alexander Chmelevski". National Hockey League. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. "Sharks recover, defeat Ducks in shootout in first game in eight days". National Hockey League. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. "Alexander Chmelevski will move to Salavat Yulaev" (in Russian). Salavat Yulaev Ufa. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  6. Bridge, Terry (April 20, 2015). "Get to know a little more about Sarnia Sting first-round draft pick Sasha Chmelevski". theobserver. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  7. Kurz, Kevin (September 11, 2019). "Versatile prospect Sasha Chmelevski could be in position to crack the Sharks roster, but he'll have competition". The Athletic. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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