Kirill Igorevich Marchenko (; born 21 July 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Marchenko was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets with the 49th overall pick in the 2018 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Kontinental Hockey League Marchenko made his debut in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) during the 2017–18 season, with HC Yugra.
He played four seasons in the KHL with SKA Saint Petersburg; after the 2021–22 KHL season, he opted to pursue a North American career in agreeing to a two-year, entry level contract with draft club, the Columbus Blue Jackets, on 2 May 2022.
National Hockey League After participating in the Blue Jackets training camp, Marchenko was reassigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters. Through his first 16 games in the AHL, Marchenko accumulated eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points. He was recalled to the NHL level for the first time on 5 December 2022 for their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He made his NHL debut the following night, where he played 12 shifts through 10:03 minutes of ice time. After making his NHL debut, he went scoreless through his next three games before scoring his first NHL goal against the Los Angeles Kings on 11 December. On 7 January 2023, Marchenko recorded his first NHL hat trick in a Columbus win against the Carolina Hurricanes. He became the first rookie of the 2022–23 season to score a hat-trick and the sixth in franchise history. Although he would experience a six-game scoring drought in mid-January, he scored 13 goals through his first 29 games. On 11 February 2023, Marchenko recorded his first NHL assist in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He subsequently became the third player in NHL history to have his first 13 career points be only goals. After scoring the game winning goal in overtime on 2 April 2023, Marchenko became the franchise leader in goals by a rookie with 21.
On 19 December 2023, Marchenko recorded a natural hat trick against the Buffalo Sabres.
On 28 July 2024, Marchenko signed a three-year, $11.55 million contract with Columbus.
On 28 September 2026, Marchenko was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, as part of a package that sent Matthew Knies to Columbus.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2016–17 Mamonty Yugry MHL 29 15 11 26 2 — — — — — 2017–18 Mamonty Yugry MHL 31 8 8 16 33 — — — — — 2017–18 HC Yugra KHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2018–19 SKA-Neva VHL 23 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 2018–19 SKA-Varyagi im. Morozova MHL 5 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 2018–19 SKA-1946 MHL 15 6 13 19 4 9 4 2 6 6 2018–19 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2019–20 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 31 7 9 16 6 4 3 2 5 2 2019–20 SKA-Neva VHL 14 9 3 12 4 1 1 0 1 2 2020–21 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 41 15 13 28 14 14 3 1 4 4 2020–21 SKA-1946 MHL 2 3 4 7 0 — — — — — 2021–22 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 39 12 8 20 13 — — — — — 2021–22 SKA-Neva VHL 2 1 2 3 2 12 6 2 8 12 2022–23 Cleveland Monsters AHL 16 8 11 19 8 — — — — — 2022–23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 59 21 4 25 16 — — — — — 2023–24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 78 23 19 42 14 — — — — — 2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 79 31 43 74 20 — — — — — 2025–26 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 76 27 40 67 32 — — — — —KHL totals 114 34 30 64 33 18 6 3 9 6NHL totals 292 102 106 208 82 — — — — —
International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2018 Russia U18 6th 5 3 3 6 4 2019 Russia WJC 7 1 0 1 0 2020 Russia WJC 7 2 4 6 2Junior totals 19 6 7 13 6
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