Maxim Alekseyevich Denezhkin (; born 10 December 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career Denezkhin played as a youth for the Loko Yaroslavl in the Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga (MHL). He also played one game for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL in the 2018–19 season.
Denezhkin was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2019 NHL entry draft.
Limited to just 1 game with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2020–21 season, Denezhkin left the club in the off-season as he was traded to VHL club, HC Lada Togliatti, in exchange for Stepan Steshenko on 9 August 2021.
Following a season in the second tier, Denezhkin regained his scoring touch and returned to the KHL on 25 May 2022, after securing a two-year contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2016–17 Loko-Junior Yaroslavl NMHL 19 4 8 12 18 7 3 2 5 10 2017–18 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 41 4 11 15 20 — — — — — 2017–18 Loko-Junior Yaroslavl NMHL 12 3 4 7 34 10 1 2 3 4 2018–19 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 51 22 17 39 22 12 1 6 7 8 2018–19 Loko-Junior Yaroslavl NMHL 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 52 19 25 44 36 3 2 3 5 2 2019–20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Buran Voronezh VHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 18 2 7 9 6 16 2 7 9 41 2020–21 Buran Voronezh VHL 34 7 15 22 16 — — — — — 2020–21 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Lada Togliatti VHL 48 15 21 36 37 4 0 1 1 0 2022–23 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Gornyak-UGMK VHL 37 8 13 21 90 12 1 2 3 6 2023–24 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 16 1 3 4 6 4 2 1 3 0 2023–24 Gornyak-UGMK VHL 10 4 2 6 6 — — — — — 2024–25 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 57 9 7 16 18 5 0 2 2 2 2025–26 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 55 17 12 29 14 5 1 1 2 4 KHL totals 133 27 22 49 40 14 3 4 7 6
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Russia U17 6 0 3 3 2 Junior totals 6 0 3 3 2
Awards and honours Award Year MHL Kharlamov Cup (Loko Yaroslavl) 2018, 2019
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