Maxim Sushko

Maxim Sushko
Maxim Sushko
	Sushko with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2020
Born	10 February 1999; Brest, Belarus
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P); Cur. team; Former teams	Philadelphia Flyers; Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL); Dinamo Minsk
National team	Belarus
NHL Draft	107th overall, 2017; Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2014–present

Maxim Sergeyevich Sushko (Russian: Максим Сергеевич Сушко; born 10 February 1999) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Sushko was selected by the Flyers in the fourth round, 107th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Internationally he has played for the Belarusian national team at both the junior and senior level.

Playing career

With the 2020–21 NHL season to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 17 July 2020 Sushko opted to return to Belarus and sign with the country's highest ranked professional team, HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League on loan from the Flyers, and play until the resumption of the North American season.[2] In 30 contests with Minsk, Sushko added 2 goals and 5 points before returning to the Flyers organization.

On 18 February 2021 Sushko made his NHL debut with the Flyers against the New York Rangers due to multiple COVID-19 related absences on the main roster.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Shakhter Soligorsk-2	BEL-2	20	14	16	30	28	8	3	10	13	14
2015–16	Dinamo-Raubichi	BEL-2	8	3	7	10	8	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Shakhter Soligorsk-2	BEL-2	21	9	21	30	42	16	3	10	13	18
2016–17	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	54	17	15	32	24	17	3	8	11	10
2017–18	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	60	31	29	60	52	10	2	4	6	6
2018–19	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	62	18	33	51	44	5	2	2	4	9
2019–20	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL	53	11	10	21	32	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	30	2	3	5	20	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL	9	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals			30	2	3	5	20	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Belarus	WJC18-IA	5	2	4	6	2
2017	Belarus	WJC-IA	5	1	0	1	0
2018	Belarus	WJC	6	2	6	8	4
2018	Belarus	WC	6	0	1	1	0
2019	Belarus	WJC-IA	4	1	2	3	8
2019	Belarus	WC-IA	5	0	0	0	4
Junior totals			20	6	12	18	14
Senior totals			11	0	1	1	4

References

"Maksim Sushko – 107th overall". CHL.ca. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
"An agreement was reached on signing a contract with Yegor Sharangovich" (in Russian). HC Dinamo Minsk. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
Carchidi, Sam (17 February 2021). "From Belarus to the NHL: Maksim Sushko trying to take advantage of opportunity with Flyers". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Maksim Sushko – 107th overall". CHL.ca. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[2] "An agreement was reached on signing a contract with Yegor Sharangovich" (in Russian). HC Dinamo Minsk. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[3] Carchidi, Sam (17 February 2021). "From Belarus to the NHL: Maksim Sushko trying to take advantage of opportunity with Flyers". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 23 April 2021.