Dmitri Samorukov
Dmitri Samorukov (born 16 June 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey Defenseman for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL). Playing career
Samorukov played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm and was drafted by the Oilers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, 84th overall. He signed an entry level contract on 7 September 2017. In the 2020–21 season, he played one season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with CSKA Moscow due to COVID-19-related stoppages in North American hockey, but returned to Bakersfield for the next season. On 9 October 2022, Samorukov was traded by the Oilers to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for fellow Russian, Klim Kostin. He was assigned to affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL for the majority of the  season, before appearing in two games with St. Louis in a brief recall. As a pending restricted free agent, Samorukov was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blues and was released as a free agent. On 31 July 2023, Samorukov opted to continue his career in North America in signing a one-year, AHL contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the affiliate to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Career statistics

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1999 births
Living people
Bakersfield Condors players
HC CSKA Moscow players
Edmonton Oilers draft picks
Edmonton Oilers players
Guelph Storm players
Russian ice hockey defencemen
St. Louis Blues players
Springfield Thunderbirds players
Sportspeople from Volgograd
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players