| Sergey Tolchinsky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Tolchinsky with theCharlotte Checkers in 2015 | |||
| Born | (1995-02-03)February 3, 1995 (age 30) Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams | Metallurg Magnitogorsk Carolina Hurricanes CSKA Moscow Avangard Omsk SKA Saint Petersburg | ||
| National team |  Russia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Sergey Aleksandrovich Tolchinsky (Russian:Сергей Александрович Толчинский; born February 3, 1995) is a Russian professionalice hockeyforward who is currently playing withMetallurg Magnitogorsk of theKontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly played with theCarolina Hurricanes of theNational Hockey League (NHL).
Tolchinsky played in the 2008Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with theHC CSKA Moscow youth team.[1] Undrafted, Tolchinsky played with Krasnaya Armiya Moscow in theMinor Hockey League in Russia before opting to continue his junior career in North America with theSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of theOntario Hockey League.
On August 22, 2013, Tolchinsky was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with theCarolina Hurricanes.[2] He was returned to the Greyhounds of the OHL to continue his development in the2013–14 season. At the conclusion of his second season with Sault Ste. Marie, Tolchinsky was signed to an amateur try-out contract with the Hurricanes AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers to make his professional debut in a single game to end the year.
In the2015–16 season, his first full professional year, Tolchinsky was recalled to make his NHL debut with the Carolina Hurricanes on March 31, 2016.[3]
In his final year under contract with the Hurricanes, Tolchinsky continued with the Checkers in the AHL for the2017–18 season. Unable to add to his NHL experience, Tolchinsky appeared in 43 regular season games for 26 points. On May 7, 2018, with Tolchinsky not appearing in the post-season, the Checkers confirmed that he had left the team at his request and returned to Russia as an impending restricted free agent from the Hurricanes.[4]
On June 21, 2018, it was announced that Tolchinsky had returned to former club CSKA Moscow, on an initial try-out basis.[5]
After two seasons within CSKA Moscow, Tolchinsky left at the conclusion of his contract to sign a two-year contract with his second KHL club, Avangard Omsk, on 8 May 2020.[6] In the2020–21 season, while playing on Avangard's top scoring line Tolchinsky broke out offensively, recording career best marks with 15 goals, 31 assists for 46 points through 51 regular season games. As the second placed Eastern conference team, Tolchinsky continued his standout play in the post-season with Avangard, leading the club with 20 points in 24 playoff games scoring. He scored the championship clinching goal, in a 1–0 victory, to help Avangard Omsk to their firstGagarin Cup on 29 April 2020. He was named as the KHL Playoffs MVP in collecting his second Gagarin cup.[7]
Following three seasons with Avangard Omsk, Tolchinsky left the club as a free agent and transferred toSKA Saint Petersburg, by signing a five-year contract through 2028 on 23 May 2023.[8]
After just two seasons with SKA, Tolchinsky opted to mutually leave the club and was signed to a two-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk on 8 July 2025.[9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Krasnaya Armiya | MHL | 51 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 62 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 61 | 30 | 65 | 95 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 72 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 59 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 43 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 37 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Zvezda Chekhov | VHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 40 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Zvezda Chekhov | VHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 51 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 30 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 68 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 67 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 341 | 84 | 150 | 234 | 128 | 68 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 24 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Russia | U17 |  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2012 | Russia | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Russia | U18 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Russia | WJC |  | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2021 | ROC | WC | 5th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 20 | ||||
| Senior totals | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Third All-Star Team | 2015 | |
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) | 2019 | [10] |
| Gagarin Cup (Avangard Omsk) | 2021 | [7] |
| Playoffs MVP | 2021 | |