Stepan Falkovsky

Stepan Falkovsky
Born (1996-12-18) 18 December 1996
Minsk, Belarus
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Los Angeles Kings
Manchester Monarchs (ECHL)
National team  Belarus
NHL Draft 186th overall, 2016
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2013–present

Stepan Falkovsky (born 18 December 1996) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently under contract as a prospect to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Falkovksy played in his native Belarus, as a youth with Yunost Minsk. He made his professional debut as a 16-year old in the Vysshaya Liga in 2013. In moving to North America to continue his development at a higher level, Falkovsky played major junior with the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Hockey League.

Falkovsky was selected in the seventh-round, 186th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2] He was signed to an AHL/ECHL contract with the Flames affiliate, the Stockton Heat on October 5, 2016.[3] Pushed down the depth chart, Falkovsky was rooted to the ECHL for the duration of the 2016–17 season, recording an impressive 21 goals in 54 games from the blueline with the Adirondack Thunder.[4]

As an unsigned prospect from the Flames, on July 1, 2017, Falkovsky signed as a free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 MHK Yunost Minsk MHL 33 0 3 3 18 — — — — —
2013–14 Yunior Minsk Bel.1 13 3 3 6 18 17 4 3 7 22
2014–15 Yunost Minsk BXL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 MHK Yunost Minsk MHL 22 4 7 11 2 5 0 1 1 8
2014–15 Yunior Minsk Bel.1 9 4 4 8 14 — — — — —
2015–16 Ottawa 67's OHL 58 9 23 32 35 5 1 2 3 4
2016–17 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 54 21 11 32 37 4 0 2 2 0
2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 44 3 4 7 28 — — — — —
AHL totals 44 3 4 7 28 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Belarus WJC18-D1 14th 5 2 3 5 6
2015 Belarus WJC-D1 11th 5 0 0 0 0
2016 Belarus WJC 10th 6 1 1 2 0
2018 Belarus WC 15th 7 0 1 1 8
Junior totals 16 3 4 7 6
Senior totals 7 0 1 1 8

References

  1. ↑ "Flames select Stepan Falkovsky with 186th overall pick". www.nhl.com.
  2. ↑ "Ottawa 67's head coach sees major upside in Falkovsky". www.nhl.com.
  3. ↑ "Stockton Heat announce the signing Stepan Falkovsky to an AHL/ECHL contract". stocktonheat.com. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  4. ↑ "The Stockton Heat have announced that defenseman Stepan Falkovsky has been assigned to the team's ECHL affiliate, the Adirondack Thunder". echlthunder.com. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  5. ↑ "LA Kings agree to terms with Stepan Falkovsky on three-year entry-level contract". Los Angeles Kings. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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