Ilya Gorokhov (born 23 August 1977) is a Russian former professional

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. He last played with Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Gorokhov was selected by the

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in the 8th round (195th overall) of the

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, originally playing in the

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with

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Hockey Club Lokomotiv (russian: ХК Локомотив, en, Locomotive HC), also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team, based in the city of Yaroslavl, playing in the top level Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ...

. He was the last member of the Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL to be active in playing professional hockey. On May 2, 2016, Gorokhov added his veteran presence to

HC Sochi Hockey Club Sochi (russian: Хоккейный клуб Сочи) is a professional ice hockey team based in Sochi, Russia. The team joined the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2014–15 season. History On May 23, 2014, it was reported that ...

, agreeing as a free agent to a one-year deal. He played 27 games with Sochi before he was traded to end his 23-year professional career with Amur Khabarovsk to conclude the 2016–17 season.

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* 1977 births Living people Amur Khabarovsk players Atlant Moscow Oblast players HC Lada Togliatti players Las Vegas Thunder players Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players HC Dynamo Moscow players Russian ice hockey defencemen Salavat Yulaev Ufa players HC Sochi players Ice hockey people from Yaroslavl Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players New York Rangers draft picks {{Russia-icehockey-defenceman-stub