Yegor Alexeyevich Korshkov (russian: Егор Алексеевич Коршков; born 10 July 1996) is a

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professional

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who is currently playing for

Amur Khabarovsk Hockey Club Amur (russian: Хоккейный клуб Амур), commonly referred to as the Amur Khabarovsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Khabarovsk. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey Le ...

in the

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(KHL). His rights are held by the

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of the

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(NHL).

Playing career

Korshkov made his

debut playing 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) ...

during the 2014–15 KHL season. In the

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Korshkov was chosen 31st overall by the

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, the highest the team had ever selected a Russian player. Korshkov was scouted out by

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, the same scout who tipped the Leafs off on Nikita Soshnikov a year earlier. In the 2018–19 season, Korshkov recorded 3 goals and 5 points thorough 19 games before collecting 3 assists in 9 playoff games. On 1 May 2019, Korshkov signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs, immediately joining AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies, in the midst of their playoff run. During the 2019–20 season, Korshkov continued in the AHL with the Marlies before he was recalled by the Maple Leafs to make his NHL debut, and subsequently scored his first NHL goal on 16 February 2020 in a game against the

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. On 15 February 2021, Korshkov rights were traded along with David Warsofsky to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for

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. Following the completion of the 2021–22 season with Lokomotiv, suffering a first-round defeat in the playoffs to

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, Korshokv's NHL rights were again traded, dealt by the Hurricanes in a three-team trade to the

on 21 March 2022. Following the completion of his eighth season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in

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, Korshkov with a year remaining on his contract was traded to fellow KHL club, Amur Khabarovsk, in exchange for financial compensation on 16 May 2023.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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