SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Grigori Denisenko on a two-year, one-way contract.
“Grigori has worked incredibly hard developing in our system competing for both the Panthers and Checkers this season,” said Zito. “His puck possession and maturity on the ice are tremendous and we’re excited for him to re-sign with our club.”
Denisenko, 22, recorded three points in 18 games (0-3-3) with the Panthers in 2022-23 and skated in one Stanley Cup Final game. He also competed in 56 games with the organization’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers in 2022-23, recording 36 points (12-24-36). With the Checkers, he appeared in four Calder Cup playoff games.
The 5-foot-11, 186-pound native of Novosibirsk, RUS has appeared in 26 career NHL games since being selected by the Panthers in the first round (15th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft. He has amassed 63 points in 101 career AHL games (26-37-63).
Prior to arriving to North America, Denisenko registered 18 points (10-8-18) over 63 career regular season Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) games with Yaroslavl (2018-19 to 2019-20) and notched 47 points (19-28-47) over 63 career regular season games with Loko Yaroslavl (2016-17 to 2018-19) of Russia’s junior league (MHL) where he won two MHL championships (2017-18, 2018-19).
On the international stage, Denisenko has earned a silver medal (2020) and bronze medal (2019) with Russia at the IIHF World Junior Championship. He led the 2019 tournament with nine points (4-5-9) over seven games. Serving as captain of Team Russia, Denisenko posted a team-leading nine points (3-6-9) over seven games, earning a silver medal at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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