| Birth Date: | 10 December 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Sergiyev Posad, Russia |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0.5 |
| Weight Lbs: | 192 |
| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | KHL |
| Team: | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| Draft: | 5th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Draft Team: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
Ivan Alexeyevich Demidov (ru|Иван Алексеевич Демидов; born 10 December 2005) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected fifth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
In the Russian Junior Hockey League (MHL), Demidov scored over 1.4 points per game, leading the league in scoring.[1] He made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut with SKA Saint Petersburg in 2022, at the age of 16.[2]
The presumptive second overall pick due to his passing and goal-scoring abilities according to scouts, Bob McKenzie speculated Demidov might fall on draft day due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] He was ultimately selected fifth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was announced by prominent Canadian singer Celine Dion.[4] [5]
Despite limited playing time with SKA Saint Petersburg to begin the 2024–25 KHL season, Demidov was solid offensively, registering eight points (four goals and four assists) in the team's first ten games. For his efforts, Demidov would be named to the KHL All-Rookie Team[6] as well as earn Rookie of the Month honors for September 2024.[7]
Demidov won a gold medal with Team Russia at the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, scoring five points in five games.[8]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 2021–22 | SKA Varyagi | MHL | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | SKA-1946 | MHL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | SKA Varyagi | MHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | SKA-1946 | MHL | 41 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | SKA-Neva | VHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | SKA-1946 | MHL | 30 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 37 | ||
| KHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2022 | [9] |
| MHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2023 | [10] |
| Most Valuable Player | 2023, 2024 | [11] |
| Kharlamov Cup | 2024 | [12] |