Nikita Sergeevich Grebenkin (, born 2 May 2003) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fifth round, 135th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Grebenkin made his professional hockey debut with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 8 December 2021 in a 6–4 win against Kunlun Red Star, his sole KHL appearance of the season. He spent the majority of the 2021–22 season with Stalnye Lisy in the Russian Junior Hockey League (MHL) in which he scored 17 goals and 64 points in 58 games. Following this performance, Grebenkin was selected in the fifth round, 135th overall in the 2022 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was his second year of draft eligibility; he had not been selected the year prior.
Metallurg loaned Grebenkin to Amur Khabarovsk for the majority of the 2022–23 KHL season, where he won the Alexei Cherepanov Award as the KHL's rookie of the year. The following year, Grebenkin was returned to Metallurg where the team won the 2024 Gagarin Cup. Following the season, he signed an entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs.
After playing his entire career to that point in Russia, Grebenkin moved to North America to join the Toronto Marlies, American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Maple Leafs, for the 2024–25 season. After 13 games, over which he recorded four goals and ten points, he was called up to the Maple Leafs to replace an injured Max Domi, and made his NHL debut on 20 November 2024 in a 3–0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.
On March 7, 2025, Grebenkin was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers along with a conditional first round pick in the 2026 NHL entry draft in exchange for Scott Laughton and two draft picks.
Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2020–21 Stalnye Lisy MHL 54 12 22 34 30 5 0 3 3 33 2021–22 Stalnye Lisy MHL 58 17 47 64 6 9 2 11 13 4 2021–22 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Stalnye Lisy MHL 1 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Yuzhny Ural Orsk VHL 4 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 45 9 17 26 6 — — — — — 2023–24 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 67 19 22 41 17 23 3 3 6 6 2024–25 Toronto Marlies AHL 39 9 12 21 34 — — — — — 2024–25 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2024–25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 11 3 4 7 9 7 1 3 4 0 2025–26 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 55 4 10 14 46 — — — — — KHL totals 120 28 39 67 23 23 3 3 6 6NHL totals 62 4 10 14 48 — — — — —
Awards and honors
AwardYearKHLRookie of the Year2023Gagarin Cup champion2024
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