Mikhail Sergachev
Mikhail Sergachev was born in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia on June 25th, 1998 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 26, Mikhail Sergachev biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Mikhail Sergachyov (born 25 June 1998) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He was selected ninth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Sergachev was the third player in NHL history to wear sweater #98 in a regular season game, behind both Brian Lawton and Jesse Puljujärvi.
Player career
Sergachev began his youth in Russia, where he competed for Irbis Kazan of the MHL. Sergachev was drafted sixth overall in the CHL Import Draft, and the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League selected him sixth overall. (OHL) On July 8, 2015, he pledged to the Spitfires, saying that playing in the OHL gave him the best chance of achieving his dream of playing in the NHL.
Sergachev's rookie OHL season as the OHL's best defenseman and finishing third in scoring amongst defencemen and winning the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL's best defenceman.
Sergachev was highly regarded by scouts and was considered one of the best defensemen in the draft going into 2016. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens ninth overall, the second defenseman drafted behind Vancouver's Olli Juolevich. The Canadiens revealed on July 1 that Sergachev had been signed to a three-year entry-level deal.
Sergachev helped the Windsor Spitfires win their third Memorial Cup title in franchise history on May 28. Sergachev was also selected as an All-Star of the Memorial Cup tournament.
Sergachev made the opening night roster for the 2016-17 season after attending his first Canadiens' training camp. In a 4–1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on October 13, he made his NHL debut with Montreal. He appeared in four games with the Canadiens before returning to his junior team, the Windsor Spitfires, on October 31, 2016.
The Canadiens traded Sergachev (along with a conditional second-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft) to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Jonathan Drouin and a conditional sixth-round draft pick in the same draft on June 15, 2017.
Sergachev made his Lightning debut on October 6th, where he also scored his first NHL assist and point in a 5–3 victory over the visiting Florida Panthers. Sergachev scored his first and second NHL goals against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on October 19th, which resulted in a 2–0 victory. Sergachev, the youngest Lightning defenceman (and second-youngest Russian-born defenceman), was also honoured to win a multi-goal match due to the two goals. Sergachev scored the game-winning goal in Lightning's 6–5 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on December 16th. Sergachev's fifth game-winning goal of the season, making him only the fourth rookie defenseman in NHL history to score five game-winning goals in their rookie season. Sergachev made his Stanley Cup playoff debut in a 5–2 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on April 12, 2018. Sergachev's victory also earned him his first career playoff role (and point) despite losing by the Lightning. Sergachev scored his first career playoff goal in a 3–1 victory over the New Jersey Devils at Amalie Arena on April 21. With the goal, he became the youngest player in Lightning history to have a playoff goal.
Sergachev was fined $2,403.67 for cross-checking Johan Larsson during the game against the Buffalo Sabres the night before at KeyBank Center on January 13, 2018. Sergachev scored a goal and two assists in the Lightning's 7–1 victory over the Boston Bruins in game 3 of their second round series on Saturday. Sergachev was joined by Eric Brewer and Victor Hedman as the only Lightning defensemen to score three points in a single playoff game.
Sergachev agreed to a three-year, $14.4 million contract with the Lightning on November 25, 2020.
Sergachev also signed an eight-year contract extension with the Lightning on July 13, 2022. Anthony Cirelli and Erik Cernak were both signed to eight-year contracts with the team on the same day.