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Maxim Shalunov

Maxim Shalunov
Born (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 24)
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
CSKA Moscow
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Rockford IceHogs
Sibir Novosibirsk
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 109th overall, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2010–present
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's ice hockey
IIHF World U20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Russia
IIHF World U18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Belarus

Maxim Shalunov (born 31 January 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey player with the HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Shalunov was selected in the 4th round (109th overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Shalunov grew up playing youth hockey in Russia.

During the 2010–11 MHL season, Shalunov played with the Belye Medvedi, the Junior Hockey League (MHL) team, which contains hockey players from the school affiliated with the Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL team. He also played six games with Traktor in the KHL during the 2010–11 KHL season.

After being drafted by the Blackhawks, Shalunov returned to Russia and played the 2011–12 MHL season with Belye Medvedi. During the 2012-2013 season, Shalunov's time was divided between Belye Medvedi as well as Traktor's VHL team, Chelmet Chelyabinsk. He also played one game with Traktor.

Shalunov played in North America during the 2013–14 season. He started the season with the Rockford IceHogs, the Blackhawks' American Hockey League affiliate. After registering four assists in twenty games with Rockford, Shalunov was assigned to the Toledo Walleye, the Blackhawks' ECHL affiliate where he contributed with 18 goals and 34 points in 43 games.


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