Mikhail Grigorenko
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May 16, 1994 Khabarovsk, Russia |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Buffalo Sabres |
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| NHL Draft | 12th overall, 2012 Buffalo Sabres |
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| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
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Representing  Russia
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2014 Malmo | |
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2013 Ufa | |
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2012 Canada | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
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2011 Germany | |
Mikhail Olegovich Grigorenko (Russian: Михаил Олегович Григоренко; born May 16, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born and raised in Russia, Grigorenko moved to North America in 2011 and joined the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL. After one season in Quebec he was selected twelfth overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Grigorenko was also selected by CSKA Moscow in the first round (8th overall) of the 2011 KHL Junior Draft.
Grigorenko first played competitive junior hockey in his native Russia with Krasnaya Armiya in the MHL, the junior team to CSKA Moscow.
In June 2011, Grigorenko was selected second overall in the CHL Import Draft by the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL.NHL Hall of Famer Patrick Roy, the owner, general manager and head coach of the Remparts, liked Grigorenko so much that he traded up in the Import Draft in order to select him.
Grigorenko played in 59 games with the Remparts during the 2011–12 season, his first in North America, and recorded 40 goals and 45 assists for 85 points. He led all rookie players in the QMJHL in goals and points, and was second for assists to capture the Michel Bergeron Trophy. He also finished fifth overall in goals scored and was tied for eighth overall for points while playing the fewest games of any player who was in the top ten in points. Earning selection to the All-Rookie and First All-Star Teams, on March 20, 2012, Grigorenko was also nominated and chosen as the top professional prospect to play in the QMJHL during 2011–12 with the Mike Bossy Trophy.
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