Russian hockey player Maxim Chudinov: biography, sports career, personal life

Maxim Chudinov is a well-known Russian ice hockey player who plays for the SKA team from St. Petersburg. He is the world champion in the junior and national team of his country.

Maxim Chudinov was born in 1990 in the city of Cherepovets, which is located in the Vologda region. Hockey began to engage in 7 years under the leadership of Alexander Mikolenka. Even at a very young age, he showed himself as a disciplined and very responsible player.

Professional club career

The first professional team for Chudinov was the native Cherepovets Severstal, who plays in the Super League. The debut came at the end of the 2006/2007 season. Therefore, the 16-year-old defender managed to take part only in two matches. In the next two seasons, Maxim Chudinov irregularly went to the ice arena as part of his team, playing for 2 years in just 44 matches. Everything changed in 2009. The defender not only reliably entrenched in the main structure of "Severstal", but also became an indispensable player for his team. Season 2009/10 Maxim finished with excellent results: in 47 games scored 6 goals and gave 8 assists.

In 2010, Chudinov got on the NHL draft, where he was chosen by the AHL club "Boston Bruins". But the overseas Russian defender never moved, signing instead a new contract with the Cherepovets team. The 2010/11 season was very successful for Chudinov and his team. Maxim played 52 matches of the regular season, in which he scored 8 goals against the opponents' goal and 15 times acted as an assistant. "Severstal" was able to go to the playoff series, and Chudinov became the most useful player in the defensive plan. But, as it turned out, this was not the limit of effectiveness of the defender. In the next season, Maxim Chudinov updates his record of effectiveness, typing in 52 duels 35 (9 + 26) points. This effectiveness of the defender helps "Severstal" again break into the playoff series, and he becomes a member of all the KHL stars.

Since 2012, Maxim Chudinov - hockey player of St. Petersburg SKA. In the new club, the defender actively joins the fight in the first team. In the season 2012/13 Chudinov played in 47 games and scored 10 (2 + 8) points. The next championship of the KHL Maxim began as a player of the main composition of SKA. But the most successful career defender was the season 2014/15. St. Petersburg club not only made it to the playoffs, but also managed to defeat the "AK Bars" in the final series and win the Gagarin Cup. This season Maxim Chudinov finished with 17 (5 + 12) points in the regular season and 9 (1 + 8) - in the playoff series.

Team Games

Maxim Chudinov began to represent Russia at international competitions at the age of 17. As part of the junior team, he became world champion in 2007 and a silver medalist in 2008. As a player of the Russian youth team he was twice the bronze medalist of the world championships. Since 2011, Chudinova began to actively engage in games for the national team. In 2014, he joined the Russian team as the world champion. At this tournament, Maxim Chudinov spent 10 matches and managed to excel one assists. In addition to this triumph, the defender has replenished his collection of silver medals with the World Cup 2015 and a bronze medal from the world championship in 2016.

Maxim Chudinov: the personal life of the athlete

In 2016, 26-year-old SKA player married in St. Petersburg to a local girl Catherine. The newlyweds decided not to make this secret out of it. They willingly shared in social networks photos from the marriage ceremony.