Alexander Karachun (born March 3, 1995) is a German-Belarusian hockey forward, currently playing for the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has been under contract with Schwenningen since May 2021.
| Alexander Karachun | |||
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| Born | March 3, 1995 Gdańsk, Poland | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams | Schwenninger Wild Wings Heilbronner Falken EHC Freiburg Grizzlys Wolfsburg ETC Crimmitschau Kassel Huskies Düsseldorfer EG | ||
| National team |  Germany | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
editAlexander played for Heilbronner EC in his youth, which was also his father's final professional team. In the summer of 2010 Karachun began attending a hockey boarding school in the Austrian town of Sankt Pölten.[1] He returned to Germany after three years to sign his first professional contract in 2014 with the Heilbronner Falken.[2] In the 2014–15 season, Karachun played his first games in the DEL2. During the 2015–16 season, Karachun played for EHC Freiburg in the German second division.
In 2016, Karachun made the jump into the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, signing a contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg.[3] Through a program designed to help young talent develop, he was also allowed to play games for second division side Eispiraten Crimmitschau. During the 2019–20 season, Karachun transferred to the Kassel Huskies before signing a contract with first division side Düsseldorfer EG in April 2020.[4] With Düsseldorf, Karachun scored 17 points in 36 games. Following his stint in Düsseldorf, Karachun joined the Schwenninger Wild Wings in May 2021.[5]
International
editKarachun made his first appearance in international play as a member of the Germany national hockey team for the 2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships,[6] recording two goals and one assist in five games.
Personal life
editKarachun, who was born in Gdańsk, is both a German and Belarusian citizen.[7] He is the son of deceased professional hockey player Viktor Karachun, a Belarusian national who played for multiple teams in Germany.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs/-downs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Heilbronner Falken | DEL2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 | Heilbronner EC II | Germany4 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | EHC Freiburg | DEL2 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 2016-17 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 2016–17 | ETC Crimmitschau | DEL2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | ETC Crimmitschau | DEL2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 47 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Kassel Huskies | DEL2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Kassel Huskies | DEL2 | 51 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 36 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 51 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 37 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 43 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 296 | 56 | 68 | 124 | 119 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 33 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Germany | WC | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Heilbronn: Krull bleibt, Karachun jun. erhält Vertrag". www.eishockeynews.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Team Detail". Schwenninger Wild Wings (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Zeitung, Badische (2016-05-04). "EHC Freiburg: Alexander Karachun wechselt nach Wolfsburg". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ EISHOCKEY.INFO. "Düsseldorfer EG: DEG holt Alexander Karachun - Stürmer kommt aus Kassel an den Rhein". EISHOCKEY INFO (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ WOCHENBLATT (2021-05-12). "Karachun geht zur neuen Saison für Schwenningen aufs Eis". www.wochenblatt-news.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Germany, Schwarzwälder Bote, Oberndorf. "Eishockey-WM in Finnland: So hat Alexander Karachun von seiner Nominierung erfahren". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Alexander Karachun at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database