Evgeny Ketov

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Evgeny Ketov
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Born (1986-01-17) January 17, 1986 (age 39)
Gubakha, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for HC CSK VVS Samara
Lada Togliatti
Ak Bars Kazan
Severstal Cherepovets
SKA Saint Petersburg
Current VHL coach SKA-VMF
National teamFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Playing career 2001–2023

Evgeny Ketov (born January 17, 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former player, currently the head coach of SKA-VMF in the All-Russian Hockey League (VHL). He played extensively in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He holds SKA Saint Petersburg's team record for games played, and had his number 40 retired by SKA. [1]

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Playing career

Ketov was born in Gubakha, a town in the Perm Oblast. He started his career in Molot Perm's academy, then played for farm clubs of Avangard Omsk and Lada Togliatti. In 2005, at the age of 19, Ketov debuted for Lada's main team in the Russian Superleague and quickly became one of the team's scoring leaders. [1] In 2006, he won the IIHF Continental Cup with Lada and was recognized as the best forward of the tournament. [2]

Ketov played for Lada during the inaugural 2008–09 KHL season, playing his first KHL game on September 3, 2009. In the summer of 2009, Ketov joined Ak Bars Kazan. However, in Ak Bars his scoring declined, [1] and in January of 2010 he was traded to Severstal Cherepovets in exchange for Nikolai Lemtyugov. [3]

In Cherepovets, Ketov's results rebounded, and in 2011 he became Severstal's captain. In the 2013 Gagarin Cup playoffs, Severstal reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time by defeating Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, but lost the next series to SKA Saint Petersburg. [1]

On May 23, 2013, Ketov, along with Vadim Shipachev, was traded to SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for Ivan Kasutin, Gleb Klimenko, Sergei Monakhov  [ ru ], Grigori Serkin  [ ru ], a first-round pick in the 2013 KHL Junior Draft and a monetary compensation. [4]

After the trade to SKA, Ketov had to transition from being one of the team's leaders into a defensive role with heavy emphasis on blocking shots and the penalty kill. In his new role, Ketov contributed to SKA winning the 2015 and 2017 Gagarin Cups. [1]

In the 2017–18 KHL season, Ketov became SKA's captain. [5]

On January 13, 2022, Ketov played his 507th game with SKA, a 2-1 victory over HC Sochi that guaranteed SKA a playoff spot, and beat a 46-year-old club record set by Igor Schyurkov  [ ru ]. [6] In total, Ketov played 541 games for SKA. [1]

Following his tenth season with SKA Saint Petersburg in 2022–23, Ketov announced his retirement after 22 professional seasons on 25 April 2023. [7] On December 11, 2023, SKA retired Ketov's number 40 and raised his banner in the St. Petersburg Ice Palace. [8]

National team

Ketov was a member of Russia's team at 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, which took silver medals. [2]

Ketov was first called to Russia's second team for the 2010 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge. [9]

In the 2011/12 season, he played at another Euro Ice Hockey Challenge, [10] then was for the first time called to play for Russia's main national team team at the 2012 Czech Hockey Games [11] and the 2012 IIHF World Championship, which. At the World Championship, while Ketov played on the fourth line and scored no points in the group stage and was scratched for the playoffs, Russia won the tournament and became the World Champions. [1] For his role in the team's victory, Ketov was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia. [12]

For the 2018 Karjala Cup, Ketov became the captain of Russia's national team. [13] He was also the captain for the Channel One Cup in 2018 [14] and 2019. [15]

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player, Ketov joined SKA's coaching staff as Roman Rotenberg's assistant. [16] He stayed an assistant coach after Rotenberg was replaced with Igor Larionov. [17] On October 11, 2025, he was appointed to become the head coach of SKA-VMF, SKA's farm club in the second-tier All-Russian Hockey League. [18]

Personal life

Evgeny first met his wife, Valeria Ketova, when he was playing for Lada. They have three sons: Nikolay, Platon and Vladimir. [19]

Career statistics

KHL

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Lada Togliatti KHL 391410242622022
2009–10 Ak Bars Kazan KHL3302210—————
2009–10 Severstal Cherepovets KHL1334710—————
2010–11 Severstal CherepovetsKHL4315102518621318
2011–12 Severstal CherepovetsKHL451312252060112
2012–13 Severstal CherepovetsKHL4812223469104372
2013–14 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL3988161840005
2014–15 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL49549281312312
2015–16 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL558614761500020
2016–17 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL479514391861730
2017–18 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL47771426130116
2018–19 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL461671890006
2019–20 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL59138213041128
2020–21 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL4956115092356
2021–22 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL31112890002
2022–23 SKA Saint PetersburgKHL18426271014
KHL totals [20] 661118113231448125191332123

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2006 Russia WJC Silver medal icon.svg60112
2012 Russia WC Gold medal icon.svg70000
Junior totals60112
Senior totals70000

Awards and honors

AwardYear
IIHF Continental Cup (Lada Togliatti) 2006 [2]
KHL
Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) 2015, 2017 [21]
Kontinental Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) 2018, 2023 [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Евгений Кетов: рекордсмен СКА" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. February 19, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Евгению Кетову - 35!" (in Russian). Russian Ice Hockey Federation. January 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "«Ак Барс» и «Северсталь» обменялись игроками" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. January 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Шипачев и Кетов перешли из «Северстали» в СКА" (in Russian). gazeta.ru. May 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2019/20. Евгений Кетов" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. June 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Евгений Кетов: «За 9 лет не было мыслей уходить из СКА»" (in Russian). Match TV. January 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ "SKA announce season ending transactions" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "СКА вывел из обращения номер 40, под которым играл Кетов" (in Russian). Sport-Express. December 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Вторая сборная уверенно победила украинцев" (in Russian). Russian Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Вторая сборная России обыграла Францию на турнире "Европейский хоккейный вызов"" (in Russian). Championat.com  [ ru ]. December 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Чешские хоккеисты выиграли серию Euro Hockey Tour!" (in Russian). Radio Prague International. April 29, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Евгений КЕТОВ получил чемпионский перстень" (in Russian). Severstal Cherepovets. December 12, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Кетов - капитан сборной на Кубок Карьяла, ассистенты - Локтионов и Нестеров" (in Russian). Sport-Express. November 6, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Кетов будет капитаном сборной России по хоккею на Кубке Первого канала" (in Russian). TASS. December 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Кетов будет капитаном сборной России на Кубке Первого канала по хоккею" (in Russian). TASS. December 11, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Евгений Кетов: «Возвращаться не планирую. Я перешел на тренерскую работу, мне это интересно»" (in Russian). Match TV. December 11, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Ларионов ведёт Питер к реваншу: новый тренерский штаб, молодёжь и жёсткая подготовка. Что происходит в СКА" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. July 22, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Чемпион мира Кетов стал главным тренером «СКА‑ВМФ»" (in Russian). Match TV. October 11, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Каратистки, юмористки, хоккеистки и просто красавицы: Кто такие жены игроков СКА" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. April 29, 2019.
  20. ↑ Evgeny Ketov profile and statistics at KHL.ru OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  21. ↑ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  22. ↑ "СКА в третий раз стал победителем регулярного чемпионата КХЛ". TASS. February 15, 2023.
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