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Artyom Levshunov

Artyom Levshunov

Belarusian ice hockey player (born 2005)

Artyom Levshunov (Belarusian: Арцём Леўшуноў, born October 28, 2005) is a Belarusian college ice hockey defenceman for the Michigan State Spartans of the NCAA.[1][2] Levshunov will be eligible for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft and is projected as a top 10 prospect in the draft.[3]

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Playing career

Following the 2021–22 season, in which he scored 25 goals and 38 assists in 63 games for Team Belarus U18 in the second-tier Belarusian Vysshaya Liga, Levshunov was selected 111th overall by the Green Bay Gamblers in the 8th round of the 2022 United States Hockey League (USHL) Phase II Draft.[4]

Debuting with the Gamblers as a 16-year-old and speaking very little English, he quickly earned his first USHL Defencemen of the Week on November 9, 2022, for a week in which he score 2 goals and 5 points in 2 games.[4][5] On March 20, 2023, Levshunov earned his second USHL Defenceman of the Week with 1 goal and 4 points in 2 games.[6] Levshunov finished the 2022–23 season with 13 goals, ranking third among USHL defensemen.[7] After getting knocked out in the first round of the playoffs by the Dubuque Fighting Saints, Levshunov was named to the USHL First All-Rookie Team and the Third All-USHL Team.[7][8]

Levshunov committed to play college ice hockey for Michigan State University in the summer of 2023.[9] On October 7, 2023, he made his debut for the Spartans in a game against Lake Superior State. The next day, he recorded his first NCAA goal and assist, also against Lake Superior State.[10]

International play

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Levshunov debuted internationally with Team Belarus at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, in the Division I Group A tournament, the second tier of international junior competition. He helped the team to win a gold medal with 2 assists in 5 games.[11]

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Regular season and playoffs

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International

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Awards and honours

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References

  1. [1]
    Kennedy, Ryan (September 22, 2023). "2024 NHL Draft Rankings: The First Watch List". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "MSU hockey adds potential top 10 NHL draft pick from Belarus to freshmen class". The Detroit News. July 26, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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    Wheeler, Scott (August 14, 2023). "2024 NHL Draft ranking: Macklin Celebrini leads Scott Wheeler's preseason top 32". The Athletic. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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    Sikes, Ryan (October 8, 2023). "2024 NHL Draft Prospect Artyom Levshunov Adapting, Shining With Green Bay". flohockey.tv. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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    "USHL Players of the Week – Week 7". ushl.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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    "USHL Players of the Week – Week 7". ushl.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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    "2022-23 All-USHL Teams Announced". ushl.com. May 1, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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    "USHL All-Rookie Teams Announced". ushl.com. May 1, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  9. [9]
    Bott, Nathaniel (July 24, 2023). "Potential top 10 NHL draft pick Artyom Levshunov among new additions for MSU hockey". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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    "#5 Artyom Levshunov". msuspartans.com. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
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    "Artyom Levshunov". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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    "Big Ten Conference Announces Hockey Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  13. [13]
    "Top 25 men's college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023-24 season". USCHO.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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