Born (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992
Mogilev, Belarus
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
PHL team
Former teams
Cracovia Krakow
New Jersey Devils
HC Dinamo Minsk
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Kunlun Red Star
HC Litvínov
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
National team  Belarus
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012present

Raman Andreevich Hrabarenka (Belarusian: Раман Андрэевіч Грабарэнка; born 24 August 1992), also known as Roman Andreyevich Graborenko (Russian: Роман Андреевич Гpaбoрэнкo, is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Cracovia Kraków in the Polska Hokej Liga, the top league in Poland. He most recently played for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played within the New Jersey Devils organization of the National Hockey League (NHL), and appeared in one game for them in 2015. Hrabarenka played major junior hockey with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), before signing as a professional with the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the top minor-league affiliate for New Jersey, in 2012. He signed with New Jersey in 2013 and continued to play for Albany. Once his contract ended in 2016 he signed with HC Dinamo Minsk for one season before joining Nefekhimik and Kunlun. Internationally Hrabarenka has represented Belarus, and has played in several World Championships.

Playing career

Born in Belarus, Hrabarenka first started to skate when he was 6, and moved to Russia with his parents at age 11. In order to further his hockey career he moved to the United States when he was 16, playing for the Philadelphia Revolution of the Eastern Hockey League.[1]

Hrabarenka played major junior hockey with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.[2]

Undrafted, Hrabarenka made his professional debut with the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League in the 2012–13 season. He was later signed by Albany's parent affiliate, the New Jersey Devils, to a three-year entry level contract on 12 July 2013.[3]

Hrabarenka made his NHL debut during the 2014–15 season. He played against the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 9, 2015.[4]

Not tended a qualifying offer by New Jersey, Hranbarenka became a free agent. Going unsigned throughout the summer, Hranbarenka agreed to a professional try-out with the Toronto Maple Leafs on August 22, 2016.[5] The try-out was unsuccessful, and in December 2016 Hrabarenka returned to Belarus, signing a contract with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[6] He played 17 games for Dinamo during the 2016–17 season, recording 6 points. He then signed with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk for the 2017–18 season.[7]

After two season stint in the Czech Extraliga with HC Litvínov and HC Bílí Tygři Liberec, Hrabarenka returned to former KHL club, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year contract on 15 May 2020.[8]

International play

Hrabarenka with the Belarusian national team in 2017

Hrabarenka's first International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament was the 2008 World U18 Championship, where he represented the Belarusian national under-18 team. Belarus finished ninth and was relegated to Division I for the next year. His next appearance was at the 2009 World U18 Championship Division I. At the 2009 tournament he helped Belarus win their group and earn a promotion to the top division for the following year. He also played at the 2012 World Junior Championship Division I.

Hrabarenka made his debut for the senior national team at the 2012. He would play for them again at the 2013, 2014, and 2017 World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Philadelphia Revolution EJHL 3245959
2010–11 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 5027968 40008
2011–12 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 3015626
2011–12 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 273111429 42136
2012–13 Albany Devils AHL 3414518
2013–14 Elmira Jackals ECHL 50224
2013–14 Albany Devils AHL 486152126
2014–15 Albany Devils AHL 479182726
2014–15 New Jersey Devils NHL 10000
2015–16 Albany Devils AHL 4754942
2016–17 HC Dinamo Minsk KHL 1626821 10002
2017–18 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 1711216
2017–18 Kunlun Red Star KHL 3112312
2018–19 HC Litvínov ELH 2214516
2019–20 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 490101085
2020–21 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 911224
NHL totals 10000
KHL totals 735101573 10002

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Belarus U18 60002
2009 Belarus U18 (Div I) 50004
2012 Belarus WJC (Div I) 52242
2012 Belarus WC 70110
2013 Belarus WC 71012
2014 Belarus WC 80222
2017 Belarus WC 40116
Junior totals 162248
Senior totals 2614510

See also

References

  1. Chere, Rich (9 April 2015). "Greetings from the press box: Another Devils rookie will make his NHL debut". NJ.com. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. "Raman Hrabarenka players profile". Drummondville Voltigeurs. 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. Ren Lavoie (12 July 2013). "Raman Hrabarenka signed with the New Jersey Devils". Twitter. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. Chere, Rich (9 April 2015). "What went wrong and what went right for Devils' rookie defensemen". NJ.com. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. "Maple Leafs sign Brandon Prust, Raman Hrabarenka to PTOs". Sportsnet.ca. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. HC Dinamo Minsk (9 December 2016). "Роман Граборенко – в ХК "Динамо-Минск"" (in Russian). HCDinamo.by. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (21 July 2017). ""Нефтехимик" подписал защитника Граборенко" (in Russian). HCNeftekhimik.ru. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. "Nizhnekamsk sign a contract with Hrabarenka" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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