Georgi Romanov
| Georgi Romanov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 15, 1999 Yekaterinburg, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team | San Jose Sharks | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Georgi Romanov (born December 15, 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[edit]
From 2016 to 2020, Romanov played in 86 regular season games in the Junior Hockey League (MHL), Russia's highest level of junior hockey. He recorded a .938 save percentage, a 1.88 goals against average and went 37-22-11.[1]
Romanov spent four seasons in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL), Russia's second-highest level of professional hockey, finishing with a .916 save percentage, a 2.58 goals against average and a 28-33-10 record.[1]
In 2021-22, he played in a career-high 39 games for Gornyak-UGMK of the VHL, posting a .919 save percentage, a 2.47 goals against average and went 16-15-5.[1]
In 2022–23, Romanov played in 31 regular season games for Gornyak-UGMK. He compiled a .907 save percentage, a 2.81 goals against average and a 8-13-5 record. In his three playoff games with Gorntak-UGMK, he had a .918 save percentage, a 3.15 goals against average and a 2-1-0 record. He helped lead his team to an overtime win in each of his first two playoffs starts. He also played in one Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) game, with his only appearance with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg happening during the shootout portion of a 5-4 shootout loss to Barys Astana on December 24, 2022. He saved three of the four shootout attempts he faced.[1] Romanov was credited with an overtime loss, no minutes played and no goals against him.[2]
On May 3, 2023 Romanov signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks.[1]
During the 2023–24 ECHL season, Romanov posted a 3-3-1 record, an .870 save percentage and a 4.00 goals against average for the Wichita Thunder.[2] During the 2023–24 AHL season, Romanov was 9-9-8 with a .904 save percentage and a 3.14 goals against average for the San Jose Barracuda.[2][3] He was recalled by the Sharks on April 14, 2024.[4] He made his on-ice NHL debut for the Sharks on April 15, 2024, after Devin Cooley gave up eight goals to the Edmonton Oilers. Romanov saved 16 of 17 shots in the 9–2 loss to the Oilers.[5][6] In the two games he played in during the 2023–24 NHL season, Romanov had a .967 save percentage and a 1.01 goals against average.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Romanov is married.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
Source:[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2016–17 | Avto Yekaterinburg | MHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 5 | 0 | 1.84 | .940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Avto Yekaterinburg | MHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 292 | 11 | 1 | 2.26 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Omskie Yastreby | MHL | 29 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1404 | 41 | 5 | 1.75 | .940 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 492 | 20 | 0 | 2.44 | .920 | ||
| 2019–20 | Gornyak Uchaly | VHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Avto Yekaterinburg | MHL | 43 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2382 | 76 | 10 | 1.91 | .939 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 2.01 | .932 | ||
| 2020–21 | Gornyak Uchaly | VHL | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 468 | 17 | 0 | 2.18 | .933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Gornyak-UGMK | VHL | 39 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2235 | 92 | 2 | 2.47 | .919 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | .824 | ||
| 2022–23 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Gornyak-UGMK | VHL | 31 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1494 | 70 | 1 | 2.81 | .907 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 10 | 0 | 3.15 | .918 | ||
| 2023–24 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1.01 | .967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 29 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1548 | 81 | 0 | 3.14 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 419 | 28 | 0 | 4.00 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1.01 | .967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Sharks Sign Goaltender Georgi Romanov to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract". San Jose Sharks.
- ^ a b c d "Georgi Romanov". Eliteprospects.com.
- ^ "Sharks' Georgi Romanov: Needed in relief again". CBS Sports.
- ^ "Sharks' Georgi Romanov: Rises to top level". CBS Sports.
- ^ "BREAKING: Sharks' Georgi Romanov Makes NHL Debut Against Oilers In A Tough Situation". The Hockey News.
- ^ "Sharks' Georgi Romanov: Makes NHL debut in relief outing". CBS Sports.
- ^ "Georgi Romanov". San Jose Sharks.
- ^ "Romanov on How Sharks Discovered Him, Adjustment to North America". San Jose Hockey Now.
External links[edit]
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database