PENGUINS SIGN GOALTENDER MAXIM PAVLENKO
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed goaltender Maxim Pavlenko to an American Hockey League contract for the 2025-26 season.
Pavlenko backstopped his home country of Kazakhstan in seven games at the 2025 IIHF World Championship. He earned a 30-save win in his tournament debut, Kazakhstan’s only victory of the 2025 competition. In his seven net appearances, Pavlenko went 1-4-0 with a 3.75 goals against average and .881 save percentage.
The 22-year-old played the last two seasons in Russia’s VHL, suiting up for HC Ryazan-VDV. In 32 games with Ryazan, Pavlenko earned a 9-16-1 record, 2.44 goals against average, .919 save percentage and two shutouts.
He captured a Kazakhstan Hockey Cup as Pro Hokei Ligasy Champions with Nomad Astana in 2023. He was also on Kazakhstan’s championship-winning entry at the inaugural IIHF Asia Championship in 2024.
Season-ticket packages for the Penguins’ 2025-26 regular season, including Full-Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbook and Premium Seating plans, as well as Corporate Partnership opportunities are available by reaching out to the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.
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