Alexei Maklyukov has joined SKA!

SKA Hockey Club and Metallurg Magnitogorsk have agreed on a trade.

Defenseman Alexei Maklyukov is transferring to SKA, with goalkeeper Yegor Zavragin and defenseman Yegor Zelenov moving in the opposite direction.

HC SKA thanks the two Yegors for their efforts, while welcoming Alexei to Saint Petersburg!

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Alexei Maklyukov was born in Voskresensk, Moscow Region.

He progressed through the local Khimik system, making his professional debut in the MHL in the 2010/2011 campaign. Alexei was then snapped up by Dynamo Moscow, competing in the MHL, VHL and KHL for the capital-based organisation. He did indeed win the VHL with Dynamo in 2017.

After becoming a VHL champion, Alexei transferred to Barys Astana and went on to represent Kazakhstan at the World Championship. The next stop in his career in 2021 was Magnitogorsk, where he hoisted the Gagarin Cup aloft and became a Russian champion during his five years in the Urals. He was Metallurg's captain in the 2025/2026 season.