Dmitri Samorukov

Dmitri Andreyevich Samorukov (Дмитрий Андреевич Саморуков; born 16 June 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career
Samorukov played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm and was drafted by the Oilers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, 84th overall. He signed an entry-level contract on 7 September 2017. In the 2020–21 season, he played one season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with CSKA Moscow due to COVID-19-related stoppages in North American hockey, but returned to Bakersfield for the next season.

On 9 October 2022, Samorukov was traded by the Oilers to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for fellow Russian, Klim Kostin. He was assigned to affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL for the majority of the season, before appearing in two games with St. Louis in a brief recall.

As a pending restricted free agent, Samorukov was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blues and was released as a free agent. On 31 July 2023, Samorukov opted to continue his career in North America in signing a one-year, AHL contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the affiliate to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Samorukov opened the season in the AHL, posting 5 points through 15 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with Pittsburgh on 22 November 2023.