Evgeny Ketov

Evgeny Ketov
Born (1986-01-17) 17 January 1986
Gubakha, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for HC CSK VVS Samara
Lada Togliatti
Ak Bars Kazan
Severstal Cherepovets
SKA Saint Petersburg
Current VHL coach SKA-VMF
National team  Russia
Playing career 2001–2023

Evgeny Ketov (Russian: Евгений Кетов; born 17 January 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former player, currently the head coach of SKA-VMF in the All-Russian Hockey League (VHL). He played extensively in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He holds SKA Saint Petersburg's team record for games played, and had his number 40 retired by SKA.[1]

Playing career

Ketov was born in Gubakha, a town in the Perm Oblast. He started his career in Molot Perm's academy, then played for farm clubs of Avangard Omsk and Lada Togliatti. In 2005, at the age of 19, Ketov debuted for Lada's main team in the Russian Superleague and quickly became one of the team's scoring leaders.[1] In 2006 he won the IIHF Continental Cup with Lada and was recognized as the best forward of the tournament.[2]

Ketov played for Lada during the inaugural 2008–09 KHL season, playing his first KHL game on 3 September 2009. In the summer of 2009, Ketov joined Ak Bars Kazan. In Ak Bars his scoring declined, however,[1] and in January 2010 he was traded to Severstal Cherepovets in exchange for Nikolai Lemtyugov.[3]

In Cherepovets, Ketov's results rebounded, and in 2011 he became Severstal's captain. In the 2013 Gagarin Cup playoffs, Severstal reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time by defeating Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, but lost the next series to SKA Saint Petersburg.[1]

On 23 May 2013, Ketov, along with Vadim Shipachev, was traded to SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for Ivan Kasutin, Gleb Klimenko, Sergei Monakhov, Grigori Serkin, a first-round pick in the 2013 KHL Junior Draft and a monetary compensation.[4] After the trade to SKA, Ketov had to transition from being one of the team's leaders into a defensive role with heavy emphasis on blocking shots and the penalty kill. In this new role, Ketov contributed to SKA winning the 2015 and 2017 Gagarin Cups.[1]

In the 2017–18 KHL season, Ketov became SKA's captain.[5] On 13 January 2022, Ketov played his 507th game with SKA, a 2-1 victory over HC Sochi that guaranteed SKA a playoff spot, and beat a 46-year-old club record set by Igor Schyurkov.[6] In total, Ketov played 541 games for SKA.[1]

Following his tenth season with SKA Saint Petersburg in 2022–23, Ketov announced his retirement after 22 professional seasons on 25 April 2023.[7] On 11 December 2023, SKA retired Ketov's number 40 and raised his banner in the St. Petersburg Ice Palace.[8]

National team

Ketov was a member of Russia's team at 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, which took silver medals.[2] Ketov was first called to Russia's second team for the 2010 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge.[9]

In the 2011–12 season, he played at another Euro Ice Hockey Challenge,[10] then was for the first time called to play for Russia's main national team team at the 2012 Czech Hockey Games[11] and the 2012 IIHF World Championship. At the World Championship, while Ketov played on the fourth line and scored no points in the group stage and was scratched for the playoffs, Russia won the tournament and became the World Champions.[1] For his role in the team's victory, Ketov was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia.[12]

For the 2018 Karjala Cup, Ketov became the captain of Russia's national team.[13] He was also the captain for the Channel One Cup in 2018[14] and 2019.[15]

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player, Ketov joined SKA's coaching staff as Roman Rotenberg's assistant.[16] He stayed an assistant coach after Rotenberg was replaced with Igor Larionov.[17] On 11 October 2025, he was appointed to become the head coach of SKA-VMF, SKA's farm club in the second-tier All-Russian Hockey League.[18]

Personal life

Evgeny first met his wife, Valeria Ketova, when he was playing for Lada. They have three sons: Nikolay, Platon and Vladimir.[19]

Career statistics

KHL

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Lada Togliatti KHL 39 14 10 24 26 2 2 0 2 2
2009–10 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 33 0 2 2 10 — — — — —
2009–10 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 13 3 4 7 10 — — — — —
2010–11 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 43 15 10 25 18 6 2 1 3 18
2011–12 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 45 13 12 25 20 6 0 1 1 2
2012–13 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 48 12 22 34 69 10 4 3 7 2
2013–14 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 39 8 8 16 18 4 0 0 0 5
2014–15 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 49 5 4 9 28 13 1 2 3 12
2015–16 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 55 8 6 14 76 15 0 0 0 20
2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 47 9 5 14 39 18 6 1 7 30
2017–18 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 47 7 7 14 26 13 0 1 1 6
2018–19 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 46 1 6 7 18 9 0 0 0 6
2019–20 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 59 13 8 21 30 4 1 1 2 8
2020–21 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 49 5 6 11 50 9 2 3 5 6
2021–22 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 31 1 1 2 8 9 0 0 0 2
2022–23 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 18 4 2 6 2 7 1 0 1 4
KHL totals[20] 661 118 113 231 448 125 19 13 32 123

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Russia WJC 6 0 1 1 2
2012 Russia WC 7 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 6 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 7 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
IIHF Continental Cup (Lada Togliatti) 2006 [2]
KHL
Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) 2015, 2017 [21]
Kontinental Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) 2018, 2023 [22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Евгений Кетов: рекордсмен СКА" [Evgeny Ketov: SKA's record-breaker] (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 19 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Евгению Кетову – 35!" [Evgeniy Ketov is 35!] (in Russian). Russian Ice Hockey Federation. 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ "«Ак Барс» и «Северсталь» обменялись игроками" [Ak Bars and Severstal exchange players] (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 14 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Шипачев и Кетов перешли из «Северстали» в СКА" [Shipachev and Ketov move from Severstal to SKA] (in Russian). gazeta.ru. 23 May 2013.
  5. ^ "2019/20. Евгений Кетов" [2019/20. Evgeny Ketov] (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 3 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Евгений Кетов: «За 9 лет не было мыслей уходить из СКА»" [Evgeny Ketov: 'For nine years I never thought about leaving SKA'] (in Russian). Match TV. 13 January 2022.
  7. ^ "SKA announce season ending transactions" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ^ "СКА вывел из обращения номер 40, под которым играл Кетов" [SKA retires the number 40 worn by Ketov] (in Russian). Sport-Express. 11 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Вторая сборная уверенно победила украинцев" [Russia's second team confidently defeats the Ukrainians] (in Russian). Russian Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Вторая сборная России обыграла Францию на турнире 'Европейский хоккейный вызов'" [Russia's second team defeats France at the European Hockey Challenge tournament] (in Russian). Championat.com. 15 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Чешские хоккеисты выиграли серию Euro Hockey Tour!" [Czech hockey players win the Euro Hockey Tour series!] (in Russian). Radio Prague International. 29 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Евгений КЕТОВ получил чемпионский перстень" [Evgeny Ketov receives his championship ring] (in Russian). Severstal Cherepovets. 12 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Кетов – капитан сборной на Кубок Карьяла, ассистенты – Локтионов и Нестеров" [Ketov is the captain of the Karjala Cup team; assistants are Loktionov and Nesterov] (in Russian). Sport-Express. 6 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Кетов будет капитаном сборной России по хоккею на Кубке Первого канала" [Ketov will captain the Russian national hockey team at the Channel One Cup] (in Russian). TASS. 12 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Кетов будет капитаном сборной России на Кубке Первого канала по хоккею" [Ketov will captain the Russian national team at the Channel One Hockey Cup] (in Russian). TASS. 11 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Евгений Кетов: «Возвращаться не планирую. Я перешел на тренерскую работу, мне это интересно»" [Evgeny Ketov: 'I don't plan to return. I've switched to coaching; I'm interested in it'] (in Russian). Match TV. 11 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Ларионов ведёт Питер к реваншу: новый тренерский штаб, молодёжь и жёсткая подготовка. Что происходит в СКА" [Larionov is leading St. Petersburg to revenge: A new coaching staff, young players, and tough training. What's happening at SKA?] (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 22 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Чемпион мира Кетов стал главным тренером «СКА‑ВМФ»" [World champion Ketov becomes head coach of SKA-VMF] (in Russian). Match TV. 11 October 2025.
  19. ^ "Каратистки, юмористки, хоккеистки и просто красавицы: Кто такие жены игроков СКА" [Karate girls, comedians, hockey players, and just plain beauties: Who are the wives of SKA players?] (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 29 April 2019.
  20. ^ Evgeny Ketov profile and statistics at KHL.ru
  21. ^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  22. ^ "СКА в третий раз стал победителем регулярного чемпионата КХЛ" [SKA wins the KHL regular season for the third time]. TASS. 15 February 2023.
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