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Ivan Chukarov (D)
Jacksonville Icemen
| Name: |
Ivan Chukarov |
| Number: |
28 |
| Pos.: |
D |
| Shoots: |
L |
| Height: |
6-4 |
| Weight: |
205 |
| Birthdate: |
1995-04-03 |
| Birthplace: |
Des Plaines, IL |
Biography
2023-24: Chukarov, 28, joins the Icemen after registering 12 points (1g, 11a) in 58 games played with the Thunder last season. In addition, Chukarov also appeared in one game with the AHL Utica Comets last season as well.
The 6-3, 200-pound blue liner has totaled 32 points (6g, 26a) with 72 penalty minutes in 149 career ECHL games split between the Thunder and Worcester Railers from 2018-2023. Prior to his professional career, Chukarov played four collegiate seasons at the University of UMass-Amherst totaling 25 points (6g, 19a) and winning a Hockey East Conference regular season title in 2019.
Chukarov also won a Robertson Cup championship with the NAHL’s Minnesota Wilderness in 2015, capping off a 44-point season. The Des Plaines, Illinois resident was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the seventh-round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
