SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has agreed to terms with goaltender Kirill Gerasimyuk on a two-year, entry level contract commencing in the 2025-26 season.
Gerasimyuk, 21, appeared in 24 contests with the Supreme Hockey League (VHL) Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk in 2024-25, registering a .933 save percentage, a 1.75 goals against average and three shutouts. He also netminded in eight games with SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (VHL) in 2024-25, posting a 5-1-1 record, a .924 save percentage and a 2.52 goals against average.
The 6-foot-2, 179-pound native of St. Petersburg, Russia owns a 14-14-9 record in net over four seasons in the VHL with SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (2020-21, 2022-23 to 2024-25) and Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk (2024-25). Gerasimyuk led all VHL goaltenders with a 1.61 goals against average and a .949 save percentage in the 2024 playoffs. He also competed in 94 games with SKA-Varyagi St. Petersburg (2019-20 to 2021-22) and SKA-1946 St. Petersburg (2020-21 to 2023-24) in the MHL, Russia’s junior hockey league. He won the 2022 MHL championship with SKA-1946 St. Petersburg. In 2023-24, Gerasimyuk’s league-leading .953 save percentage led SKA-1946 St. Petersburg to his second MHL championship.
On the international stage, Gerasimyuk earned a silver medal at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Junior Championship with Russia.
Gerasimyuk was originally selected by Florida in the fifth round (152nd overall) at the 2021 NHL Draft.
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