Career
He was drafted 48th overall in the 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the New York Islanders and is the son of former Soviet hockey player Aleksandr Chernykh. Chernykh developed in the Khimik Voskresensk hockey system, the club his father also played foreign Chernykh has primarily spent time skating in Russia’s secondand third-tier leagues, struggling to break back into the KHL. He played one season of hockey in North America for the Dayton Bombers during the 2006-2007 season before returning to Russia.