Alexei Dmitrievich Kruchinin (; born June 9, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey Forward. He is currently playing with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Kruchinin made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with SKA Saint Petersburg during the 2011âÂÂ12 KHL season.
During the 2014âÂÂ15 season, Kruchinin was traded by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, along with Yegor Martynov, to Traktor Chelyabinsk in exchange for the rights to Petri Kontiola on November 23, 2014.
After four years with Traktor Chelyabinsk, Kruchinin was traded after the 2017âÂÂ18 season, to his original club, SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for financial compensation on June 6, 2018.
Kruchinin played one season with SKA, before returning at the conclusion of the 2018âÂÂ19 season, to Traktor Chelyabinsk on a one-year contract on 11 May 2019.
On 9 June 2024, Kruchinin joined his ninth KHL club, agreeing to a one-year deal with Severstal Cherepovets for the 2024âÂÂ25 season. After a lone season with Severstal, Kruchinin opted to return to former club Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, agreeing to captain the club in signing a two-year contract on 1 June 2025.