Batu Gendunov

Batu Gendunov
Gendunov with Brisbane Lightning, 2024
Born (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999
Irkutsk, Russia
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 244 lb (111 kg; 17 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Defenceman
Shoots Left
XHL team
Former teams		 Nagoya Orques
Brisbane Lightning
Tsen Tou Jilin City
Amur Khabarovsk
National team  Mongolia

Batu Gendunov (Russian: Бату Гендунов, also known as Batu Batorovich; born 4 January 1999) is a Mongolian ice hockey player currently playing for the Nagoya Orques in the XHL and the Mongolian national team. He has played for teams in Russia, Uzbekistan, China, Mongolia, Australia and Japan.

Playing career

Club

Gendunov was born in Irkutsk and is ethnically Buryat, visiting Ulan-Ude every summer. He began playing hockey with Yermak Angarsk. At age 13, he joined the CSKA Moscow youth system, with dreams of becoming the first Buryat to play in the Kontinental Hockey League. He also played one season with the Toronto Titans in Canada and learned about the North American style. From 2016 to 2019, he played for Atlant Moscow Oblast, Kapitan Stupino, and Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk in the MHL and was included on the National Hockey League's 2016-17 Central Scouting Futures List.[1][2]

In 2019, Gendunov joined Humo Tashkent in Uzbekistan as the team prepared for its first season in the VHL. He played in Humo's first-ever match, a 3–1 exhibition victory over Khimik.[3] He played the full pre-season for the club before departing for fellow VHL club Tsen Tou Jilin City in China.[4][5] For the 2022/23 season, Gendunov joined Otgon Od of the Mongolia Hockey League. In just three seasons split between Otgon Od and Darkhan, he broke the league scoring records with 130 goals, 108 assists, and 238 points in 40 games.[6] He was the league's top scorer with thirteen goals for Darkhan for the 2023-24 season.[7][8]

After his first season in Mongolia, representatives from the Australian Ice Hockey League contacted Gendunov. He communicated with them for a year before traveling to Australia and eventually joining the Brisbane Lightning.[6][9] He quickly established himself as one of the team's most dangerous offensive players, averaging more than a point per game.[10][11] After two seasons in Australia, it was announced in August 2025 that Gendunov had joined the Nagoya Orques in the Extreme Ice Hockey League, Japan's newly-formed second-tier league.[12][13]

International

Born in Russia, Gendunov has Mongolian ancestry. In 2021, the Mongolian Ice Hockey Federation contacted him and offered a Mongolian passport so that he could play for the Mongolia national team.[6] He was included on Mongolia's roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division IV, debuting in the competition.[9] He was named the division's Best Defenceman as Mongolia won the championship and was promoted to Division III in 2025.[14][15] In addition to his defensive contributions, the player tallied twelve points in three games, placing him fourth in scoring in the division.[16]

In the 2025 competition, Gendunov was Mongolia's top scorer with nine goals and eleven assists in five games as he was again named his division's Best Defenseman while also serving as an alternate captain.[17][18][19] With twenty points, he finished second in the division's scoring chart.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Toronto Titans GTHL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Atlant Moscow Oblast MHL 21 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Kapitan Stupino MHL 13 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk MHL 24 1 3 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk MHL 62 3 9 11 75 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Tsen Tou Jilin City VHL 13 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Otgon Od Blast MIHL 4 18 11 29 - 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Otgon Od Blast MIHL 8 29 22 51 - 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Darkhan Burhant Bulls MIHL 12 31 26 57 - 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Brisbane Lightning AIHL 23 13 13 26 10 1 0 0 0 0
2024–25 Darkhan Burhant Bulls MIHL 16 52 49 101 6 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25 Brisbane Lightning AIHL 24 15 23 38 4 1 0 0 0 0
2025–26 Nagoya Orques XHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2024 Mongolia WC D4 1st 3 6 6 12 0
2025 Mongolia WC D3B 4th 5 9 11 20 6
Senior totals 8 15 17 32 6

Personal

Gendunov holds a degree from the Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University and is a certified engineer.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Бату Гендунов: «Мечтаю стать первым бурятом в КХЛ. Если Борщевский скажет - разберусь и с Рыспаевым»" (in Russian). russia-hockey.ru. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  2. ^ "2016-17 NHL Central Scouting Futures List". National Hockey League. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  3. ^ Nadezhin, Nikita. "Контрольный матч. «Хумо» обыграл «Химик» в первом матче в истории" (in Russian). sports.ru. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  4. ^ ""Хумо" расторг контракт с защитником Гендуновым". allhockey.ru. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Gendunov Leaves Humo" (in Russian). HC Humo. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Nesterov, Vitaly. "Batu Gendunov. MHL – Mongolian national team – Australia". Exotic Hockey. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  7. ^ Тэмлүүн, З. "Дархан баг Хоккейн лигийн цомын эзэн боллоо" (in Mongolian). Zindaa.mn. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  8. ^ Мягмар, Н. "Монголын хоккейн холбооны тэргүүн Б.Жавхлан шилдэг тамирчдаа 100 мянган төгрөгөөр шагнаж, шүүмжлэлд өртөв" (in Mongolian). isee.mn. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  9. ^ a b Collins, Lee. "Brisbane Lightning sign Batu Gendunov". Ice Hockey News Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  10. ^ Goodenough, Gordon. "Brisbane Lightning Mid-Season Report Card". Hockey Hype Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  11. ^ Whiteford, Ryan. "Adrenaline VS Lightning - 5th and 6th of July". Adelaide Adrenaline. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Batu Gendunov signs with the Nagoya Orques". Ice Hockey News Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Batu Gendunov選手　契約のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Nagoya Orcas. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  14. ^ "2024 Best Players Selected by the Directorate". IIHF. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  15. ^ Nyambayar, B. "Mongolian Ice Hockey Team Wins IIHF World Championship Division IV". Montsame. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  16. ^ "2024 Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  17. ^ Boka, Tom. "2025 IIHF World Championship Div 3B: Mexico Tops Five Asian Rivals". Asian Ice Hockey. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  18. ^ Scheurer, Andrea. "Héctor Majul guida il Messico alla vittoria del Mondiale Divisione III Gruppo B di Querétaro" (in Italian). Hockey Italia 21. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  19. ^ "2025 Best Players Selected by the Directorate". IIHF. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  20. ^ "2025 Division III B Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  21. ^ "Уехать за мечтой" (in Russian). Gazeta. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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