Maxim Afinogenov
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| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Max, Maxi, Finny, Crazy Legs, The Red Scare, Affy |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) |
| NHL Team | Buffalo Sabres |
| Nationality |  Russia |
| Born | September 4, 1979, Moscow, USSR |
| NHL Draft | 69th overall, 1997 Buffalo Sabres |
| Pro Career | 1996 – present |
| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice hockey | |
Maxim Sergeyevich Afinogenov (Ru: Максим Сергеевич Афиногенов, Maksim Sergejevič Afinogenov, /ˈmæk.sim.ə.ˈfin.ə.ˈgɛn.ɑv/; born September 4, 1979 in Moscow, USSR; now Russia) is a professional ice hockey player.
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[edit] Playing career
Maxim Afinogenov was a star forward for the Russian elite team HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Hockey Super League for four seasons. He was drafted 69th overall by Buffalo in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and then spent 15 games of one season (1999-2000) with their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. Early in the 2002-03 season, he suffered a concussion and only played 35 games. He recorded his first career hat trick on December 31, 2003 at the HSBC Arena. His best season to date was in 2005-06 when he had 22 goals and 73 points.
He was on the Russian team which won the bronze medal at Salt Lake City and played for Russia again in 2006, finishing 4th in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Afinogenov again played for HC Dynamo Moscow, and then returned to Buffalo once the NHL resumed play in 2005. His nicknames are Max, Maxi, and Madmax.
[edit] Personal Life
As of late 2006, Max's girlfriend is Russian tennis star Elena Dementieva; this is confirmed on Dementieva's website. [1]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995-96 | HC Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | HC Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | HC Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 35 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | HC Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 38 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 1999-00 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 15 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 65 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000-01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2001-02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | HC Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 36 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 96 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2005-06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 84 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| RSL totals | 139 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 178 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 408 | 95 | 129 | 224 | 310 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for Russia in:
- 1998 World Junior Championships (silver medal)
- 1999 World Championships
- 2000 World Championships
- 2002 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- 2006 Winter Olympics
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1999 | Russia | WCh | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Russia | WCh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Russia | Oly | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Russia | WCp | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Russia | WCh | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Russia | Oly | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 39 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | |||
[edit] External links
Categories: 1979 births | Buffalo Sabres draft picks | Buffalo Sabres players | Hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Living people | Olympic bronze medalists for Russia | People from Moscow | Rochester Americans players | Russian ice hockey players | Winter Olympics medalists
