Artem Anisimov
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg/13 st 1 lb) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. team |
New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) |
| Nationality |  Russia |
| Born | May 24, 1988 , Yaroslavl, U.S.S.R. |
| NHL Draft | 54th overall, 2006 New York Rangers |
| Pro career | 2005 – present |
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | |||
| Silver | 2007 | Russia | |
Artem Anisimov (Russian: Артём Анисимов; born May 24, 1988 in Yaroslavl, U.S.S.R.; now Russia) is a professional ice hockey center currently in the New York Rangers organization.
[edit] Playing career
The young forward is a product of the Lokomotiv hockey school. He made his semi-professional debut on their junior farm club Lokomotiv 2 during the 2004–05 season before joining Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the 2005–06 season. Anisimov was drafted 54th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers.
On August 2, 2007, Anisimov signed his first contract with the Rangers, and is currently playing with the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack for the 2007–08 season.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 74 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| RSL totals | 49 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||
[edit] External links
- Artem Anisimov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Anisimov signs first contract with blueshirts
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