Denis Grebeshkov

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Grebs
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
Los Angeles Kings
Nationality Flag of Russia Russia
Born October 11, 1983 (1983-10-11) (age 24),
Yaroslavl, USSR
NHL Draft 18th overall, 2002
Los Angeles Kings
Pro career 2001 – present

Denis Grebeshkov (born October 11, 1983 in Yaroslavl, USSR) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman.

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[edit] Playing career

Grebeshkov was a first round selection, 18th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the New York Islanders on March 8, 2006, along with Jeff Tambellini in exchange for Mark Parrish and Brent Sopel. Having been unable to come to a contract agreement with the Islanders, Grebeshkov returned to Russia to play with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl for the 2006-07 season.

On February 18, 2007, his rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers for defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron and a third round choice in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

On July 1st, 2007, the Edmonton Oilers signed Grebeshkov to a one-year contract. He started the 2007-08 season on the Oilers roster, and played his first game against the Detroit Red Wings on October 8, 2007.

On February 19th, 2008, Grebeshkov scored the 8000th goal in the Edmonton Oilers' franchise history.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001-02 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 26 1 2 3 10 - - - - -
2002-03 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 48 0 7 7 26 10 0 1 1 2
2003-04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 43 2 7 9 34 6 0 1 1 6
2003-04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2004-05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 75 5 44 49 87 6 0 4 4 2
2005-06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 0 2 2 12 - - - - -
2005-06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 48 2 25 27 59 - - - - -
2005-06 New York Islanders NHL 21 0 3 3 8 - - - - -
2005-06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL - - - - - 7 1 1 2 8
2006-07 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 47 8 8 16 79 7 0 2 2 6
2007-08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 3 15 18 22 - - - - -
NHL totals 104 3 21 24 42 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] International play

Played for Russia in:

[edit] International statistics

Year Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 WC
Senior Int'l Totals

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Oilers obtain Denis Grebeshkov", edmontonoilers.com, 2007-02-18. 
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