| Vitaly Vishnevskiy | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 18, 1980 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team Former teams |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl New Jersey Devils (NHL) Nashville Predators (NHL) Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL) Khimik Moscow Oblast (RSL) |
| National team | Russia |
| NHL Draft | 5th overall, 1998 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
Vitaliy Viktorovych Vyshnevsky (Ukrainian: Віталій Вікторович Вишневський; born March 18, 1980) is a Ukrainian-Russian[1] professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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After playing in the Russian Super League for Torpedo Yaroslavl, Vishnevsky was drafted 5th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He came to North America to start the 1999–2000 season playing for the Ducks affiliate the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League. He also made his NHL debut playing in 31 games for the Ducks.
Vishnesvky established himself as a mainstay on the Duck defense, known for his punishing checks. In the 2002–03 season he helped to Ducks reach the Stanley Cup finals. Playing in all their playoff games in their eventual defeat to the New Jersey Devils. Vitaly scored a career high 16 points (6 goals and 10 assists) in the 2003–04 NHL season. Vishnevsky returned to Russia to play for Khimik Voskresensk during the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
In the 2005–06 NHL season, Vishnevsky continued to play for the Ducks where they made their way to the conference finals before losing to the Edmonton Oilers. On August 17, 2006 Vishnevsky was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Karl Stewart and a 2nd round pick prior to the 2006–07 NHL season.[2]
Vitaly played in 52 games with the Thrashers before he was traded to the Nashville Predators for Éric Bélanger on February 10, 2007.[3] Vishnevsky left the Predators at seasons end and was signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils to a three year contract on July 10, 2007.[4] After one season of play, with the Devils, he was waived on August 22, 2008.[5] Vishnevsky cleared waivers and decided to go play in the newly formed KHL with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on August 26, 2008.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | RSL | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 76 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 74 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 80 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 73 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | RSL | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 53 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 124 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 44 | ||
| NHL totals | 552 | 16 | 52 | 68 | 494 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Russia | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2009 Switzerland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 1999 Winnipeg | |
| Silver | 1998 Helsinki | |
Played for Russia in:
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | Russia | WC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2001 | Russia | WC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Russia | WCH | QF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Russia | Oly | 4th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Russia | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| Junior int'l totals | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| Senior int'l totals | 33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 47 | ||||
| Preceded by Michael Holmqvist |
Anaheim Mighty Ducks first round draft pick 1998 |
Succeeded by Alexei Smirnov |