Denis Grebeshkov
| Denis Grebeshkov | |
|---|---|
 Grebeshkov in 2009 | |
| Born | October 11, 1983 Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Edmonton Oilers Lokomotiv Yaroslavl<br/ >Los Angeles Kings New York Islanders Nashville Predators SKA St. Petersburg HC Yugra |
| National team |  Russia |
| NHL Draft | 18th overall, 2002 Los Angeles Kings |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
Denis Sergeyevich Grebeshkov (Russian: Денис Серге́евич Гребешков; born October 11, 1983) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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-André Bergeron and a third round choice in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
On July 1, 2007, the Oilers signed Grebeshkov to a one-year contract. He started the 2007–08 season on the Oilers roster, and played his first Oilers game against the Detroit Red Wings on October 8, 2007. On February 19, 2008, Grebeshkov scored the 8000th goal in the Oilers' franchise history in a 5-4 loss to the Nashville Predators.[2]
On July 21, 2009, the Oilers re-signed Grebeshkov to a one-year $3.15 million contract, barely avoiding arbitration.[3] In the 2009–10 season, Grebeshkov's slow start was continued after suffering a knee injury during a 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on November 13 which sidelined the defenceman for a month.[4]
On March 1, 2010, the Oilers traded Grebeshkov to the Nashville Predators for a second-round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[5] On March 2, he scored a goal in his Predators debut in a 4-3 win, coincidentally against the Oilers.[6] In just his fourth game with the Predators Grebeshkov took a shot block in the groin, against the Vancouver Canucks. Though he continued to play following the shot block, he required emergency surgery on one of his testicles following the game, causing him to miss the remainder of the regular season.[7] Grebeshkov was cleared to play prior to game 2 of the Predators' first round match-up against the Chicago Blackhawks. However, Grebeshkov was a healthy scratch for games 2, 3, and 4 as Predators' head coach Barry Trotz elected to play rookie Cody Franson. Grebeshkov made his NHL playoff debut in game 5 registering two assists in the 5-4 Predators loss.[8]
After becoming a free agent on July 1, 2010 Grebeshkov signed a two-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), four weeks later. He noted that he wanted to stay in the NHL and received several offers, but the offers he received were for 30 to 40 percent lower than his 2009–10 salary and he did not want to take that big of a pay-cut.[9]
On July 18, 2013, after three years of playing in Russia, it was announced Grebeshkov would return to the Edmonton Oilers as a free agent, on a one-year contract.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl | RUS-3 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Lokomotiv-2 Yaroslavl | RUS-3 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lokomotiv-2 Yaroslavl | RUS-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 27 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 72 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 47 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 54 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | KHL | 30 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 144 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 117 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 227 | 17 | 67 | 84 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Russia | WJC18 |  |
6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Russia | WJC | 7th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Russia | WJC | |
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Russia | WJC | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| 2007 | Russia | WC |  |
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Russia | WC | |
9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Russia | WC | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Russia | Oly | 6th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Russia | WC |  |
9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Russia | WC | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Oilers obtain Denis Grebeshkov". Edmonton Oilers. 2007-02-18.
- ↑ "Dumont's game winner propels Predators past Oilers". CBS Sports. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ↑ "Oilers ink Grebeshkov to one-year contract". TSN. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ↑ "Pisani relegated to sick bay". Edmonton Journal. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ↑ "Predators acquire Grebeshkov from Oilers". NHL. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ↑ "Great debut for Grebeshkov against Oilers". Canoe.ca. 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ↑ "Testicle Injury Takes Down Predators' Grebeshkov". The Sporting News.com. 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ↑ "37 - D Denis Grebeshkov". The Hockey News.com. Retrieved 2010-05-25. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5pzfv6KQY)
- ↑ Mirtle, James (2010-07-08). "Frozen-out free agents following the money overseas". The Globe and Mail.com. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ↑ "Oilers sign Denis Grebeshkov". Edmonton Oilers. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denis Grebeshkov. |
- Denis Grebeshkov's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Denis Grebeshkov – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Denis Grebeshkov's player profile at NHL.com
| Preceded by Dave Steckel |
Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 2002 |
Succeeded by Dustin Brown |