Igor Grigorenko

Igor Grigorenko
Born April 9, 1983
Togliatti, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
CSKA Moscow
Lada Togliatti
Severstal Cherepovets
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2001
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2001present

Igor Grigorenko (born April 9, 1983, in Tolyatti, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for HC CSKA Moscow in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

In 2001, Grigorenko was a member of the Russian World U-18 team. At the tournament he finished second overall in the tournament scoring and was also named to the tournament's first All Star team, he was drafted 62nd overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings.

In 2002–03, Grigorenko was the leading scorer with Lada in the Russian Super League with 19 goals and 29 points in 47 regular season games. His 19 goals were also among the top three goal scorers in the league.

Grigorenko helped Russia win the gold at the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and earned championship game MVP honors.

His success with Lada gave him the opportunity to make his debut with the Russian senior national team. Grigorenko posted 7 goals and 8 points in 17 games with the team, including 2 goals and an assist in 7 games at the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

On May 16, 2003, Grigorenko was involved in a serious car accident. He suffered a broken left thigh bone and two fractures in his left shin bone. In addition, complications arose and he developed a fat embolism in his left lung, which is a potentially fatal condition.

Mark Lapush, Grigorenko's agent, said, "They gave him a 10-percent chance to be alive, and he made it. He’s feeling good. He said, 'Mark, trust me, I’m going to play hockey. I’m going to play for Detroit.'"

He signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings in May, 2007, but was unable to make the team out of training camp. After 5 games in the American Hockey League with affiliate the Grand Rapids Griffins, Grigorenko returned to Russia.

During the 2012–13 season, after scoring 5 points in 12 games, Grigorenko was traded from to Salavat Yulaev Ufa to CSKA Moscow in exchange for Denis Parshin on October 10, 2012.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Lada Togliatti Rus-3 19 3 3 6 2
1999–00 Lada Togliatti Rus-3 38 17 17 34 36
2000–01 CSK VVS Samara Rus-2 39 10 10 20 88
2000–01 Lada Togliatti RSL 5 1 0 1 4
2001–02 Lada Togliatti RSL 41 8 9 17 58 4 1 0 1 8
2002–03 Lada Togliatti RSL 47 19 10 29 82 10 1 6 7 10
2003–04 Lada Togliatti Rus-3 6 2 2 4
2003–04 Lada Togliatti RSL 3 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Lada Togliatti RSL 11 0 0 0 31
2004–05 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 30 11 7 18 22
2005–06 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 50 13 21 34 26 4 1 1 2 8
2006–07 Lada Togliatti RSL 49 14 13 27 71 2 2 1 3 2
2007–08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 5 0 0 0 4
2007–08 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 27 4 6 10 24 5 0 1 1 0
2008–09 Salavet Yulaev Ufa KHL 36 2 8 10 10 1 0 1 1 2
2009–10 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 55 22 14 36 40 15 5 4 9 8
2010–11 Salavet Yulaev Ufa KHL 44 24 16 40 30 21 9 6 15 6
2011–12 Salavet Yulaev Ufa KHL 44 19 15 34 29 6 1 0 1 4
2012–13 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 12 1 4 5 18
2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 27 4 2 6 20 9 2 0 2 2
2013–14 CSKA Moscow KHL 54 13 14 27 60 4 1 1 2 2
2014–15 CSKA Moscow KHL 55 23 22 45 44 14 10 9 19 8
RSL/KHL totals 583 177 162 339 540 81 31 24 55 42
Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold 2002 Pardubice
Gold 2003 Nova Scotia
IIHF U18 Championships
Gold 2001 Helsinki

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Russia WJC18 1st 6 6 4 10 8
2002 Russia WJC 1st 7 1 2 3 4
2003 Russia WJC 1st 6 6 4 10 4
2003 Russia WC 5th 7 2 1 3 16
2006 Russia WC 5th 7 1 2 3 8
Junior totals 19 13 10 23 16
Senior totals 14 3 3 6 24

References

  1. "CSKA and Salavat Ufa exchange players" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-10-10.

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