Ivan Vishnevskiy (ice hockey)

Ivan Vishnevskiy
Born February 18, 1988
Barnaul, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Dallas Stars
Atlant Mytishchi
NHL Draft 27th overall, 2006
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2005present

Ivan Sergeevich Vishnevskiy (born February 18, 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing in the Kontinental Hockey League with Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

Playing career

Vishnevskiy plays as a defenceman and was selected 27th overall in the first round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. Ivan was drafted from the QMJHL where he was Rouyn-Noranda Huskies second pick in the 2005 CHL Import Draft and was selected for the 2006 Top Prospects game. On July 18, 2007, Vishnevskiy was signed by the Dallas Stars to a three-year entry level contract.[1]

After playing an additional season of junior with the Huskies, Ivan made his professional debut in the 2008–09 season with the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League. With the Stars already eliminated from the post-season, Ivan was recalled from loan with the Rivermen and made his NHL debut with the Stars against the Minnesota Wild on April 7, 2009.[2] Two days later he posted his first NHL point, an assist, in a victory against the Colorado Avalanche.[3] He played in three games with the Stars before he was reassigned to join the Rivermen in the playoffs.

Vishnevskiy was assigned to the Stars new AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, to start the 2009–10 season. He appeared in two games with Dallas and gained league attention when he mistakingly lost control of the puck to score into his own net with the goaltender pulled against the San Jose Sharks on December 21, 2009.[4][5] Returned to the AHL he was leading Texas defensemen with 8 goals when on February 9, 2010, he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers along with a fourth round pick (Ivan Telegin) in 2010 for goaltender Kari Lehtonen.[6] Ivan was then assigned to the Thrashers AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the remainder of the season.

In the 2010–11 off-season, Vishnevskiy's tenure with Atlanta was short-lived when he was traded along with a 2nd round pick in 2011 to the newly crowned Stanley Cup champions, the Chicago Blackhawks, for Andrew Ladd on July 1, 2010.[7]

Assigned to the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, for the entirety of the 2010–11 season, Vishnevskiy then signed a one-year contract with Atlant Mytishchi of the Russian KHL on May 17, 2011.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 54 13 35 48 57 5 2 1 3 2
2006–07 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 60 14 37 51 90 16 5 8 13 8
2007–08 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 45 17 28 45 50 17 0 6 6 16
2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 67 6 13 19 28 5 0 2 2 2
2008–09 Dallas Stars NHL 3 0 2 2 2
2009–10 Texas Stars AHL 51 8 16 24 51
2009–10 Dallas Stars NHL 2 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL 28 2 10 12 10 14 0 6 6 4
2010–11 Rockford IceHogs AHL 46 5 10 15 26
2011–12 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 54 3 9 12 26 12 0 2 2 4
2012–13 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 51 4 9 13 14 5 1 0 1 4
2013–14 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 42 4 3 7 14 18 3 2 5 6
KHL totals 147 11 21 32 64 35 4 4 8 14
NHL totals 5 0 2 2 2

References

  1. "Stars sign Ivan Vishnevskiy". Dallas Stars. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  2. "Gaborik sparks Wild to 3-1 win over Stars". Yahoo! Sports. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  3. "Stars overcome Avalanche in Shootout". CBS Sports. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  4. "Stars send Ivan Vishnevskiy back to AHL two days after his own goal against San Jose". National Hockey League. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  5. "Dallas Stars' Ivan Vishnevskiy's own goal against San Jose". freetechie.com. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  6. "Stars trade for Kari Lehtonen". Dallas Stars. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  7. The Canadian Press (2010-07-01). "Blackhawks continue to trade away players as Andrew Ladd sent to Thrashers". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  8. "Vishnevskiy in Atlant" (in Russian). Atlant Mytishchi. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.

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Preceded by
Matt Niskanen
Dallas Stars first round draft pick
2006
Succeeded by
Scott Glennie