Evgeny Medvedev
| Evgeny Medvedev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
27 August 1982 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Mechel Chelyabinsk Severstal Cherepovets Ak Bars Kazan | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
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Evgeny Vladimirovich Medvedev (Russian: Евге́ний Влади́мирович Медве́дев; born 27 August 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman currently under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Undrafted in any NHL Entry Draft, Medvedev played in his native Russia making his first team debut with Mechel Chelyabinsk in the Russian Superleague (RSL) in 2002. A season before the introduction of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Medvedev transferred to Ak Bars Kazan in the 2007–08 season.[1]
Medvedev played eight seasons with Kazan,[2] culminating in two Gagarin Cup championships and three KHL All-Star Appearances, before opting to sign his first NHL contract as a 32-year-old on a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers on 20 May 2015.[3][4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RSL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Metallurg Serov | Rus-2 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | Rus-2 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 49 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 50 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 41 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 89 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 48 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 32 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 49 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 45 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 49 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 50 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 43 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| KHL totals | 332 | 31 | 110 | 141 | 319 | 90 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 131 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Russia | WC |  |
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Russia | WC | 6th | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Russia | OG | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Russia | WC | |
10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Russia | WC |  |
7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 40 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 24 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Ak Bars Kazan's 2010–11 roster". eliteprospects.com. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ http://en.khl.ru/players/11034/
- ↑ "Ak Bars ready for new beginnings" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ↑ "Flyers sign D Evgeny Medvedev". Philadelphia Flyers. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
External links
- Evgeny Medvedev's profile and statistics (also in Russian) at KHL.ru
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database