Evgeny Medvedev

Evgeny Medvedev
Born (1982-08-27) 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 2002present

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
2002–03Mechel ChelyabinskRSL110006
2003–04Metallurg Serov Rus-2347111824
2004–05Mechel ChelyabinskRus-24456114251018
2005–06Severstal CherepovetsRSL494595420006
2006–07Severstal CherepovetsRSL50101020115 3 0 0 0 8
2007–08Ak Bars KazanRSL416202689 8 2 1 3 4
2008–09Ak Bars KazanKHL488111964 21 2 5 7 32
2009–10Ak Bars KazanKHL4821012401723532
2010–11Ak Bars KazanKHL49416205490336
2011–12Ak Bars KazanKHL455192436 6 0 1 1 6
2012–13Ak Bars KazanKHL496202644 18 0 7 7 12
2013–14Ak Bars KazanKHL503212455 5 1 0 1 31
2014–15Ak Bars KazanKHL433131626 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 1st 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 1st 10 0 4 4 6
2015 Russia WC 2nd 7 0 3 3 6
Senior totals 40 3 16 19 24

References

  1. "Ak Bars Kazan's 2010–11 roster". eliteprospects.com. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  2. http://en.khl.ru/players/11034/
  3. "Ak Bars ready for new beginnings" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  4. "Flyers sign D Evgeny Medvedev". Philadelphia Flyers. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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