Evgeny Medvedev

Evgeny Vladimirovich Medvedev (Russian: Евге́ний Влади́мирович Медве́дев; born 27 August 1982) is a Russia professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played one season in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Evgeny Medvedev
Born (1982-08-27) 27 August 1982
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, URS
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Free Agent
Mechel Chelyabinsk
Severstal Cherepovets
Ak Bars Kazan
Philadelphia Flyers
Avangard Omsk
National team  Russia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002present

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]

After one season in North America, Medvedev returned to Russia by signing a contract with Avangard Omsk.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99Mechel–2 ChelyabinskRUS.391234
1999–2000Mechel–2 ChelyabinskRUS.310000
1999–2000Traktor–2 ChelyabinskRUS.3111124
2000–01Mechel–2 ChelyabinskRUS.3461572230
2001–02Mechel–2 ChelyabinskRUS.332791650
2001–02Zvezda ChebarkulRUS.483476
2002–03Mechel ChelyabinskRSL110006
2002–03Mechel–2 ChelyabinskRUS.3216152118
2003–04Mechel–2 ChelyabinskRUS.31526820
2003–04Metallurg SerovRUS.2347111824
2004–05Mechel ChelyabinskRUS.24456114251018
2004–05Mechel–2 ChelyabinskRUS.311012
2005–06Severstal CherepovetsRSL494595420006
2006–07Severstal CherepovetsRSL5010102011530008
2006–07Severstal–2 CherepovetsRUS.310006
2007–08Ak Bars KazanRSL41620268982134
2008–09Ak Bars KazanKHL4881119642125732
2009–10Ak Bars KazanKHL4821012401723532
2010–11Ak Bars KazanKHL49416205490336
2011–12Ak Bars KazanKHL45519243660116
2012–13Ak Bars KazanKHL4962026441807712
2013–14Ak Bars KazanKHL503212455510131
2014–15Ak Bars KazanKHL4331316261413412
2015–16Philadelphia FlyersNHL45481234
2016–17Avangard OmskKHL562202236122686
2017–18Avangard OmskKHL541119303471128
2018–19Avangard OmskKHL6282230221101116
RSL totals 151 20 35 55 264 13 2 1 3 18
KHL totals 504 52 171 223 411 120 9 30 39 161
NHL totals 45 4 8 12 34

International

Medal record
Representing  Russia
Ice hockey
World Championships
2012 Finland/Sweden
2014 Belarus
2015 Czech Republic
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

  1. "Ak Bars Kazan's 2010–11 roster". eliteprospects.com. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  2. http://en.khl.ru/players/11034/
  3. "Ak Bars ready for new beginnings" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  4. "Flyers sign D Evgeny Medvedev". Philadelphia Flyers. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. Shalaev, Viktor (9 July 2016). ""Vanguard" has signed a contract with the defender Evgeny Medvedev" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. Retrieved 9 July 2016.


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