Evgeny Medvedev

Evgeny Medvedev
Evgeny Medvedev
Born	27 August 1982 (age 42); Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, URS
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
World Championships

Evgeny Vladimirovich Medvedev (Template:Lang-ru; 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
2015–16	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	45	4	9	13	34	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			45	4	9	13	34	—	—	—	—	—
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. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ http://en.khl.ru/players/11034/
^ "Ak Bars ready for new beginnings" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Flyers sign D Evgeny Medvedev". Philadelphia Flyers. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Evgeny Medvedev profile and statistics at KHL.ru
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Ak Bars Kazan's 2010–11 roster". eliteprospects.com. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] ttp://en.khl.ru/players/11034/

[3] "Ak Bars ready for new beginnings" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Flyers sign D Evgeny Medvedev". Philadelphia Flyers. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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