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 | |||
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| Born | 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 | ||
| Shot | 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 | 2002–2019 | ||
Playing career
editUndrafted 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Zvezda Chebarkul | RUS.4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RSL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2004–05 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2006–07 | Severstal–2 Cherepovets | RUS.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 8 | 12 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 56 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 54 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 62 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Ak Bars Kazan's 2010–11 roster". eliteprospects.com. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ "Medvedev Evgeny V.:Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)".
- ^ "Ak Bars ready for new beginnings" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Flyers sign D Evgeny Medvedev". Philadelphia Flyers. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ Shalaev, Viktor (9 July 2016). ""Vanguard" has signed a contract with the defender Evgeny Medvedev" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
External links
edit- Evgeny Medvedev profile and statistics at KHL.ru
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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