Ruslan Fedotenko
| Ruslan Fedotenko Руслан Федотенко | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 18, 1979 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins Sokil Kyiv (IHL) | ||
| National team |
 Ukraine | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Ruslan Viktorovych Fedotenko (Template:Lang-uk; born January 18, 1979) is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. A two-time Stanley Cup champion, in his NHL career he has played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Internationally, Fedotenko has competed for Ukraine in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Playing career
Fedotenko went undrafted and first entered the NHL after being signed by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1999. After two seasons with the Flyers, he was traded in 2002 to the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with two second round draft picks, in exchange for Tampa Bay's first round draft pick, which was used to draft Joni Pitkänen.
In 2004, Fedotenko won his first Stanley Cup, scoring the championship-winning goal in game seven of the finals against the Calgary Flames. It was Tampa Bay's first Stanley Cup in franchise history. After a career-high 26-goal, 41-point campaign in 2005–06, Fedotenko was re-signed as a restricted free agent in July 2006 to a one-year contract worth $1.65 million.[1]
Following his fourth season in Tampa Bay, Fedotenko signed a one-year contract worth $2.9 million with the New York Islanders in July 2007, joining Mike Comrie and Bill Guerin as the Islanders' new free agent acquistitions. He scored 33 points in his first and only season with the Islanders.
The following off-season, Fedotenko signed his third consecutive one-year contract, a $2.25 million deal with Pittsburgh Penguins in July 2008. Fedotenko neared career-high totals with 39 points in 67 games, benefitting as a winger on a talented Penguins team featuring Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal as centres. He went on to tally 14 points in 24 post-season games with the Penguins in 2009, capturing his second career Stanley Cup as Pittsburgh defeated the Detroit Red Wings in seven games. Becoming an unrestricted free agent in July 2009, Fedotenko took a paycut with a one-year, $1.8 million contract to remain with the Penguins.
On September 10, 2010 Fedotenko accepted a try-out with the New York Rangers. After an impressive pre-season, the Rangers signed Fedotenko to a 1-year-deal worth $1 million on October 4, 2010.[2]
International play
Fedotenko has played internationally for the Ukrainian national ice hockey team, appearing in one game for his nation at the 2002 Winter Olympics in a 5-2 defeat of Switzerland.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Sokil Kyiv | RSL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 55 | 43 | 34 | 77 | 139 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 1999–00 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 67 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 76 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 77 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 67 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 677 | 150 | 158 | 308 | 419 | 83 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 54 | ||||
International play
Played for Ukraine in:
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ukraine | Oly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior Int'l totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
References
- ^ "Lightning ink Fedotenko to one-year deal". TSN.ca. 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-28.
- ^ "Fedotenko agrees to terms on contract". New York Rangers. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
External links
- 1979 births
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- New York Islanders players
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Ukraine
- People from Kiev
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Sioux City Musketeers players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Trenton Titans players
- Ukrainian ice hockey players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players