Vitali Yachmenev
| Vitali Yachmenev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Yachmenev as a member of the Los Angeles Kings | |||
| Born |
January 8, 1975 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators Amur Khabarovsk Ak Bars Kazan Avangard Omsk Moscow Dynamo Traktor Chelyabinsk | ||
| NHL draft |
59th overall, 1994 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | ||
Vitali Aleksandrovich Yachmenev (
1994 NHL Entry Draft
.
Playing career
Drafted from the
Russian Hockey Super League since 2003–04, and joined team, HC Dynamo Moscow
, in 2007–08. In 2008-09, he was team captain of Dynamo Moscow in the KHL. Two years later, in 2010-11, Vitali played with his hometown with Traktor Chelyabinsk. It would prove to be his last year in the KHL.
In his last two seasons, Yachmenev played for Rubin Tyumen in the Supreme Hockey League. In his NHL career, he appeared in 487 games, tallying 83 goals and 133 assists.
Awards
- Emms Family Award (top first-year player in Ontario Hockey League): 1993–94 season
- CHL Rookie of the Year (most outstanding rookie in Canadian Hockey League): 1993–94 season
- William Hanley Trophy (most sportsmanlike player in Ontario Hockey League): 1994–95 season
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Mechel Chelyabinsk
|
CIS.2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS.2
|
46 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 66 | 61 | 52 | 113 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | North Bay Centennials | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 59 | 53 | 52 | 105 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 65 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 59 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 55 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 16 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 68 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 78 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 75 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 62 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Amur Khabarovsk | RSL | 57 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 54 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 53 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 56 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 47 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 43 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12
|
Rubin Tyumen | RUS.2 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
2012–13
|
Rubin Tyumen | RUS.2 | 50 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 487 | 83 | 133 | 216 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| RSL totals | 267 | 41 | 62 | 103 | 86 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| KHL totals | 126 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | EJC | 
|
6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Russia | WJC
|
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | ||||
External links
- 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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