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 (age 42)
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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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    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

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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

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  1. ^ "Ak Bars Kazan's 2010–11 roster". eliteprospects.com. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Medvedev Evgeny V.:Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)".
  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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