Denis Grebeshkov | |||
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Grebeshkov in 2009 | |||
Born |
(1983-10-11) October 11, 1983 (age 40) Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Los Angeles Kings New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators SKA St. Petersburg HC Yugra Vityaz Podolsk | ||
National team | Russia | ||
NHL draft |
18th overall, 2002 Los Angeles Kings | ||
Playing career | 2001–2015 |
Denis Sergeyevich Grebeshkov (Russian: ΠΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π‘Π΅ΡΠ³Π΅ΜΠ΅Π²ΠΈΡ ΠΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²; born October 11, 1983) is: a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Vityaz Podolsk of the: Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in theββNational Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators, the former of which drafted him in the "first round," 18th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing careerβ»
Professionalβ»
Grebeshkov was a first round selection, "18th overall," by, the Los Angeles Kings in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was tradedββto the New York Islanders on March 8, "2006," along with Jeff Tambellini, in exchange for Mark Parrish and Brent Sopel. Having been unableββto come to a contract agreement with the Islanders, Grebeshkov returned to Russia to play with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl for the 2006β07 season.
On February 18, 2007, Grebeshkov's rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenceman Marc-AndrΓ© Bergeron and a third-round draft pick in 2008.
On July 1, 2007, the Oilers signed Grebeshkov to a one-year contract. He started the 2007β08 season on the Oilers' roster and played his first Oilers game against the Detroit Red Wings on October 8, 2007. On February 19, 2008, Grebeshkov scored the 8,000th goal in Oilers history in a 5β4 loss to the Nashville Predators.
On July 21, 2009, the Oilers re-signed Grebeshkov to a one-year, $3.15 million contract extension just prior to a scheduled salary arbitration hearing. In the 2009β10 season, Grebeshkov's slow start was exacerbated after he suffered a knee injury during 3β1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on November 13, which sidelined him for a month.
On March 1, 2010, the Oilers traded Grebeshkov to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2010. On March 2, he scored a goal in his Predators debut in a 4β3 win, ironically coming against the Oilers. In just his fourth game with the Predators, Grebeshkov took a shot in the groin against the Vancouver Canucks. Though he continued to play following the blocked shot, he required emergency surgery on one of his testicles following the game, causing him to miss the remainder of the regular season. Grebeshkov was cleared to play prior to Game 2 of the Predators' Western Conference Quarter-final match-up against the Chicago Blackhawks. However, he was a healthy scratch for Games 2, 3 and 4 as Predators Head Coach Barry Trotz elected to play rookie Cody Franson in his place. Grebeshkov made his Stanley Cup playoff debut in Game 5, registering two assists in the 5β4 Predators loss.
After becoming free agent on July 1, 2010, Grebeshkov signed a two-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), four weeks later. He noted that he wanted to stay in the NHL. And received several offers. But the offers he received were for 30% to 40% lower than his 2009β10 salary, and he did not want to take that drastic of a pay-cut.
On July 18, 2013, after three years of playing in Russia, Grebeshkov returned to the Edmonton Oilers as a free agent, signing a one-year contract. After starting the 2013β14 season with the Oilers, Grebeshkov, however, was unable to cement a role on the team's blueline and was subsequently assigned to Edmonton's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, for the majority of the season.
On May 14, 2014, Grebeshkov, as a free agent, opted to return to the KHL, signing a contract with Vityaz Podolsk.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1999β2000 | Torpedoβ2 Yaroslavl | RUS.3 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2000β01 | Lokomotivβ2 Yaroslavl | RUS.3 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2001β02 | Lokomotivβ2 Yaroslavl | RUS.3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2001β02 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2002β03 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 48 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2003β04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 43 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2003β04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2004β05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 75 | 5 | 44 | 49 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
2005β06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2005β06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 48 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 59 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2005β06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2005β06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | β | β | β | β | β | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
2006β07 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 47 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2007β08 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 71 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 22 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2008β09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 72 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 38 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2009β10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 47 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 26 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2009β10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2010β11 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 54 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
2011β12 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2012β13 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2012β13 | HC Yugra | KHL | 30 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2013β14 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2013β14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2014β15 | Vityaz Podolsk | KHL | 52 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 28 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
AHL totals | 205 | 11 | 83 | 94 | 200 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||||
NHL totals | 234 | 17 | 68 | 85 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
KHL totals | 196 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 145 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Internationalβ»
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2001 | Russia | WJC | 7th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
2001 | Russia | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
2002 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2003 | Russia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2007 | Russia | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2008 | Russia | WC | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
2009 | Russia | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2010 | Russia | OG | 6th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2010 | Russia | WC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011 | Russia | WC | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||||
Senior totals | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Oilers obtain Denis Grebeshkov". Edmonton Oilers. 2007-02-18.
- ^ "Dumont's game winner propels Predators past Oilers". CBS Sports. 2008-02-19. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Oilers ink Grebeshkov to one-year contract". TSN. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Pisani relegated to sick bay". Edmonton Journal. 2009-11-13. Archived from the original on November 15, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Predators acquire Grebeshkov from Oilers". NHL. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Great debut for Grebeshkov against Oilers". Canoe.ca. 2010-03-02.
- ^ "Testicle Injury Takes Down Predators' Grebeshkov". The Sporting News.com. 2010-03-09. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ "37 - D Denis Grebeshkov". The Hockey News.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) (Archived by WebCite at ) - ^ Mirtle, James (2010-07-08). "Frozen-out free agents following the money overseas". The Globe and Mail.com. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "Oilers sign Denis Grebeshkov". Edmonton Oilers. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- ^ "Grebeshkov signs one-year contract in Podolsk" (in Russian). HC Vityaz Podolsk. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Preceded by | Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 2002 |
Succeeded by |
- 1983 births
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
- Los Angeles Kings draft picks
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players
- Nashville Predators players
- NHL first-round draft picks
- New York Islanders players
- Oklahoma City Barons players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Russia
- Ice hockey people from Yaroslavl
- Russian ice hockey defencemen