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Grebeshkov in 2009Born October 11, 1983
Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR,
Soviet UnionHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) Position Defence Shoots Left KHL team
Former teamsSKA St. Petersburg
Los Angeles Kings
New York Islanders
Edmonton Oilers
Nashville Predators
RSL
Lokomotiv YaroslavlNational team 
RussiaNHL Draft 18th overall, 2002
Los Angeles KingsPlaying career 2001–present Denis Sergeyevich Grebeshkov (Russian: Денис Сергеевич Гребешков; born October 11, 1983) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He last played for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career
Grebeshkov while with the Oilers in 2009
Grebeshkov was a first round selection, 18th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the New York Islanders on March 8, 2006 along with Jeff Tambellini in exchange for Mark Parrish and Brent Sopel. Having been unable to come to a contract agreement with the Islanders, Grebeshkov returned to Russia to play with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl for the 2006-07 season.
On February 18, 2007, his rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers for defenceman Marc-André Bergeron and a third round choice in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
On July 1, 2007, the Oilers signed Grebeshkov to a one-year contract. He started the 2007–08 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 8000th goal in the Oilers' franchise history in a 5-4 loss to the Nashville Predators.[2]
On July 21, 2009, the Oilers re-signed Grebeshkov to a one-year $3.15 million contract, barely avoiding arbitration.[3] In the 2009-10 season, Grebeshkov's slow start was continued after suffering a knee injury during a 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on November 13 which sidelined the defenceman for a month.[4]
On March 1, 2010, the Oilers traded Grebeshkov to the Nashville Predators for a second-round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[5] On March 2, he scored a goal in his Predators debut in a 4-3 win, coincidentally against the Oilers.[6] In just his fourth game with the Predators Grebeshkov took a shot block in the groin, against the Vancouver Canucks. Though he continued to play following the shot block, he required emergency surgery on one of his testicles following the game, causing him to miss the remainder of the regular season.[7] Grebeshkov was cleared to play prior to game 2 of the Predators' first round match-up against the Chicago Blackhawks. However, Grebeshkov was a healthy scratch for games 2, 3, and 4 as Predators' head coach Barry Trotz elected to play rookie Cody Franson. Grebeshkov made his NHL playoff debut in game 5 registering two assists in the 5-4 Predators loss.[8]
After becoming a 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 percent lower than his 2009-10 salary and he did not want to take that big of a pay-cut.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 27 1 2 3 10 — — — — — 2002–03 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 48 0 7 7 26 10 0 1 1 2 2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 43 2 7 9 34 6 0 1 1 6 2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 75 5 44 49 87 6 0 4 4 2 2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 0 2 2 12 — — — — — 2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 48 2 25 27 59 — — — — — 2005–06 New York Islanders NHL 21 0 3 3 8 — — — — — 2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL — — — — — 7 1 1 2 8 2006–07 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 47 8 8 16 79 7 0 2 2 6 2007–08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 3 15 18 22 — — — — — 2008–09 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 7 32 39 38 — — — — — 2009–10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 47 6 13 19 26 — — — — — 2009–10 Nashville Predators NHL 4 1 1 2 6 2 0 2 2 0 2010–11 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 54 8 9 17 44 — — — — — NHL totals 227 17 67 84 112 2 0 2 2 0 International
Year Team Event Place GP G A Pts PIM 2001 Russia WJC18 
6 1 3 4 0 2001 Russia WJC 7th 7 2 1 3 0 2002 Russia WJC 7 1 2 3 0 2003 Russia WJC 6 0 2 2 6 Junior int'l totals 26 4 8 12 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 Oly 6th 4 0 1 1 2 2010 Russia WC 
9 1 0 1 0 2011 Russia WC 4th 2 0 0 0 0 Senior int'l totals 42 2 11 13 6 References
- ^ "Oilers obtain Denis Grebeshkov". Edmonton Oilers. 2007-02-18. http://www.edmontonoilers.com/news/index.php?id=1013.
- ^ "Dumont's game winner propels Predators past Oilers". CBS Sports. 2008-02-19. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20080219_EDM@NSH?tag=untagged. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Oilers ink Grebeshkov to one-year contract". TSN. 2009-07-21. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=285257. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Pisani relegated to sick bay". Edmonton Journal. 2009-11-13. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Colitis+sidelines+Oilers+Pisani+again/2219961/story.html. Retrieved 2010-03-01.[dead link]
- ^ "Predators acquire Grebeshkov from Oilers". NHL. 2010-03-01. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=519504. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Great debut for Grebeshkov against Oilers". Canoe.ca. 2010-03-02. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Games/2010/03/02/13089781-ap.html. Retrieved 2010-03-04.[dead link]
- ^ "Testicle Injury Takes Down Predators' Grebeshkov". The Sporting News.com. 2010-03-09. http://www.webcitation.org/5pzegTqIH. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ "37 - D Denis Grebeshkov". The Hockey News.com. http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player-pn.cgi?3141. Retrieved 2010-05-25. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5pzfv6KQY)
- ^ Mirtle, James (2010-07-08). "Frozen-out free agents following the money overseas". The Globe and Mail.com. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/frozen-out-free-agents-following-the-money-overseas/article1655251/. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
External links
- Denis Grebeshkov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Denis Grebeshkov – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Denis Grebeshkov's NHL player profile
Preceded by
Dave SteckelLos Angeles Kings first round draft pick
2002Succeeded by
Dustin BrownCategories:- 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 players
- Nashville Predators players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- New York Islanders players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Russia
- People from Yaroslavl
- Russian ice hockey defencemen
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