- Alexei Semenov
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team =San Jose Sharks
former_teams =Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 6
weight_lb = 235
nickname =
nationality = Russia
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|4|10|mf=y
birth_place =Murmansk ,USSR
draft = 36th overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team =Edmonton Oilers
career_start = 2002
image_size = 200pxAlexei Semenov ( _ru. Алексей Семёнов, "Aleksey Semyonov") (born
April 10 ,1981 inMurmansk ,USSR ) plays defence for theSan Jose Sharks in theNational Hockey League . He was selected by theEdmonton Oilers in the second round of the1999 NHL Entry Draft , 36th overall.In
2001 , he was awarded theMax Kaminsky Trophy as the best defenceman in theOntario Hockey League . After playing three full seasons for the Oilers and their top farm club, theHamilton Bulldogs , he was traded to theFlorida Panthers for acondition aldraft pick in the2006 NHL Entry Draft onNovember 19 ,2005 . Upset at his assignment to theRochester Americans at the start of the 2006–07 season, Semenov left Rochester after four games to play forSalavat Yulaev Ufa in Russia. On July 27,2007. Semenov signed a one-year contract with theSan Jose Sharks .Semenov is known for registering one of the hardest shots in the NHL, routinely clocking above 100 miles per hour.
External links
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