Dmitry Afanasenkov

Dmitry Afanasenkov
Born	May 12, 1980 (1980-05-12) (age 31) Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	Traktor Chelyabinsk Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Dynamo Moscow Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
NHL Draft	72nd overall, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	2000–present

Dmitry Anatolyevich Afanasenkov (Russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Афанасенков; born May 12, 1980) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Afanasenkov began his North American ice hockey career after being drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, 72nd overall. He started playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Moncton Wildcats in his first season, and then for the Sherbrooke Castors in the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons.

Following the 2000–01 season, he was signed by the Lightning. Until the 2003–04 NHL season, he would split his time between the Lightning and their farm team. He would play for one IHL team (the Detroit Vipers) and two AHL teams (the Grand Rapids Griffins and Springfield Falcons).

During the 2003–04 NHL season, his rookie season, he scored six goals and ten assists during the regular season and three points during the Lightning's post season run to the 2004 Stanley Cup.

Following the lockout, he returned to the Lightning, but with the presence of Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, and Brad Richards, he had limited playing time. He did not put up the numbers he could, and so, on December 30, 2006, the Lightning waived him and he was picked up by the Philadelphia Flyers. While in Philadelphia, Afanasenkov picked up the nickname "The Shark", scoring 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists) in 41 games with the Flyers. A pending restricted free agent, he was not tendered a qualifying offer and became an unrestricted free agent. He signed with Dynamo Moscow on August 1, 2007 and signed on 26 September 2009 for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

Trivia

He has played 227 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers, and was a member of Tampa Bay's Stanley Cup team in 2004.

Awards

• 2000: Silver medal (2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships)
• 2003–04: Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		15	5	5	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Sherbrooke Castors	QMJHL		51	23	30	53	22		13	10	6	16	6
1999–00	Sherbrooke Castors	QMJHL		60	56	43	99	70		5	3	2	5	4
2000–01	Detroit Vipers	IHL		65	15	22	37	26		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		9	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		18	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Springfield Falcons	AHL		28	4	5	9	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Springfield Falcons	AHL		41	4	9	13	25		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Kloten Flyers	Swiss-A		—	—	—	—	—		5	1	1	2	0
2003–04	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		71	6	10	16	12		23	1	2	3	6
2004–05	Lada Togliatti	RSL		30	2	9	11	12		9	0	0	0	4
2005–06	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		68	9	6	15	16		5	0	1	1	2
2006–07	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		33	3	3	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		41	8	7	15	12		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		45	13	6	19	56		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		56	19	16	35	40		12	2	3	5	16
2009–10	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		6	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		44	12	9	21	20		8	0	0	0	4
2010–11	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		30	7	8	15	18		0	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				227	27	27	54	52		28	1	3	4	6

International play

Played for Russia in:

• 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2004 World Cup of Hockey

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Russia	WJC	7	5	1	6	6
2004	Russia	WCH	2	1	1	2	0

External links

• Dmitry Afanasenkov – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Dmitry Afanasenkov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Dmitry Afanasenkov at TSN.ca

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Name	Afanasenkov, Dmitry
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Date of birth	1980-05-12
Place of birth	Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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