- Vitali Yachmenev
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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team = Moscow Dynamo
former_teams = RHSL
Avangard Omsk
Ak Bars Kazan
Amur Khabarovsk
NHL
Nashville Predators
Los Angeles Kings
league = KHL
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 198
nationality = RUS
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|1|8
birth_place =Chelyabinsk , U.S.S.R.
draft = 59th overall
draft_year = 1994
draft_team =Los Angeles Kings
career_start = 1995Vitali Yachmenev (born
January 8 ,1975 , inChelyabinsk , U.S.S.R.) is a Russian professionalice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the third round, 59th overall, by theLos Angeles Kings in the1994 NHL Entry Draft .Drafted from the
Ontario Hockey League 'sNorth Bay Centennials , Yachmenev made his NHL debut during 1995–96 season with the Kings, appearing in 80 games and scoring 19 goals. After two full seasons and part of a third with the Kings, Yachmenev was traded to theNashville Predators before the 1998–99 season, the team's inaugural season. He played five full seasons with the Predators before returning to Russia. He has played in theRussian Hockey Super League since 2003–04, and joined his current team,HC Dynamo Moscow , in 2007–08.In his NHL career to date, Yachmenev has appeared in 487 games. He has tallied 83 goals and added 133 assists.
Awards
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Emms Family Award (top first-year player inOntario Hockey League ): 1993–94 season
*CHL Rookie of the Year (most outstanding rookie inCanadian Hockey League ): 1993–94 season
*William Hanley Trophy (most sportsmanlike player inOntario Hockey League ): 1994–95 seasonExternal links
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