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Russian ice hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vitali Aleksandrovich Yachmenev (Russian: Виталий Алексарович Ячменёв; born January 8, 1975) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the third round, 59th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
| Vitali Yachmenev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Yachmenev as a member of the Los Angeles Kings | |||
| Born |
January 8, 1975 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators Amur Khabarovsk Ak Bars Kazan Avangard Omsk Moscow Dynamo Traktor Chelyabinsk | ||
| NHL draft |
59th overall, 1994 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | ||
Drafted from the Ontario Hockey League's North Bay Centennials, Yachmenev made his National Hockey League (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 the Nashville 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 the Russian Hockey Super League since 2003–04, and joined team, HC Dynamo Moscow, in 2007–08. In 2008-09, he was team captain of Dynamo Moscow in the KHL. Two years later, in 2010-11, Vitali played with his hometown with Traktor Chelyabinsk. It would prove to be his last year in the KHL.
In his last two seasons, Yachmenev played for Rubin Tyumen in the Supreme Hockey League. In his NHL career, he appeared in 487 games, tallying 83 goals and 133 assists.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | CIS.2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS.2 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 66 | 61 | 52 | 113 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | North Bay Centennials | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 59 | 53 | 52 | 105 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 65 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 59 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 55 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 16 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 68 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 78 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 75 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 62 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Amur Khabarovsk | RSL | 57 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 54 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 53 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 56 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 47 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 43 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rubin Tyumen | RUS.2 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rubin Tyumen | RUS.2 | 50 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 487 | 83 | 133 | 216 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| RSL totals | 267 | 41 | 62 | 103 | 86 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| KHL totals | 126 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||
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