Sergei Ogorodnikov

This article is about the ice hockey player (born 1986). For the bodybuilder (born 1965), see Sergei Ogorodnikov (bodybuilder).
Sergei Ogorodnikov
Born (1986-01-21) January 21, 1986
Irkutsk, Russian SFSR
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
CSKA Moscow
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
HK Gomel
NHL Draft 82nd overall, 2004
New York Islanders
Playing career 2003–present

Sergei Ogorodnikov (born January 21, 1986 in Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey center. He currently plays for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Ogorodnikov was primarily raised in various Moscow based hockey schools including HC Dynamo Moscow and HC CSKA Moscow.[1] He was also a longtime member of Russia’s U20 and U18 national Team Russia squads. The New York Islanders drafted him 82nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. The young forward came over to North America during the summer of 2006. After spending the season in the minor leagues with ECHL’s Pensacola Ice Pilots and AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, he headed back to Russia, where he has played since.


International statistics

Year Team Event Place   GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Russia WJC18 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 3 0 3 4
2006 Russia WJC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 6
Junior int'l totals 12 3 1 4 10

References

  1. ↑ RussianProspects.com Sergei Ogorodnikov Profile




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