# Denis Shvidki

Denis Aleksandrovich Shvidki (Russian: Денис Александрович Швидкий; born November 21, 1980) is a Ukrainian-born Russian former professional ice hockey right wing who played 76 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Panthers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

As a youth, he played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Kharkiv.
After playing two seasons with the Russian Superleague's Torpedo Yaroslavl, Shvidki made his North American debut with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League in the 1998–99 season. After two seasons with the Colts, he joined the Panthers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Louisville Panthers, in the 2000–01 season. He also appeared in 43 NHL games with the Panthers that season, scoring six goals and adding ten assists.
After three more seasons split between Florida and its minor league affiliates, Shvidki returned to Russia during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and has played there since. Shvidki was reported to transfer to Kärpät Oulu (Finland) in October 2009 for the rest of the season, however after one month try-out, Shvidki was released.
Shvidki played a single season in 2012–13, his third in the DEL, with the Hannover Scorpions before signing a one-year contract with 2nd Bundesliga club, Heilbronner Falken on May 21, 2013. He was released by the club before appearing with the Falken's and completed his professional career in the lower Russian league.
In mid 2015, Shvidki joined the Florida Jr. Panthers hockey club and is still coaching under that organization as of end of the 2016–17 season.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1995–96 | Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl | RUS.2 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | RSL | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl | RUS.3 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | RSL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl | RUS.2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 61 | 35 | 59 | 94 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 61 | 41 | 65 | 106 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 34 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 54 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 77 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 53 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005–06 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Sibir–2 Novosibirsk | RUS.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Amur Khabarovsk | RSL | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | SKA Saint Petersburg | RSL | 35 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Kärpät | SM-l | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | HC Yugra | RUS.2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 32 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011–12 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 49 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Titan Klin | VHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | HC Csíkszereda | MOL | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| RSL totals | RSL totals | RSL totals | 177 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 173 | 40 | 72 | 112 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 76 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1997 | Russia | EJC18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | Russia | WJC | | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | Russia | EJC18 | | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 31 |
| 1999 | Russia | WJC | | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | Russia | WJC | | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 32 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 39 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| OHL |||
| CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | 1999 |
| J. Ross Robertson Cup (Barrie Colts) | 2000 |
| AHL |||
| All-Star Game | 2001, 2004 |