Evgeny Artyukhin Evgeny Evgenyevich Artyukhin ( ; born April 4 , 1983 ) is a Russia n professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Artyukhin was drafted in the third round , 94th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft . Prior to be selected , Evgeny played with Podolsk from junior to the top level Russian Super League . One year after being drafted by the Lightning , Evgeny made his North American debut with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) for the 2002 – 03 season . Artyukhin also skated in six games with Russia at the 2003 World Junior Championships , recording one goal and ten penalty minutes , helping Russia capture the gold medal . In the 2003 – 04 season , after signing with the Lightning on July 15 , 2003 , Evgeny made his professional debut , appearing in 36 games with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , recording three goals and three assists for six points while racking up 111 penalty minutes , which was good for third on the Bears in penalty minutes . He also played in six games with Pensacola of the ECHL , scoring one goal and adding 14 penalty minutes . For the 2004 – 05 season , Evgeny spent the entire season at the AHL level with the Springfield Falcons , recording nine goals and 19 assists in 62 games . His 28 points ranked 5th on the team and he was tied for third in assists . He also was tied for third on the Falcons with three power play goals . His 142 penalty minutes ranked sixth on the team . After spending most of the 2005 – 06 season with the Lightning , Artyukin left for Russia after contract negotiations soured with Tampa Bay . When the 2006 – 07 season ended with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl , Artyukhin rejected a $ 475 , 000 contract from the Tampa Bay Lightning . His agent , Mark Gandler , asked Tampa Bay to trade him , claiming that the Lightning were punishing Artyukhin for not resigning a year before . It is believed that Evgeny was seeking a $ 1 million contract . In 2007 – 08 , Artyukhin played for CSKA Moscow , recording nine points and 99 penalty minutes in 23 games . On July 7 , 2008 , the Tampa Bay Lightning officially re - signed Artyukhin to a two year deal worth $ 1 . 9 million . On August 13 , 2009 , he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Drew Miller and a third round draft pick . On March 1 , 2010 , Artyukhin was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Nathan Oystrick and a conditional pick . Suspensions . On March 7 , 2006 , Artyukhin was suspended two games by the NHL for an incident that occurred while he was in an altercation with the Ottawa Senators ' forward Antoine Vermette . After hitting Vermette into the boards , he got into a shoving match with him . During the altercation , he ripped the helmet of Vermette off his head and hit him with it . He received a match penalty on the play . On January 19 , 2009 , he was suspended another two games for hitting Florida Panthers ' forward Ville Peltonen with a knee - on - knee hit . He was assessed a minor penalty for tripping on the play . On October 21 , 2009 , Artyukhin was also suspended for three games after slewfooting Dallas Stars ' defenseman Matt Niskanen . Although there was no original penalty called by the referees during the match , the NHL suspended him after reviewing the play . Artyukhin later apologized to the public stating that the incident was unintentional . International play . Played for Russia in :