Evgeny Artyukhin

Born 	April 4, 1983 (1983-04-04) (age 27),
Moscow, Russian SFSR, URS
Height
Weight 	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
255 lb (116 kg; 18 st 3 lb)
Position 	Right wing
Shoots 	Left
NHL team
F. teams	Atlanta Thrashers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Anaheim Ducks
Ntl. team 	Russia
NHL Draft 	94th overall, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	1999–present
Evgeny Evgenyevich Artyukhin (Russian: Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Артю́хин; born April 4, 1983 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted Free Agent in 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.[1]
== 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] Artyukhin later apologized to the public stating that the incident was unintentional.[5]
== Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1999–00 	Vityaz Podolsk 	RML 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Vityaz Podolsk 	RSL 		24 	0 	1 	1 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Vityaz Podolsk 	RML 		49 	15 	7 	22 	94 		14 	0 	1 	1 	24
2002–03 	Moncton Wildcats 	QMJHL 		53 	13 	27 	40 	204 		6 	1 	2 	3 	29
2003–04 	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL 		6 	1 	0 	1 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		36 	3 	3 	6 	111 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		62 	9 	19 	28 	142 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		4 	2 	1 	3 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		72 	4 	13 	17 	90 		5 	1 	0 	1 	6
2006–07 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	RSL 		44 	5 	8 	13 	183 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2007–08 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 		19 	3 	2 	5 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	CSKA Moscow 	RSL 		23 	3 	6 	9 	99 		6 	4 	0 	4 	6
2008–09 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		73 	6 	10 	16 	151 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		37 	4 	5 	9 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		17 	5 	2 	7 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		199 	19 	30 	49 	313 		5 	1 	0 	1 	6
RSL totals	RSL totals 	RSL totals		110 	11 	17 	28 	338 		7 	4 	0 	4 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== International play==
Medal record 	Medal record 	Medal record
Competitor for Russia 	Competitor for Russia 	Competitor for Russia
World Junior Championships	World Junior Championships	World Junior Championships
Gold 	2003 Hailfax 	Ice hockey
Played for Russia in:
*2003 -World Junior Championships (Gold Medal)
=== International statistics===
Year	Team 	Comp 	Place	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Russia	WJC18	1 	6 	1	1	2 	4
2003	Russia	WJC 	1 	6 	1	0	1 	10
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players