Evgenii Dadonov

Yevgeny Anatolyevich Dadonov (; born 12 March 1989) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in two stints for the Florida Panthers where he was originally selected 71st overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, as well as the Ottawa Senators and Vegas Golden Knights.
==Playing career==
Dadonov played for Traktor Chelyabinsk in the RSL and KHL. He was drafted 71st overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and joined the team in 2009, playing a season with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
===North America===
Dadonov scored his first NHL goal on 15 December 2010 against Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes. In January 2011 Dadonov was selected to participate in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition as one of 12 rookies.
In the 2011–12 season, the last year of his entry-level contract, after failing to gain a regular position into the Panthers line-up on 18 January 2012, Dadonov was traded, along with A.J. Jenks, by the Panthers to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Jonathan Matsumoto and Mattias Lindstrom. Dadonov was assigned to the Hurricanes' affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers where he played the remainder of the season out.
=== Donbass===
On 7 July 2012, Dadonov left the Hurricanes and North America to return to the KHL with Donbass. In December 2013 he signed a three-year extension with the club, and expressed interest in acquiring Ukrainian citizenship. With Donbass, Dadonov won the 2012–13 IIHF Continental Cup, and became the second scoring leader of the tournament. In the 2013–14 KHL season Dadonov helped Donbass reach the Conference Semifinals.
===SKA Saint Petersburg===
With HC Donbass suspending operations due to the outbreak of War in Donbass, Dadonov signed a multi-year contract with KHL club SKA Saint Petersburg on 11 June 2014.
In 2015, Dadonov played a vital role in helping SKA Saint Petersburg to win the Gagarin Cup for the first time. When team captain Ilya Kovalchuk was named MVP of the season, he refused to accept it and instead passed the award on to Dadonov. In a later interview, Kovalchuk said that he felt Dadonov deserved the award more. At the end of the season, the KHL named Dadonov one of the two winners of the "Gentleman on Ice" award for his fair play and sportsmanship.
===Return to Florida Panthers===
Having evolved and matured his game over the previous five seasons spent in the KHL, Dadonov opted to pursue a return for a second attempt in the NHL. With his rights having expired from the Hurricanes, Dadonov returned to his original club, the Florida Panthers, in agreeing to a three-year, $12 million contract on 1 July 2017.
===Ottawa Senators===
After three productive seasons with the Panthers, Dadonov left the club as a free agent, to sign a three-year, $15 million contract with the Ottawa Senators on 15 October 2020. Dadonov saw his production drop in his first season after signing with the Senators compared to his time in Florida, putting up 20 points in 55 games, under half a point-per-game average. He only spent the 2020–21 season with the Senators before being traded to the Vegas Golden Knights during the subsequent offseason.
===Vegas Golden Knights===
After a disappointing first season with the Senators, Dadonov was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Nick Holden and a 2022 3rd-round draft pick on 28 July 2021. 
====Failed Trade to Anaheim Ducks====
The Golden Knights attempted to trade both Dadonov and a conditional second-round pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for John Moore and Ryan Kesler at the NHL trade deadline on 21 March 2022, in order to alleviate salary cap constraints caused by the acquisition of star forward Jack Eichel from the Buffalo Sabres. The deal immediately came into question due to a no-trade clause in Dadonov's contract. A report the same day stated the Golden Knights claimed the Senators did not inform them of the no-trade clause, and the NHL's central registry processed the trade before Dadonov disputed its validity. On 23 March, the trade was officially voided. The controversy lead to the NHL announcing plans to change how no-trade clauses were handled in the future.
Dadonov's profile was elevated as a result of the events, and days after the resolution he scored the overtime-winning goal in a March 26 game against the Chicago Blackhawks, receiving strong applause from the audience. The final two months of the season were Dadonov's strongest, and he finished with 20 goals and 23 assists. It was widely expected, however, that the Golden Knights would again attempt to trade Dadonov in the offseason.
===Montreal Canadiens===
Following the Golden Knights missing the post-season for the first time in franchise history, Dadonov was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Shea Weber on 16 June 2022.
==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
2004–05 	Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk	RUS.3 		2 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk	RUS.3 		20 	6 	6 	12 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	RUS.2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2006–07 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	RSL 		24 	1 	1 	2 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk	RUS.3 		4 	2 	0 	2 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	RSL 		43 	7 	13 	20 	20 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2007–08 	Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk	RUS.3 		12 	4 	7 	11 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	KHL 		40 	11 	4 	15 	8 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2009–10 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		76 	17 	23 	40 	36 		7 	0 	1 	1 	0
2009–10 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		24 	8 	8 	16 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		36 	8 	9 	17 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		20 	5 	4 	9 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		15 	2 	1 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 		35 	3 	16 	19 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Donbass Donetsk 	KHL 		52 	14 	23 	37 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Donbass Donetsk 	KHL 		54 	15 	14 	29 	24 		13 	7 	4 	11 	4
2014–15 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	KHL 		53 	19 	27 	46 	10 		22 	15 	5 	20 	8
2015–16 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	KHL 		59 	23 	23 	46 	4 		15 	3 	6 	9 	2
2016–17 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	KHL 		53 	30 	36 	66 	39 		18 	9 	10 	19 	2
2017–18 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		74 	28 	37 	65 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		82 	28 	42 	70 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		69 	25 	22 	47 	10 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
2020–21 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		55 	13 	7 	20 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Vegas Golden Knights 	NHL 		78 	20 	23 	43 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		311 	112 	128 	240 	97 		71 	34 	26 	60 	18
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		413 	124 	141 	265 	64 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
2006 	Russia 	U18 	 		4 	4 	2 	6 	0
2007 	Russia 	U18 	 		7 	2 	2 	4 	2
2008 	Russia 	WJC 	 		7 	0 	0 	0 	4
2009 	Russia 	WJC 	 		7 	2 	5 	7 	2
2014 	Russia 	WC 	 		10	0 	2 	2 	0
2015 	Russia 	WC 	 		10	4 	7 	11 	2
2016 	Russia 	WC 	 		10	6 	7 	13 	6
2016 	Russia 	WCH 	4th 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2017 	Russia 	WC 	 		10	3 	5 	8 	0
2018 	Russia 	WC 	6th 		8 	2 	5 	7 	2
2019 	Russia 	WC 	 		10	7 	4 	11 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		21	4 	7 	11 	8
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		62	22	31	53 	10
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
KHL 	KHL 	KHL
All-Star Game 	2013* 	
Gagarin Cup 	2015, 2017	
Gentleman Award	2015 	
==References==
==External links==
*
*Evgeny Dadonov at RussianProspects.com
Category:1989 births
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