Maxim Afinogenov

Born 	September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04) (age 31),
Moscow, Russian SFSR, URS
Height
Weight 	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position 	Right wing
Shoots 	Left
KHL team
F. teams	SKA St. Petersburg
Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)
Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
Dynamo Moscow (RSL)
Ntl. team 	Russia
NHL Draft 	69th overall, 1997
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1995–present
Competitor for Russia 	Competitor for Russia 	Competitor for Russia
Ice hockey 	Ice hockey 	Ice hockey
World Championships 	World Championships 	World Championships
Silver 	2002 	Sweden
Bronze 	2005 	Austria
Gold 	2008 	Canada
Silver 	2010 	Germany
Winter Olympics 	Winter Olympics 	Winter Olympics
Bronze 	2002 	Salt Lake City
World Junior Championships	World Junior Championships	World Junior Championships
Silver 	1998 	Helsinki
Gold 	1999 	Canada
Maxim Sergeyevich Afinogenov (Russian: Максим Сергеевич Афиногенов, born September 4, 1979) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a member of the SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Known for his blistering skating speed,[1] he was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres 69th overall in 1997 and played nine seasons with the club. He played one season with the Atlanta Thrashers before signing with St. Petersburg in 2010.
== Personal life==
He was first introduced to hockey by his dad when he was 5 years old.[2]
== Playing career==
==== Buffalo Sabres====
Maxim Afinogenov was a forward for Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague (RSL) for four seasons. He was drafted 69th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and played his rookie NHL season in 1999–2000, scoring 34 points in 65 games, while also playing in 15 games with the Sabres' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans. Following his third season with the Sabres, a 21-goal, 40-point campaign in 2001–02, Afinogenov re-signed with a two-year, $2.4 million contract on September 4, 2002.[1] However, that same day, while playing a pickup game in in Moscow, he took a puck to the head, suffering a concussion.[1] He was limited to just 35 games in the subsequent season, managing just 11 points. The next season, in 2003–04, he recorded his first career hat trick on December 31, 2003, at the HSBC Arena in a 7–1 win against the Washington Capitals.[3] He finished the season bouncing back from his previous concussion-riddled season with 17 goals and 31 points.
After spending the 2004–05 season back in Russia with Dynamo Moscow due to the NHL lockout, Afinogenov recorded his best season to date when NHL play resumed in 2005–06 with personal bests of 51 assists and 73 points. As the Sabres embarked on a playoff run to the semi-finals, where they were defeated in seven games by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, Afinogenov added eight points in 18 post-season games. He continued his scoring pace the following season in 2006–07 and, despite missing 26 games, scored 61 points and a career-high 23 goals. During the season, Sabres backup goalie Martin Biron was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers at the trade deadline in February 2007, making Afinogenov the longest-serving Sabre on the roster. His production tailed off in 2007–08, however, managing just 28 points in the same number of games as the previous season.
==== Atlanta Thrashers====
Following the 2008–09 season, in which he was sidelined once more with a groin injury,[4] Afinogenov became an unrestricted free agent and was not re-signed by the Sabres. He left the club as the longest-serving Sabre on the previous season's roster, having played for the club since his rookie season in 1999–00. On September 17, 2009, the Atlanta Thrashers invited Afinogenov to their 2009–10 training camp on a tryout.[4] and on September 29, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the team worth $800,000. He scored his first goal as a Thrasher on October 17, 2009 against the Buffalo Sabres.
==SKA St Petersburg==
Afinogenov signed a 5 year deal with SKA St. Petersburg.
== 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
1995–96 	Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 		29 	6 	5 	11 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 		35 	10 	5 	15 	53 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 		38 	8 	13 	21 	24 		16 	10 	6 	16 	14
1999–00 	Rochester Americans	AHL 		15 	6 	12 	18 	8 		8 	3 	1 	4 	4
1999–00 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		65 	16 	18 	34 	41 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2000–01 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		78 	14 	22 	36 	40 		11 	2 	3 	5 	4
2001–02 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		81 	21 	19 	40 	69 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		35 	5 	6 	11 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		73 	17 	14 	31 	57 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 		36 	13 	14 	27 	91 		10 	4 	4 	8 	8
2005–06 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		77 	22 	51 	73 	84 		18 	3 	5 	8 	10
2006–07 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		56 	23 	38 	61 	66 		15 	5 	4 	9 	6
2007–08 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		56 	10 	18 	28 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		48 	6 	14 	20 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		82 	24 	37 	61 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
RSL totals	RSL totals 	RSL totals		139 	37 	37 	74 	178 		30 	14 	12 	26 	22
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		651 	158 	237 	395 	486 		49 	10 	13 	23 	22
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== International play==
Played for Russia in:
*1998 World Junior Championships (silver medal)
*1999 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
*2000 World Championships
*2002 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
*2004 World Cup of Hockey
*2006 Winter Olympics
*2008 World Championships (gold medal)
*2010 Winter Olympics
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Place 		GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1998 	Russia 	WJC 	2 		7 	3 	2 	5 	4
1999 	Russia 	WJC 	1 		7 	3 	5 	8 	0
1999 	Russia 	WC 	9th 		6 	2 	1 	3 	2
2000 	Russia 	WC 	11th 		6 	1 	0 	1 	4
2002 	Russia 	Oly 	3 		6 	2 	2 	4 	4
2002 	Russia 	WC 	2 		9 	3 	0 	3 	6
2004 	Russia 	WC 	10th 		5 	1 	1 	2 	4
2004 	Russia 	WCH 	5th 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
2005 	Russia 	WC 	3 		9 	3 	2 	5 	6
2006 	Russia 	Oly 	4th 		8 	1 	0 	1 	10
2008 	Russia 	WC 	1 		8 	5 	1 	6 	2
2010 	Russia 	Oly 	6th 		4 	1 	1 	2 	0
2010 	Russia 	WC 	2 		9 	3 	4 	7 	18
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals		74	22	13	35 	58
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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