Denis Grebeshkov

Denis Sergeyevich Grebeshkov (; born October 11, 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played parts of 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, and Nashville Predators. Outside of the NHL, Grebeshkov has also played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Superleague (RSL), and SKA Saint Petersburg, HC Yugra, and HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Career
Before playing in the NHL, Grebeshkov played parts of two seasons with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Superleague (RSL).

He was drafted 18th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2002 NHL entry draft. On October 17, 1997, Grebeshkov made his NHL debut in a 2–1 win against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. On November 12, he recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a Derek Armstrong goal in a 6–3 loss against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

On March 8, 2006, the Kings traded Grebeshkov along with Jeff Tambellini to the New York Islanders in exchange for Mark Parrish and Brent Sopel. He only played 21 games with the Islanders.

On February 18, 2007, the Islanders traded Grebeshkov to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Marc-André Bergeron and a 2008 third-round draft pick. On July 21, 2009, Grebeshkov signed a one-year, $3.15 million contract to stay with the Oilers.

On March 1, 2010, the Oilers traded Grebeshkov to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2010 second-round draft pick. On March 7, 2010, during a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Grebeshkov was injured after taking a shot to his groin and was missed the rest of the season because he needed to have emergency surgery on his testicle.

on July 1, 2010, Grebeshkov returned to Russia and signed a two-year deal with SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played parts of three seasons with the team.

On July 18, 2013, Grebeshkov returned to the NHL and signed a one-year contract to rejoin the Edmonton Oilers. He played 7 games with the Oilers and recorded an assist before being sent down to the Oilers AHL-affiliate Oklahoma City Barons.

On May 14, 2014, Grebeshkov returned to Russia and signed a contract with to join Vityaz Podolsk in the KHL.

Grebeshkov retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2015.

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