Ivan Vishnevskiy (ice hockey)
| Ivan Vishnevskiy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 18, 1988 Barnaul, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa Dallas Stars Atlant Mytishchi Chicago Blackhawks Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| NHL Draft |
27th overall, 2006 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Ivan Sergeevich Vishnevskiy (born February 18, 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Vishnevskiy previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, the organization that drafted him in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He has also been a member of both the Atlanta Thrashers and Chicago Blackhawks organizations, though he failed to make an NHL-level appearance with either.
Playing career
Amateur
Vishnevskiy was selected 27th overall in the first round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, selected out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. He was originally the Huskies' second pick in the 2005 CHL Import Draft, later being selected for the 2006 Top Prospects game. On July 18, 2007, Vishnevskiy was signed by the Dallas Stars to a three-year, entry level contract.[1]
Professional
After playing an additional season of major junior with the Huskies, Vishnevskiy made his professional debut in the 2008–09 season with the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL). With the Stars already mathematically eliminated from qualification to the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, Vishnevskiy was recalled from loan with the Rivermen and made his NHL debut with the Stars against the Minnesota Wild on April 7, 2009.[2] Two days later, he posted his first career NHL point, an assist, in a victory against the Colorado Avalanche.[3] He played in three games with the Stars before he was reassigned to join the Rivermen for the team's run in the 2009 Calder Cup playoffs.
Vishnevskiy was assigned to the Stars' new AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, to begin the 2009–10 season. He appeared in two games with Dallas, later gaining infamous League-wide attention when he mistakingly lost control of the puck to score into his own net with the goaltender pulled against the San Jose Sharks on December 21, 2009.[4][5] After being reassigned to the AHL, he was leading all Texas defencemen with eight goals when on February 9, 2010, he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers, along with a fourth-round draft pick (Ivan Telegin) in 2010, in exchange for goaltender Kari Lehtonen.[6] Vishnevskiy was then subsequently assigned to the Thrashers' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the remainder of the season.
In the 2010–11 off-season, Vishnevskiy's tenure with Atlanta was short-lived when he was traded, along with a second-round draft pick in 2011, to the newly-crowned Stanley Cup champions, the Chicago Blackhawks, in exchange for Andrew Ladd on July 1, 2010.[7]
Assigned to the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, for the entirety of the 2010–11 season, Vishnevskiy then signed a one-year contract with Atlant Mytishchi of the KHL on May 17, 2011.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 54 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 60 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 90 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 45 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Texas Stars | AHL | 51 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 28 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 54 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 51 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 42 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 47 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| KHL totals | 194 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 64 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Stars sign Ivan Vishnevskiy". Dallas Stars. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "Gaborik sparks Wild to 3-1 win over Stars". Yahoo! Sports. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "Stars overcome Avalanche in Shootout". CBS Sports. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ "Stars send Ivan Vishnevskiy back to AHL two days after his own goal against San Jose". National Hockey League. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Dallas Stars' Ivan Vishnevskiy's own goal against San Jose". freetechie.com. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Stars trade for Kari Lehtonen". Dallas Stars. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ The Canadian Press (2010-07-01). "Blackhawks continue to trade away players as Andrew Ladd sent to Thrashers". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Vishnevskiy in Atlant" (in Russian). Atlant Mytishchi. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
External links
- Ivan Vishnevskiy's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Ivan Vishnevskiy's player profile at NHL.com
- Ivan Vishnevskiy profile at Eurohockey.com
- Ivan Vishnevskiy's profile at Russian Prospects.com
| Preceded by Matt Niskanen |
Dallas Stars first round draft pick 2006 |
Succeeded by Scott Glennie |