Ice Hockey Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Dmitry Afanasenkov
Position Left wing
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RSL Team
F. Teams
HC Dynamo Moscow
Tampa Bay Lightning
Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality Flag of Russia Russian
Born (1980-05-12)May 12, 1980,
Arkhangelsk, SU
NHL Draft 72nd overall, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning
Pro Career 2000 – present

Dmitry Afanasenkov (born May 12, 1980, Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has played 227 games in the NHL with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers, and was a member of Tampa Bay's Stanley Cup team in 2004

Playing career[]

Afanasenkov began his North American ice hockey career after being drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, seventy-second overall. He started playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Moncton Wildcats in his first season, and then for the Sherbrooke Castors in the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons.

Following the 2000–01 season, he was signed by the Lightning. Until the 2003–04 NHL season, he would split his time between the Lightning and their farm team. He would play for one IHL team (the Detroit Vipers) and two AHL teams (the Grand Rapids Griffins and Springfield Falcons).

During the 2003–04 NHL season, his rookie season, he scored six goals and ten assists during the regular season and three points during the Lightning's post season run to the 2004 Stanley Cup.

Following the lockout, he returned to the Lightning, but with the presence of Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, and Brad Richards, he had limited playing time. He didn't put up the numbers he could, and so on December 30, 2006, the Lightning waived him and he was picked up by the Philadelphia Flyers. While in Philadelphia, Afanasenkov picked up the nickname The Shark, scoring 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists) in 41 games with the Flyers. A pending restricted free agent, he was not tendered a qualifying offer and became an unrestricted free agent. He signed with HC Dynamo Moscow on August 1, 2007.

Awards[]

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 15 5 5 10 12
1998–99 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 51 23 30 53 22 13 10 6 16 6
1999–00 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 60 56 43 99 70 5 3 2 5 4
2000–01 Detroit Vipers IHL 65 15 22 37 26
2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 9 1 1 2 4
2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 18 1 2 3 2
2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 5 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL 28 4 5 9 4
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL 41 4 9 13 25
2002–03 Kloten Flyers Swiss-A 5 1 1 2 0
2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 71 6 10 16 12 23 1 2 3 6
2004–05 Lada Togliatti RSL 30 2 9 11 12 9 0 0 0 4
2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 68 9 6 15 16 5 0 1 1 2
2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 33 3 3 6 8
2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 41 8 7 15 12
2007–08 Dynamo Moscow RSL 45 13 6 19 56
2008–09 Dynamo Moscow KHL 56 19 17 36 40 12 2 3 5 16
NHL totals 227 27 27 54 52 28 1 3 4 6

International play[]

Played for Russia in:

International statistics[]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Russia WJC 7 5 1 6 6
2004 Russia WCH 2 1 1 2 0

External links[]

Advertisement