Sergei Ogorodnikov Ice hockey player

Sergei Ogorodnikov (born January 21, 1986 in Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey center. He currently plays for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.Ogorodnikov was primarily raised in various Moscow based hockey schools including HC Dynamo Moscow and HC CSKA Moscow. He was also a longtime member of Russia’s U20 and U18 national Team Russia squads. The New York Islanders drafted him 82nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. The young forward came over to North America during the summer of 2006. After spending the season in the minor leagues with ECHL’s Pensacola Ice Pilots and AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, he headed back to Russia, where he has played since.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 21, 1986
Birth place
Irkutsk , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Height (meters)1.8034
Weight (Kilograms)84.8232

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Ice hockey player

Career start2003
draft82nd overall
draft team
New York Islanders
draft year2004
former team
HC CSKA Moscow
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
HK Gomel
league
Kontinental Hockey League
position
Centre (ice hockey)
shootsLeft
teams
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

Sergei Ogorodnikov on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.russianprospects.com/public/profile.php?player_id=291