Pavel Valentenko
| Pavel Valentenko | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pavel Valentenko while playing with the Connecticut Whale | |||
| Born |
20 October 1987 Nizhnekamsk, USSR | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| VHL team Former teams |
HC Yugra Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Hamilton Bulldogs Dynamo Moscow Hartford Wolf Pack Connecticut Whale Avangard Omsk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Spartak Moscow | ||
| NHL Draft |
139th overall, 2006 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Pavel Aleksandrovich Valentenko (Russian: Павел Валентенко; born 20 October 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays with HC Yugra of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).
Playing career[]
Valentenko was drafted in the fifth round, 139th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He moved to North America in 2007 after growing up in the Nizhnekamsk hockey system to play for the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Canadiens' farm team. He was voted best rookie for the Bulldogs in his first season (2007–08) and was part of the group of players Montreal recalled for the 2008 NHL Playoffs in the case of injuries.
On 30 October 2008, it was reported that Valentenko had defected from the Hamilton Bulldogs and signed a three-year contract with Dynamo Moscow. This news came just days after Valentenko was given permission by the Bulldogs to go home to Russia for an indefinite period of time to deal with family issues.[1]
On 30 June 2009, Valentenko was traded along with Chris Higgins, Doug Janik and Ryan McDonagh to the New York Rangers for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Michael Busto.[2]
Between 2009 and 2012 he played for the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League. During the offseason in 2012 he signed with Avangard Omsk.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 57 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale | AHL | 79 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 60 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 53 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Yugra | KHL | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Yugra | KHL | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Yugra | KHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | VHL | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Yugra | VHL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Yugra | VHL | 33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| KHL totals | 249 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 265 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| AHL totals | 190 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 151 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2007 Sweden | |
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Russia | WJC | 
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Canadiens lose defenceman". globesports.com. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ "Montreal Canadiens acquire Scott Gomez from New York Rangers". ESPN. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Avangard Omsk players
- Connecticut Whale (AHL) players
- HC Dynamo Moscow players
- Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
- Russian ice hockey defencemen
- HC Spartak Moscow players
- Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
- HC Yugra players
- Yuzhny Ural Orsk players
- Russian ice hockey defenceman stubs