Alexei Semenov

Alexei Anatolevich Semenov (, ; born April 10, 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Semenov was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 1999 NHL entry draft, 36th overall.

Playing career In 2001, Semenov was awarded the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the best defenceman in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After playing three full seasons for the Oilers and their top farm club, the Hamilton Bulldogs, he was traded to the Florida Panthers for a conditional draft pick in the 2006 NHL entry draft on November 19, 2005. Upset at his assignment to the Rochester Americans at the start of the 2006–07 season, Semenov left Rochester after four games to play for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in Russia. On July 27, 2007, Semenov signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks.

Semenov was invited to training camp with the New York Rangers for the 2009–10 season and was offered a one-year contract before the season to serve as the team's seventh defenseman. Semenov turned down the contract based on the amount of money offered, countering Rangers General Manager Glen Sather's claim that Semenov's wife talked him out of it after he had already agreed to terms. Subsequently, less than a week later, Semenov signed a two-year contract worth $1.5 million with Dynamo Moscow. The following season, Semenov was again invited to the Rangers training camp, and accepted.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 Krylya Sovetov–2 Moscow RUS.3 52 1 2 3 48 — — — — — 1998–99 SKA–2 Saint Petersburg RUS.3 19 0 1 1 20 — — — — — 1998–99 Sudbury Wolves OHL 28 0 3 3 28 2 0 0 0 4 1999–00 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 9 35 44 135 12 1 3 4 23 1999–00 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 21 42 63 106 12 4 13 17 17 2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 78 5 11 16 67 — — — — — 2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 1 6 7 58 6 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 37 4 3 7 45 — — — — — 2003–04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 2 3 5 32 — — — — — 2004–05 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 50 0 8 8 26 — — — — — 2005–06 Edmonton Oilers NHL 11 1 1 2 17 — — — — — 2005–06 Florida Panthers NHL 16 1 1 2 21 — — — — — 2005–06 Rochester Americans AHL 3 0 0 0 7 — — — — — 2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL 23 0 5 5 28 — — — — — 2006–07 Rochester Americans AHL 4 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2006–07 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 20 1 2 3 32 — — — — — 2007–08 San Jose Sharks NHL 22 1 3 4 36 2 0 0 0 2 2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL 47 1 7 8 57 — — — — — 2009–10 Dynamo Moscow KHL 34 1 3 4 30 4 0 1 1 4 2010–11 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 18 0 4 4 20 6 0 0 0 12 2011–12 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 40 0 3 3 55 12 0 2 2 45 2012–13 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 48 2 5 7 44 15 0 2 2 12 2013–14 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 43 2 7 9 64 10 0 2 2 12 2014–15 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 7 0 0 0 8 — — — — — 2014–15 HC Vityaz KHL 37 1 8 9 54 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Sochi KHL 44 0 6 6 87 4 0 0 0 31 2016–17 HC Vityaz KHL 54 2 14 16 102 4 0 0 0 8 2017–18 HC Vityaz KHL 37 6 6 12 86 — — — — — 2018–19 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 42 0 5 5 24 14 1 0 1 41 2019–20 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 37 1 4 5 43 4 0 0 0 2 2020–21 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 33 0 2 2 37 — — — — — NHL totals 211 7 26 33 249 8 0 0 0 2 KHL totals 474 15 67 82 654 73 1 7 8 167

Awards and honors 2004 National Hockey League All-Star Game

2000–2001 First Team All-Star in the OHL and a Third Team All-Star in the CHL. OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy) 2009 NHL President Trophy (San Jose Sharks) 2010–2011 Spengler Cup Winner (SKA St. Petersburg) 2014–2015 KHL Defenseman of the Month (January)