Denis Denisov

Denis Valeryevich Denisov (; born December 31, 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by Buffalo Sabres in the 5th round (149th overall) of the 2000 NHL entry draft.

Early life Denisov was born into a military family, stationed in Kharkiv at the time of his birth. The family later moved to Tver, and he began playing hockey at the age of 9.

Playing career He formerly played as Captain for HC CSKA Moscow from 2012–13 to the 2016–17 season. On May 1, 2017, Denisov opted to continue his KHL career with finalists, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, agreeing to a two-year contract.

International play

Denisov was named to the Russia men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship. Denisov played a good tournament producing in 10 games 0 goals and 1 assist.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 THK Tver RUS.3 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 CSKA Moscow RSL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1998–99 CSKA Moscow RUS.2 27 0 5 5 10 — — — — — 1999–2000 CSKA Moscow RUS.2 40 1 8 9 22 — — — — — 1999–2000 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 4 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2000–01 CSKA Moscow RUS.2 32 0 3 3 20 — — — — — 2000–01 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 3 0 1 1 26 — — — — — 2001–02 Krylia Sovetov Moscow RSL 46 3 4 7 37 — — — — — 2001–02 Krylia Sovetov–2 Moscow RUS.3 3 0 1 1 18 — — — — — 2002–03 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 50 2 8 10 12 3 0 1 1 0 2002–03 Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa RUS.3 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2003–04 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 51 4 11 15 34 7 0 0 0 4 2004–05 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 57 4 7 11 30 4 0 0 0 2 2005–06 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 22 0 2 2 51 2 0 0 0 4 2006–07 Avangard Omsk RSL 52 2 10 12 32 11 1 2 3 16 2007–08 Avangard Omsk RSL 51 7 12 19 34 4 0 2 2 4 2008–09 Dynamo Moscow KHL 56 7 15 22 95 10 2 2 4 10 2009–10 Dynamo Moscow KHL 54 8 12 20 69 4 1 0 1 4 2010–11 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 48 4 12 16 42 11 3 2 5 8 2011–12 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 42 7 16 23 66 14 0 1 1 34 2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 50 6 8 14 25 9 0 1 1 6 2013–14 CSKA Moscow KHL 44 5 6 11 22 4 0 0 0 2 2014–15 CSKA Moscow KHL 55 3 22 25 40 16 1 3 4 16 2015–16 CSKA Moscow KHL 45 3 16 19 46 19 2 5 7 25 2016–17 CSKA Moscow KHL 50 7 18 25 44 9 0 0 0 4 2017–18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 46 0 8 8 12 11 0 2 2 4 RSL totals 336 22 54 76 234 59 4 7 11 44 KHL totals 490 50 133 183 461 107 9 16 25 113

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1999 Russia WJC18 6th 7 0 2 2 0 2000 Russia WJC 7 1 1 2 0 2001 Russia WJC 7th 7 1 2 3 2 2005 Russia WC 9 0 1 1 4 2012 Russia WC 10 2 1 3 2 2013 Russia WC 6th 8 1 1 2 4 2014 Russia WC 10 0 1 1 10 Junior totals 21 2 5 7 2 Senior totals 37 3 4 7 20