Denis Shvidki

Denis Aleksandrovich Shvidki (; born November 21, 1980) is a Ukrainian-born Russian former professional ice hockey right wing who played 76 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Panthers in the 1999 NHL entry draft.

Playing career As a youth, he played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Kharkiv.

After playing two seasons with the Russian Superleague's Torpedo Yaroslavl, Shvidki made his North American debut with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League in the 1998–99 season. After two seasons with the Colts, he joined the Panthers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Louisville Panthers, in the 2000–01 season. He also appeared in 43 NHL games with the Panthers that season, scoring six goals and adding ten assists.

After three more seasons split between Florida and its minor league affiliates, Shvidki returned to Russia during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and has played there since. Shvidki was reported to transfer to Kärpät Oulu (Finland) in October 2009 for the rest of the season; however, after a month's try-out, Shvidki was released.

Shvidki played a single season in 2012–13, his third in the DEL, with the Hannover Scorpions before signing a one-year contract with 2nd Bundesliga club, Heilbronner Falken, on May 21, 2013. He was released by the club before appearing with the Falken's and completed his professional career in the lower Russian league.

In mid-2015, Shvidki joined the Florida Jr. Panthers hockey club and is still coaching under that organization as of the end of the 2016–17 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl RUS.2 36 5 6 11 14 — — — — — 1996–97 Torpedo Yaroslavl RSL 17 3 2 5 6 — — — — — 1996–97 Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl RUS.3 44 26 14 40 40 — — — — — 1997–98 Torpedo Yaroslavl RSL 15 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1997–98 Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl RUS.2 12 7 5 12 10 — — — — — 1998–99 Barrie Colts OHL 61 35 59 94 8 12 7 9 16 2 1999–2000 Barrie Colts OHL 61 41 65 106 55 9 3 1 4 2 2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL 34 15 11 26 20 — — — — — 2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 43 6 10 16 16 — — — — — 2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 8 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 8 2 4 6 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL 23 4 2 6 12 — — — — — 2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 54 8 18 26 28 — — — — — 2003–04 San Antonio Rampage AHL 77 15 39 54 30 — — — — — 2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 53 7 11 18 24 4 0 0 0 8 2005–06 Sibir Novosibirsk RSL 25 1 5 6 6 2 0 1 1 0 2005–06 Sibir–2 Novosibirsk RUS.3 1 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Amur Khabarovsk RSL 32 6 5 11 32 — — — — — 2007–08 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 35 7 9 16 24 — — — — — 2008–09 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 37 3 4 7 22 — — — — — 2009–10 Kärpät SM-l 4 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2009–10 HC Yugra RUS.2 12 2 3 5 6 10 1 2 3 4 2010–11 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 32 1 7 8 14 8 2 3 5 12 2011–12 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 49 4 9 13 30 — — — — — 2012–13 Hannover Scorpions DEL 21 2 2 4 10 — — — — — 2013–14 Titan Klin VHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Csíkszereda MOL 11 7 3 10 2 — — — — — RSL totals 177 25 33 58 94 6 0 1 1 8 AHL totals 173 40 72 112 80 — — — — — NHL totals 76 11 14 25 30 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1997 Russia EJC18 4th 5 1 1 2 2 1998 Russia WJC 7 0 1 1 6 1998 Russia EJC18 6 2 9 11 31 1999 Russia WJC 7 1 4 5 0 2000 Russia WJC 7 2 2 4 0 Junior totals 32 6 17 23 39

Awards and honours Award Year OHL CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 1999 J. Ross Robertson Cup (Barrie Colts) 2000 AHL All-Star Game 2001, 2004