Evgeny Artyukhin

Yevgeni Evgenyevich Artyukhin (; born 4 April 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey right winger. He last played competitively for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career After spending most of the 2005–06 season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Artyukhin left for Russia after contract negotiations soured with Tampa Bay.

When the 2006–07 season ended with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Artyukhin rejected a $475,000 contract offer from the Lightning. His agent, Mark Gandler, asked Tampa Bay to trade him, claiming the Lightning were punishing Artyukhin for not re-signing a year before. It was believed Artyukhin was seeking a $1 million contract. In 2007–08, he played for CSKA Moscow, recording 9 points and 99 penalty minutes in 23 games. On 7 July 2008, the Lightning signed Artyukhin to a two-year, $1.9 million contract.

On 13 August 2009, Artyukhin was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Drew Miller and a third-round draft pick. On 21 October 2009, Artyukhin was also suspended for three games after slewfooting Dallas Stars' defenceman Matt Niskanen. Although there was no original penalty called by the referees during the match, the NHL suspended him after reviewing the play. Artyukhin later publicly apologized, saying the incident was unintentional.

Evgeny was invited to the 2010 Winter Olympics summer camp for Russian national team, but did not make the final roster cut. On 1 March 2010, he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Nathan Oystrick and a conditional pick.

On 24 April 2011, Artyukhin received a 5+20 minute penalty for his part in a brawl in Euro Hockey Tour.

In the 2016–17 season, Artyukin signed a one-year contract to captain Sibir Novosibirsk on June 29, 2016. He appeared in a career-high 54 Kontinental Hockey League games, registering five goals and nine points. After his contract expired, Artyukhin signed a one-year contract with Dynamo Moscow on August 28, 2017.

As a free agent, Artyukhin opted to sit out the entirety of the 2018–19 season. On 17 May 2019, Artyukhin resumed his career in agreeing to a one-year contract with his original club, HC Vityaz.

As a free agent leading into the 2021–22 season, Artyukhin was brought in on a one-year contract to add experience by cellar-dwelling Admiral Vladivostok on 28 September 2021. Artyukhin went scoreless in 22 appearances with Admiral before he was traded to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 21 December 2021.

Personal life Artyukhin's father, Evgeny Artyukhin, Sr., and elder brother Sergei were international heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestlers.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–2000 Vityaz Podolsk RUS.2 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1999–2000 Vityaz Podolsk–2 RUS.3 26 9 8 17 46 — — — — — 2000–01 Vityaz Podolsk RSL 24 0 1 1 14 — — — — — 2001–02 Vityaz Podolsk RUS.2 49 15 7 22 94 14 0 1 1 24 2001–02 Vityaz Podolsk–2 RUS.3 4 3 1 4 6 — — — — — 2002–03 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 53 13 27 40 204 6 1 2 3 29 2003–04 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 6 1 0 1 14 — — — — — 2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 36 3 3 6 111 — — — — — 2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL 62 9 19 28 142 — — — — — 2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL 4 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 72 4 13 17 90 5 1 0 1 6 2006–07 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 44 5 8 13 183 1 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Avangard Omsk RSL 19 3 2 5 40 — — — — — 2007–08 CSKA Moscow RSL 23 3 5 8 99 6 4 0 4 6 2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 73 6 10 16 151 — — — — — 2009–10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 37 4 5 9 41 — — — — — 2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 17 5 2 7 31 — — — — — 2010–11 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 26 4 5 9 115 11 2 1 3 26 2011–12 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 47 16 7 23 150 14 1 1 2 40 2012–13 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 30 1 1 2 127 12 3 2 5 10 2013–14 Atlant Mytishchi KHL 46 4 15 19 176 — — — — — 2014–15 CSKA Moscow KHL 48 4 8 12 153 12 2 2 4 16 2015–16 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 35 0 3 3 64 — — — — — 2016–17 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 54 5 4 9 115 — — — — — 2017–18 Dynamo Moscow KHL 42 2 5 7 60 — — — — — 2019–20 HC Vityaz KHL 30 1 2 3 66 4 0 1 1 10 2020–21 HC Vityaz KHL 43 2 2 4 24 — — — — — 2021–22 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 22 0 0 0 28 — — — — — 2021–22 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 7 0 1 1 10 4 0 0 0 10 NHL totals 199 19 30 49 313 5 1 0 1 6 RSL totals 110 11 16 27 336 7 4 0 4 6 KHL totals 430 39 53 92 1088 57 8 7 15 112

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM2000RussiaU1760002 2001 Russia WJC18 6 1 1 2 4 2003 Russia WJC 6 1 0 1 10 2011 Russia WC 4th 9 2 1 3 24 Junior totals 18 2 1 3 16 Senior totals 9 2 1 3 24