Igor Grigorenko

Igor Grigorenko (born April 9, 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey right winger who played almost exclusively in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He currently serves as the general director of Dinamo-Samara.

Playing career In 2001, Grigorenko was a member of the Russian World U-18 team. At the tournament he finished second overall in the tournament scoring and was also named to the tournament's first All Star team, he was drafted 62nd overall in the 2001 NHL entry draft by the Detroit Red Wings.

In 2002–03, Grigorenko was the leading scorer with Lada in the Russian Super League with 19 goals and 29 points in 47 regular season games. His 19 goals were also among the top three goal scorers in the league.

Grigorenko helped Russia win the gold at the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and earned championship game MVP honors.

His success with Lada gave him the opportunity to make his debut with the Russian senior national team. Grigorenko posted 7 goals and 8 points in 17 games with the team, including 2 goals and an assist in 7 games at the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

On May 16, 2003, Grigorenko was involved in a serious car accident. He suffered a broken left thigh bone and two fractures in his left shin bone. In addition, complications arose and he developed a fat embolism in his left lung, which is a potentially fatal condition.

Mark Lapush, Grigorenko's agent, said, "They gave him a 10-percent chance to be alive, and he made it. He’s feeling good. He said, 'Mark, trust me, I’m going to play hockey. I’m going to play for Detroit.'"

He signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings in May, 2007, but was unable to make the team out of training camp. After 5 games in the American Hockey League with affiliate the Grand Rapids Griffins, Grigorenko returned to Russia.

During the 2012–13 season, after scoring 5 points in 12 games, Grigorenko was traded from to Salavat Yulaev Ufa to CSKA Moscow in exchange for Denis Parshin on October 10, 2012.

Following the 2017–18 season with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, his 17th professional campaign, Grigorenko announced his retirement on June 7, 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Lada–2 Togliatti RUS.3 19 3 3 6 2 — — — — — 1999–2000 Lada–2 Togliatti RUS.3 38 17 17 34 36 — — — — — 2000–01 CSK VVS Samara RUS.2 39 10 10 20 88 — — — — — 2000–01 Lada–2 Togliatti RUS.3 5 4 1 5 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Lada Togliatti RSL — — — — — 5 1 0 1 4 2001–02 Lada Togliatti RSL 42 8 9 17 58 4 1 0 1 8 2001–02 Lada–2 Togliatti RUS.3 11 12 11 23 11 — — — — — 2002–03 Lada Togliatti RSL 47 19 11 30 82 10 1 6 7 10 2003–04 Lada–2 Togliatti RUS.3 8 2 3 5 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Lada Togliatti RSL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Lada Togliatti RSL 11 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2004–05 Lada–2 Togliatti RUS.3 7 5 5 10 8 — — — — — 2004–05 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 30 11 7 18 22 — — — — — 2004–05 Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa RUS.3 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 50 13 20 33 26 4 1 1 2 8 2006–07 Lada Togliatti RSL 49 14 13 27 71 2 2 1 3 2 2007–08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2007–08 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 27 4 6 10 24 5 0 1 1 0 2008–09 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 36 2 8 10 10 1 0 1 1 2 2008–09 Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa RUS.3 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 55 22 14 36 40 15 5 4 9 8 2010–11 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 44 24 16 40 30 21 9 6 15 6 2011–12 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 44 19 15 34 29 6 1 0 1 4 2012–13 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 12 1 4 5 18 — — — — — 2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 27 4 2 6 20 9 2 0 2 2 2013–14 CSKA Moscow KHL 54 13 14 27 60 4 1 1 2 2 2014–15 CSKA Moscow KHL 55 23 22 45 44 14 10 9 19 8 2015–16 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 55 18 26 44 30 18 6 3 9 12 2016–17 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 32 6 3 9 20 5 0 1 1 16 2017–18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 19 2 3 5 6 — — — — — RUS.3 totals 90 44 42 86 61 — — — — — RSL totals 256 69 67 136 289 33 6 9 15 32 KHL totals 433 134 127 261 307 93 34 25 59 60

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2001 Russia WJC18 6 6 4 10 8 2002 Russia WJC 7 1 2 3 4 2003 Russia WJC 6 6 4 10 4 2003 Russia WC 5th 7 2 1 3 16 2006 Russia WC 5th 7 1 2 3 8 Junior totals 19 13 10 23 16 Senior totals 14 3 3 6 24