Ruslan Bernikov

Ruslan Viacheslavovich Bernikov (; born December 4, 1977) is a Russian former professional ice hockey right winger.

Career Bernikov began his career with Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Superleague during the 1996–97 season, playing two games. He then spent a season with Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg before splitting the 1998–99 season with four different teams, playing one game for CSKA Moscow, six for Dynamo Moscow, twenty for Krylya Sovetov Moscow and five Severstal Cherepovets. The following season, he had another short spell with Dynamo, playing six games, before suiting up for Amur Khabarovsk for fourteen games. Bernikov was selected in the 5th round (139th overall) of the 2000 NHL entry draft by the Dallas Stars though he remained in Russia and never played in North America.

He would spend the next two seasons with Amur Khabarovsk before returning to Krylya Sovetov in 2002 for one season. In 2003, Bernikov joined Lada Togliatti. He then returned ro Severstal Cherepovets midway through the 2004–05 season before spending the following season with three different teams, Ak Bars Kazan, Khimik Moscow Oblast and Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

For the 2007–08 season, Bernikov joined Sibir Novosibirsk, but left mid-season and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. It turned out to be the final season of the Superleague as it would be replaced by the Kontinental Hockey League. He would split the inaugural KHL season with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and Vityaz. After a brief return with Amur Khabarovsk the following year where he played nine games, Bernikov played six games for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod during the 2010–11 season, his 14th and last top-tier Russian team.

After spending the next three seasons in the second-tier Supreme Hockey League for Kazzinc-Torpedo and Buran Voronezh, Bernikov finished his career playing four seasons in Asia League Ice Hockey, three season with the Russian-based Sakhalin and one final season with the South Korean team Anyang Halla before retiring in 2018.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.3 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.2 44 7 6 13 15 — — — — — 1995–96 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.2 33 11 1 12 18 — — — — — 1996–97 Dynamo Moscow RSL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.3 49 19 8 27 61 — — — — — 1997–98 Spartak Yekaterinburg RSL 24 4 4 8 39 — — — — — 1997–98 Spartak–2 Yekaterinburg RUS.3 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1998–99 CSKA Moscow RSL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Dynamo Moscow RSL 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Krylia Sovetov Moscow RSL 20 3 1 4 24 — — — — — 1998–99 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 Dynamo Moscow RSL 6 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 1999–2000 THK Tver RUS.2 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1999–2000 Amur Khabarovsk RSL 14 3 6 9 10 5 3 1 4 2 1999–2000 Amur–2 Khabarovsk RUS.3 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Amur Khabarovsk RSL 34 1 4 5 40 — — — — — 2000–01 Amur–2 Khabarovsk RUS.3 5 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Amur Khabarovsk RSL 41 7 10 17 20 — — — — — 2002–03 Krylia Sovetov Moscow RSL 50 15 10 25 40 — — — — — 2002–03 Krylia Sovetov–2 Moscow RUS.3 3 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Lada Togliatti RSL 49 8 10 18 51 6 0 0 0 4 2004–05 Lada Togliatti RSL 16 3 1 4 14 — — — — — 2004–05 Lada–2 Togliatti RUS.3 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2004–05 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 33 9 6 15 8 — — — — — 2004–05 Severstal–2 Cherepovets RUS.3 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 21 2 3 5 40 — — — — — 2005–06 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 16 3 2 5 26 6 1 0 1 4 2006–07 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 32 6 3 9 14 5 1 1 2 6 2006–07 Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa RUS.3 5 4 3 7 28 — — — — — 2007–08 Sibir Novosibirsk RSL 20 3 4 7 16 — — — — — 2007–08 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RSL 27 8 3 11 34 5 1 2 3 2 2008–09 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 16 1 2 3 39 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Vityaz KHL 10 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2008–09 Vityaz–2 Chekhov RUS.3 3 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Krylia Sovetov Moscow RUS.2 18 9 11 20 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Gazovik Tyumen RUS.2 4 2 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 2009–10 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 9 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2010–11 Krylia Sovetov Moscow VHL 35 16 17 33 30 — — — — — 2010–11 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 6 1 0 1 14 — — — — — 2011–12 Kazzinc–Torpedo VHL 52 11 23 34 83 5 2 1 3 0 2012–13 Buran Voronezh VHL 37 11 13 24 32 16 5 7 12 18 2013–14 Buran Voronezh VHL 45 8 13 21 40 11 1 9 10 29 2014–15 PSK Sakhalin ALH 48 30 45 75 36 4 2 4 6 4 2015–16 PSK Sakhalin ALH 48 28 37 65 42 8 6 5 11 2 2016–17 PSK Sakhalin ALH 48 36 31 67 50 7 1 5 6 2 2017–18 Anyang Halla ALH 25 8 11 19 18 8 1 0 1 4 RUS.2 & VHL totals 274 75 85 160 234 36 8 17 25 47 RSL totals 422 77 72 149 380 28 6 4 10 18 ALH totals 169 102 124 226 146 27 10 14 24 12