Vitali Yachmenev

Vitali Aleksandrovich Yachmenev (; born January 8, 1975) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the third round, 59th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1994 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Drafted from the Ontario Hockey League's North Bay Centennials, Yachmenev made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut during 1995–96 season with the Kings, appearing in 80 games and scoring 19 goals. After two full seasons and part of a third with the Kings, Yachmenev was traded to the Nashville Predators before the 1998–99 season, the team's inaugural season. He played five full seasons with the Predators before returning to Russia. He has played in the Russian Hockey Super League since 2003–04, and joined team, HC Dynamo Moscow, in 2007–08. In 2008-09, he was team captain of Dynamo Moscow in the KHL. Two years later, in 2010-11, Vitali played with his hometown with Traktor Chelyabinsk. It would prove to be his last year in the KHL.

In his last two seasons, Yachmenev played for Rubin Tyumen in the Supreme Hockey League. In his NHL career, he appeared in 487 games, tallying 83 goals and 133 assists.

Awards Emms Family Award (top first-year player in Ontario Hockey League): 1993–94 season CHL Rookie of the Year (most outstanding rookie in Canadian Hockey League): 1993–94 season William Hanley Trophy (most sportsmanlike player in Ontario Hockey League): 1994–95 season

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Mechel Chelyabinsk CIS.2 14 5 1 6 0 — — — — — 1992–93 Mechel Chelyabinsk RUS.2 46 24 13 37 10 — — — — — 1993–94 North Bay Centennials OHL 66 61 52 113 18 18 13 19 32 12 1993–94 North Bay Centennials MC — — — — — 3 1 3 4 2 1994–95 North Bay Centennials OHL 59 53 52 105 8 6 1 8 9 2 1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL — — — — — 4 1 0 1 0 1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 19 34 53 16 — — — — — 1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 10 22 32 10 — — — — — 1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1997–98 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 59 23 28 51 14 17 8 9 17 4 1998–99 Nashville Predators NHL 55 7 10 17 10 — — — — — 1998–99 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 16 7 6 13 0 — — — — — 1999–2000 Nashville Predators NHL 68 16 16 32 18 — — — — — 2000–01 Nashville Predators NHL 78 15 19 34 10 — — — — — 2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL 75 11 16 27 14 — — — — — 2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 62 5 15 20 12 — — — — — 2003–04 Amur Khabarovsk RSL 57 11 14 25 14 — — — — — 2004–05 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 54 6 7 13 10 — — — — — 2005–06 Avangard Omsk RSL 47 2 6 8 30 13 2 1 3 2 2006–07 Avangard Omsk RSL 53 10 16 26 16 5 0 1 1 0 2007–08 Dynamo Moscow RSL 56 12 19 31 16 6 3 4 7 0 2008–09 Dynamo Moscow KHL 47 8 14 22 12 10 1 3 4 0 2009–10 Dynamo Moscow KHL 36 3 9 12 14 4 2 1 3 6 2010–11 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 43 4 12 16 16 — — — — — 2011–12 Rubin Tyumen RUS.2 33 5 7 12 18 19 3 6 9 4 2012–13 Rubin Tyumen RUS.2 50 11 12 23 24 12 2 2 4 6 NHL totals 487 83 133 216 94 — — — — — RSL totals 267 41 62 103 86 24 5 6 11 2 KHL totals 126 15 35 50 42 14 3 4 7 6

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Russia EJC 6 2 5 7 2 1995 Russia WJC 7 3 4 7 2 Junior totals 13 5 9 14 4