Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Name Maxim Semyonov Shoots Left Weight 82 kg | Positions Defenseman Playing career | |
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KHL teamFormer teams Barys AstanaLada TogliattiAtlant Moscow OblastLokomotiv Yaroslavl NHL Draft 220th overall, 2004Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Maxim Petrovich Semyonov (Russian: Максим Петрович Семёнов; born 9 February 1984) is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for Barys Astana in the KHL. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
Maxim Semyonov is a Kazakhstan native who got his start in big hockey as a 19-year-old skating for Lada Togliatti of the Russian Superleague during the 2003–04 season. The young player stuck in the lineup and was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs with the 220th overall selection of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
During the 2005–06 season, Semyonov moved to play for Khimik Moscow Oblast and remained with the team when it was adopted into the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008.