Shoots Left Weight 100 kg Name Pavel Valentenko Position Defenseman | Role Ice hockey player Height 1.88 m | |
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Born October 20, 1987 (age 36)
Nizhnekamsk, USSR ( 1987-10-20 ) NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams New York Rangers
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Hamilton Bulldogs
Dynamo Moscow
Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale
Connecticut Whale
Avangard Omsk NHL Draft 139th overall, 2006
Montreal Canadiens | ||
Pavel valentenko scores his first pro hockey goal
Pavel Aleksandrovich Valentenko (Russian: Павел Валентенко; born 20 October 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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- Pavel valentenko scores his first pro hockey goal
- Khl 2017 2018 hc slovan bratislava hc jugra tomas hrnka pavel valentenko
- Playing career
- References
Khl 2017 2018 hc slovan bratislava hc jugra tomas hrnka pavel valentenko
Playing career
Valentenko was drafted in the fifth round, 139th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He moved to North America in 2007 after growing up in the Nizhnekamsk hockey system to play for the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Canadiens' farm team. He was voted best rookie for the Bulldogs in his first season (2007–08) and was part of the group of players Montreal recalled for the 2008 NHL Playoffs in the case of injuries.
On 30 October 2008, it was reported that Valentenko had defected from the Hamilton Bulldogs and signed a three-year contract with Dynamo Moscow. This news came just days after Valentenko was given permission by the Bulldogs to go home to Russia for an indefinite period of time to deal with family issues.
On 30 June 2009, Valentenko was traded along with Chris Higgins, Doug Janik and Ryan McDonagh to the New York Rangers for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Michael Busto.
Between 2009 and 2012 he played for the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League. During the offseason in 2012 he signed with Avangard Omsk.