Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Role Ice hockey player Position Winger Name Vitali Yachmenev Career end July 9, 2013 | Playing career Career start 1995 Shot Left Weight 90 kg | |
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KHL teamFormer teams Moscow DynamoRSLAvangard OmskAk Bars KazanAmur KhabarovskNHLNashville PredatorsLos Angeles Kings NHL Draft 59th overall, 1994Los Angeles Kings | ||
Vitali Yachmenev first NHL goal for Kings from Wayne Gretzky assist (1995)
Vitali Aleksandrovich Yachmenev (born January 8, 1975) is a retired Russian 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.
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- Vitali Yachmenev first NHL goal for Kings from Wayne Gretzky assist 1995
- Playing career
- Awards
- References
Playing career
Drafted from the Ontario Hockey League's North Bay Centennials, Yachmenev made his 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 got to play in his hometown with Traktor Chelyabinsk. It would prove to be his last year in the KHL.
For the his last two seasons, Yachmenev has played for Rubin Tyumen in the VHL. In his NHL career, he has appeared in 487 games, tallying 83 goals and 133 assists.