Evgeny Davydov
Encyclopedia
Evgeny Vitalievich Davydov (born May 27, 1967) is a Russia
n former professional ice hockey
player who played in the National Hockey League
for the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers
and the Ottawa Senators
.
's team at the 1987 World Junior Championship. In the infamous Punch-up in Piestany
,
Davydov was identified as the player who jumped the boards and caused a bench-clearing brawl. Both teams were ejected from the tournament and Canada lost an assured medal.
Davydov was drafted 235th overall by Winnipeg in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
. After winning a gold medal as a member of the Unified Team
at the 1992 Winter Olympics
, he joined the Jets and went on to play in 155 regular season games, scoring 40 goals and 39 assists for 79 points, picking up 120 penalty minutes. Between 1995 and 2003, Davydov had spells in France
, Sweden
, Switzerland
, Finland
, Germany
, Italy
as well as a return to Russia before hanging up his skates.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
and the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
On January 4, 1987, Davydov was playing for the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
's team at the 1987 World Junior Championship. In the infamous Punch-up in Piestany
Punch-up in Piestany
The Punch-up in Piestany was an infamous bench-clearing brawl between Canada and the Soviet Union during the final game of the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia on January 4, 1987...
,
Davydov was identified as the player who jumped the boards and caused a bench-clearing brawl. Both teams were ejected from the tournament and Canada lost an assured medal.
Davydov was drafted 235th overall by Winnipeg in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
1989 NHL Entry Draft
The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 17 at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Some believe that the Detroit Red Wings' 1989 draft was the most successful ever, with 5,721 total NHL games played by the players selected.-Selections by round:...
. After winning a gold medal as a member of the Unified Team
Unified Team
The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The IOC country code was EUN, after the French name, Équipe Unifiée...
at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics was held at the Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, a ski resort about 45 km from host city Albertville. The competition, held from 8 to 23 February, was won by the Unified Team.-Final rankings:# # # # # # #...
, he joined the Jets and went on to play in 155 regular season games, scoring 40 goals and 39 assists for 79 points, picking up 120 penalty minutes. Between 1995 and 2003, Davydov had spells in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
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as well as a return to Russia before hanging up his skates.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | USSR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | USSR | 39 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army... |
USSR | 32 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 35 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | CIS | 27 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Florida Panthers Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the... |
NHL | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 40 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Wolves Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois... |
IHL | 18 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | EHC Olten EHC Olten EHC Olten is a Swiss professional ice hockey team based in Olten, Switzerland.-External links:*... |
NLB | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Amiens Gothiques d'Amiens Hockey Club Amiens Somme is a French ice hockey team based in Amiens playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team is also known as "Gothiques d'Amiens" .The team was founded in 1967 and plays home games at the Coliséum.-Former players:... |
Ligue Magnus Ligue Magnus -Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 54 | ||
| 1996–97 | Brynäs IF Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
46 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 40 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America... |
14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EV Zug EV Zug EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. They are a current member of National League A and play their home games at Bossard Arena.-History:EV Zug won its lone championship in the 1997–98 season.... |
NLA | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | EHC Olten | NLB | 36 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | EHC Olten | NLB | 40 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kärpät Kärpät Oulun Kärpät is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland. Their logo features a stoat ; "kärpät" is Finnish for stoats or ermines. The team has won five league championships .-History:... |
SM-liiga SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... |
7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 34 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow PHC Krylya Sovetov PHC Krylya Sovetov or PHC Krylya Sovietov are a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Russian Major League in the 2009–10 season... |
RSL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Milano | Serie A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Olofstroms IK | SWE-1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Velkom Moscow | RUS-3 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 155 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 120 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 10th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 26, 1985, until January 4, 1986. It was held mainly in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, its seventh championship, Canada... |
Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1987 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 11th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia . Finland captured its first World Junior gold medal. Czechoslovakia captured the silver, and Sweden the bronze... |
Soviet Union | WJC | Disqualified | ||||||
| 1990 1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Final Round:-Consolation Round:Norway needing to keep their final game within four goals, lost four to nothing to the Germans, and were relegated.... |
Soviet Union | WC Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European... |
9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1992 Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics was held at the Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, a ski resort about 45 km from host city Albertville. The competition, held from 8 to 23 February, was won by the Unified Team.-Final rankings:# # # # # # #... |
Unified Team | Oly Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics... |
8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||