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Denis Grebeshkov
Position Defenceman
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Grebs
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (89 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
Los Angeles Kings
Nationality Russia
Born (1983-10-11)October 11, 1983,
Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, USSR
NHL Draft 18th overall, 2002
Los Angeles Kings
Pro Career 2001 – present


Denis Sergeevich Grebeshkov (born October 11, 1983) is a Russian professional defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[]

Grebeshkov was a first round selection, 18th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the New York Islanders on March 8, 2006 along with Jeff Tambellini in exchange for Mark Parrish and Brent Sopel. Having been unable to come to a contract agreement with the Islanders, Grebeshkov returned to Russia to play with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl for the 2006-07 season.

On February 18, 2007, his rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers for defenceman Marc-André Bergeron and a third round choice in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

On July 1, 2007, the Edmonton Oilers signed Grebeshkov to a one-year contract. He started the 2007-08 season on the Oilers roster, and played his first game against the Detroit Red Wings on October 8, 2007.

On February 19, 2008, Grebeshkov scored the 8000th goal in the Edmonton Oilers' franchise history.

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 26 1 2 3 10 - - - - -
2002–03 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 48 0 7 7 26 10 0 1 1 2
2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 43 2 7 9 34 6 0 1 1 6
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 75 5 44 49 87 6 0 4 4 2
2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 0 2 2 12 - - - - -
2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 48 2 25 27 59 - - - - -
2005–06 New York Islanders NHL 21 0 3 3 8 - - - - -
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL - - - - - 7 1 1 2 8
2006–07 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 47 8 8 16 79 7 0 2 2 6
2007–08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 3 15 18 22 - - - - -
2008–09 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 7 32 39 38 - - - - -
NHL totals 176 10 53 63 80 0 0 0 0 0

International play[]

Played for Russia in:

International statistics[]

Year Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 WC
2009 WC 9 0 2 2 2
Senior Int'l Totals 9 0 2 2 2

References[]

Los Angeles Kings first-round draft picks
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