Sergei Ogorodnikov

Sergei Ogorodnikov
Born (1986-01-21)21 January 1986
Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 24 June 2018(2018-06-24) (aged 32)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Dizel Penza
CSKA Moscow
HK Gomel
HC Ryazan
Lada Togliatti
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Pensacola Ice Pilots
Podhale Nowy Targ
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Saryarka Karaganda
THK Tver
Yermak Angarsk
NHL Draft 82nd overall, 2004
New York Islanders
Playing career 2003–2018

Sergei Sergeevich Ogorodnikov (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Огородников; 21 January 1986 – 24 June 2018) was a Russian professional ice hockey center. Ogorodnikov most recently played in Poland with the SSA KH Podhale Nowy Targ of the Polska Hokej Liga. Ogorodnikov died on 24 June 2018 as a result of a jet ski accident.

Career[edit]

Ogorodnikov was primarily raised in various Moscow based hockey schools including HC Dynamo Moscow and HC CSKA Moscow.[1] He was also a longtime member of Russia's U20 and U18 national Team Russia squads. The New York Islanders drafted him 82nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. The young forward came over to North America during the summer of 2006. Ogorodnikov returned to Russia after spending one season with the New York Islanders' minor league affiliates in Pensacola (ECHL) and Bridgeport (AHL), where he continued to play before joining SSA KH Podhale Nowy Targ of the Polska Hokej Liga for the 2017-18 season.

Death[edit]

Ogorodnikov died as a result of a jet ski accident on 24 June 2018. He was 32 years old.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.3 1 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.3 16 4 1 5 14
2003–04 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.3 19 5 6 11 42
2003–04 THK Tver RUS.2 21 8 3 11 14
2004–05 CSKA Moscow RSL 18 2 4 6 2
2004–05 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 36 15 21 36 16
2005–06 CSKA Moscow RSL 3 0 0 0 2
2005–06 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 8 4 5 9 18
2005–06 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 14 0 3 3 8 6 0 0 0 4
2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 27 3 3 6 10
2006–07 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 42 18 22 40 30
2007–08 CSKA Moscow RSL 4 0 0 0 0
2007–08 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 12 6 15 21 8
2007–08 Metallurg Novokuznetsk RSL 25 1 1 2 14
2007–08 Metallurg–2 Novokuznetsk RUS.3 4 3 2 5 4
2008–09 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 32 2 2 4 12
2009–10 HK Gomel BLR 41 10 18 28 47 7 1 4 5 0
2010–11 HK Gomel BLR 34 15 24 39 16 5 1 2 3 0
2011–12 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 31 1 2 3 8
2012–13 THK Tver VHL 12 1 1 2 6
2012–13 Lada Togliatti VHL 29 7 6 13 16 10 3 1 4 4
2013–14 Lada Togliatti VHL 44 10 10 20 14 5 0 1 1 0
2014–15 Dizel Penza VHL 38 11 11 22 20
2014–15 Saryarka Karagandy VHL 9 1 1 2 4 4 2 0 2 0
2015–16 HC Ryazan VHL 28 5 9 14 6 2 0 0 0 0
2016–17 HK Gomel BLR 12 7 3 10 4
2016–17 Yermak Angarsk VHL 29 5 13 18 6 6 0 3 3 0
2017–18 Podhale Nowy Targ POL 36 11 30 41 24 14 9 11 20 6
RUS.2 & VHL totals 210 48 54 102 86 27 5 5 10 4
RSL totals 64 3 8 11 26 6 0 0 0 4
KHL totals 63 3 4 7 20

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Russia WJC18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 3 0 3 4
2006 Russia WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 6
Junior totals 12 3 1 4 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ RussianProspects.com Sergei Ogorodnikov Profile
  2. ^ "Siv Telegram Media".

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