Grebeshkov in 2009
Born	October 11, 1983 (1983-10-11) (age 26), Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team F. teams	Edmonton Oilers New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Ntl. team	Russia
NHL Draft	18th overall, 2002 Los Angeles Kings
Pro career	2001 – present

Denis Sergeevich Grebeshkov (Russian: Денис Сергеевич Гребешков; born October 11, 1983) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 3 International play 4 References

[edit] 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.^[1]

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.

On July 21, 2009, The Edmonton Oilers re-signed Grebeshkov to a one-year contract, barely avoiding arbitration.

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	RSL		27	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

[edit] International play

Played for Russia in:

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Russia	WJC18	1 		6	1	3	4	0
2001	Russia	WJC	7th		7	2	1	3	0
2002	Russia	WJC	1 		7	1	2	3	0
2003	Russia	WJC	1 		6	0	2	2	6
Junior Int'l Totals					26	4	8	12	6
2007	Russia	WC	3 		9	1	2	3	0
2008	Russia	WC	1 		9	0	6	6	2
2009	Russia	WC	1 		9	0	2	2	2
Senior Int'l Totals					27	1	10	11	4

[edit] References

1. ^ "Oilers obtain Denis Grebeshkov". edmontonoilers.com. 2007-02-18. http://www.edmontonoilers.com/news/index.php?id=1013. 

• Denis Grebeshkov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Denis Grebeshkov – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Denis Grebeshkov's NHL player profile

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