Sergei Ogorodnikov

Sergei Ogorodnikov
Born (1986-01-21)January 21, 1986
Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died June 24, 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
KHL team
Former teams
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
CSKA Moscow
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
HK Gomel
NHL Draft 82nd overall, 2004
New York Islanders
Playing career 20032018

Sergei Ogorodnikov (21 January 1986 – 24 June 2018)[1] was a Russian professional ice hockey center. He last played in Poland.

Ogorodnikov was primarily raised in various Moscow based hockey schools including HC Dynamo Moscow and HC CSKA Moscow.[2] 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. After spending the season in the minor leagues with ECHL’s Pensacola Ice Pilots and AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, he headed back to Russia and then on to Poland where he played until his death in 2018.

International statistics

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

References

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