Denis Mikhailovich Arkhipov (russian: Денис Михайлович Архипов; born May 19, 1979) is a Russian former professional
ice hockey
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player. He played in the
National Hockey League
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with the
Nashville Predators
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and
Chicago Blackhawks
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between 2000 and 2007, and then in the
Kontinental Hockey League
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between 2008 and 2013. Internationally Arkhipov played for the
Russian national team at the junior and senior level, including the
2003
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and
2006 World Championships.
Playing career
Arkhipov was selected 60th overall in the third round of the
1998 NHL Entry Draft
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The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Brian Gionta, Mi ...
, the second choice of the
Nashville Predators
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.
He made his
National Hockey League
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(NHL) debut on January 8, 2001 in a 2–1 loss against the
Vancouver Canucks
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in Vancouver. During this game he notched his first NHL point when he got an assist on a
Richard Lintner
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goal against
Bob Essensa
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Playing career ...
. Two days later he scored his first NHL goal in a 5–2 win at the
Edmonton Oilers
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. He scored when he took a
Scott Hartnell
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pass and got it past
Tommy Salo
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. He also got an assist on a
Marián Cisár goal to make this his first ever NHL multi-point game.
In the
2001–02 NHL season
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he played in all 82 games with a career high 42 points. He led the Predators in goals, game-winning goals (6) and shooting percentage (16.9%). That year he centered the "Vowel Line" which also included,
Vladimír Országh
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Playing career
As a youth, Országh played i ...
on right wing, and
Martin Erat Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
at left wing. They were called the ''Vowel Line'' because their last names all start with vowels.
Arkhipov played the 2004–05 NHL
lockout season in the Russian Super League, and remained there for the 2005–06 season before signing as a free agent with the
Chicago Blackhawks
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on July 6, 2006.
Records
Youngest player in Predator's franchise history to score 20 goals.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
External links
*
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1979 births
Living people
Chicago Blackhawks players
Ak Bars Kazan players
Atlant Moscow Oblast players
HC CSKA Moscow players
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
Nashville Predators draft picks
Nashville Predators players
Russian ice hockey centres
Sportspeople from Kazan
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players