Yevgeni Tunik (born November 17, 1984) is the product of the Elektrostal hockey system. The young forward was also consistently part of Russia's U18 and U20 national teams. Tunik was drafted by the

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during the

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. Since the draft he has struggled to become a regular in the Super League and has primarily skated in the second tier Russian High League. During the summer of 2005 the young forward came over to North America and spend the 2005–06 season with the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers, enjoying marginal success. After the season Tunik decided to return to Russia to continue his career .RussianProspects.com Evgeni Tunik Profile
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RussianProspects.com Evgeni Tunik Player Profile
1984 births Living people Bridgeport Sound Tigers players New York Islanders draft picks People from Lyuberetsky District Russian ice hockey centres SKA Saint Petersburg players Ice hockey people from Moscow Oblast {{Russia-icehockey-centre-stub