Yevgeni Vitalievich Davydov (russian: Евгений Витальевич Давыдов); born May 27, 1967) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets,

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and the Ottawa Senators.

Playing career

On January 4, 1987, Davydov was playing for the Soviet Union's team at the World Junior Championship. In the infamous '' Punch-up in Piestany'', Davydov was identified as the player who jumped the boards and caused a bench-clearing brawl. Both teams were ejected from the tournament and Canada lost an assured medal.">'Punch-up in Piestany' - "On This Day" - CBC Archives
/ref> Davydov was drafted 235th overall by Winnipeg in the

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. After winning a gold medal as a member of the Unified Team at the

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, he joined the Jets and went on to play in 155 regular season games, scoring 40 goals and 39 assists for 79 points, picking up 120 penalty minutes. Between 1995 and 2003, Davydov had spells in France,

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Finland, Germany, Italy as well as a return to Russia before hanging up his skates.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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