Editing Maxim Afinogenov

{{Short description|Russian ice hockey player (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{family name hatnote|Sergeyevich|Afinogenov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Maxim Afinogenov 2009.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Afinogenov with [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] in 2009
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|4}}
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]],<br>[[Soviet Union]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 190
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]]
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]<br>[[Buffalo Sabres]]<br>[[Atlanta Thrashers]]<br>[[SKA St. Petersburg]]<br>[[HC Vityaz|Vityaz Podolsk]]
| ntl_team = RUS
| draft = 69th overall
| draft_year = 1997
| draft_team = [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| career_start = 1995
| career_end = 2020
}}

'''Maxim Sergeyevich Afinogenov''' ({{lang|ru|Макси́м Серге́евич Афиноге́нов}}, {{IPA|ru|mɐkˈsʲim sʲɪrˈɡejɪvʲɪtɕ ɐfʲɪnɐˈɡʲenəf|IPA}}; born September 4, 1979) is a [[Russians|Russian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] player. Known for his skating speed,<ref name="vault" /> he was drafted by the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL)'s [[Buffalo Sabres]] in the third round, 69th overall, in [[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1997]] and played nine seasons with the club. He then played one season with the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] before signing and finishing his career in the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL).

==Personal life==
Afinogenov was first introduced to hockey by his dad when he was five years old.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=509006 |title=Afinogenov Q&A |publisher=NHL.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109211644/http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=509006 |archive-date=January 9, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> As a youth, he played in the 1993 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with a team from [[Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-09|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He married Russian former professional tennis player, [[Elena Dementieva]] on July 16, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifenews.ru/news/63921|title=Чемпион мира и героиня Олимпиады женились на крыше|author=Андрей Дедов.|date=July 17, 2011|publisher=[[LifeNews|Life News Online]]|access-date=2011-07-17}}</ref> His sister Katia Afinogenov married current [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] left winger [[Max Pacioretty]] one week later.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://yourcanadiens.blogspot.com/2011/07/max-pacioretty-wedding-photos.html | title = Max Pacioretty Wedding Photos | website = yourcanadiens.com | date = 2011-07-02 | access-date = 2011-07-02}}</ref>

==Playing career==
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{{MedalCountry|{{ih|RUS}}}}
{{MedalSport|[[Ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008]] | Canada}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2002]] | Sweden}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]] | Germany }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2005]] | Austria}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] | [[Salt Lake City]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[IIHF World Junior Championship|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]|Canada}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1998]]|[[Helsinki]]}}
{{MedalBottom}}

===Buffalo Sabres===
Afinogenov was a forward for [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] of the [[Russian Superleague]] (RSL) for four seasons. He was drafted 69th overall by the [[Buffalo Sabres]] in the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft]] and played his rookie NHL season in [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]], scoring 34 points in 65 games, while also playing in 15 games with the Sabres' [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate, the [[Rochester Americans]]. Following his third season with the Sabres, a 21-goal, 40-point campaign in [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], Afinogenov re-signed with a two-year, $2.4&nbsp;million contract on September 4, 2002.<ref name=vault>{{Cite magazine|title=25 – Buffalo Sabres|url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1105768/index.htm|access-date=2009-04-01|date=2005-10-03|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|archive-date=January 2, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102071134/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1105768/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, that same day, while playing a pickup game in Moscow, he took a puck to the head, suffering a [[concussion]].<ref name=vault/> He was limited to just 35 games in the subsequent season, managing just 11 points. The next season, in [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]], he recorded his first career [[hat-trick]] on December 31, 2003, at [[HSBC Arena (Buffalo)|HSBC Arena]] in a 7–1 win against the [[Washington Capitals]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rare double hat trick pace Sabres|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/rare-double-hat-tricks-pace-sabres-1.411256|access-date=2009-04-01|date=2004-01-01|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]}}</ref> He finished the season bouncing back from his previous concussion-riddled season with 17 goals and 31 points.

[[Image:Maxim Afinogenov.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Afinogenov during a game in 2006.]]
After spending the 2004–05 season back in Russia with Dynamo Moscow due to the [[2004–05 NHL lockout|NHL lockout]], Afinogenov recorded his best season to date when NHL play resumed in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] with personal bests of 51 assists and 73 points. As the Sabres embarked on a playoff run to the Conference Finals, where they were defeated in seven games by the eventual [[Stanley Cup]] champion [[Carolina Hurricanes]]. Afinogenov added eight points in 18 post-season games. He continued his scoring pace the following season in [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]] and, despite missing 26 games, scored 61 points and a career-high 23 goals. During the season, Sabres backup goalie [[Martin Biron]] was traded to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] at the trade deadline in February 2007, making Afinogenov the longest-serving Sabre on the roster. His production tailed off in [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]], however, managing just 28 points in the same number of games as the previous season.

===Atlanta Thrashers===
Following the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]], in which he was sidelined once more with a groin injury,<ref name=tryout/> Afinogenov became an unrestricted free agent and was not re-signed by the Sabres. He left the club as the longest-serving Sabre on the previous season's roster, having played for the club since his rookie season in [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]. On September 17, 2009, the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] invited Afinogenov to their [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]] training camp on a tryout.<ref name=tryout>{{cite web|title=Free agent Maxim Afinogenov could find new home with Atlanta Thrashers|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4484902&name=lebrun_pierre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930035215/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4484902&name=lebrun_pierre|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2009|access-date=2009-09-18|date=2009-09-18|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> and on September 29, 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the team worth $800,000. He scored his first goal as a Thrasher on October 17, 2009, against the Buffalo Sabres. He finished the season finishing second on the team in points, behind only [[Nik Antropov]].

===KHL===
Following the [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]], Afinogenov signed a five-year deal with [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] in the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL) as a free agent. After a productive first season with St. Petersburg, Afinogenov was plagued by injury in the following two seasons. He was traded to [[Podolsk]]-based [[HC Vityaz]] prior to the [[2013–14 KHL season|2013–14 season]] and was announced as the team's captain.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.kennros.com/khl/2013/08/02/afinogenov-rybin-iggulden-joins-vityaz/ | title = Afinogneov, Rybin and Iggulden joins Vityaz | website = kenros.com | date = 2013-08-02 | access-date = 2014-01-02 | archive-date = February 21, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140221225041/http://www.kennros.com/khl/2013/08/02/afinogenov-rybin-iggulden-joins-vityaz/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM 
|-  
| [[1995–96 Vysshaya Liga season|1995–96]]
| Dynamo–2 Moscow
| [[Vysshaya Liga (1992–2010)|RUS-2]]
| 34 || 23 || 9 || 32 || 30
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 IHL (Russia) season|1995–96]]
| [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| [[International Hockey League (1992–96)|IHL]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1996–97 Russian Superleague season|1996–97]]
| Dynamo Moscow
| [[Russian Superleague|RSL]]
| 29 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 10
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 Russian Superleague season|1997–98]]
| Dynamo Moscow
| RSL
| 35 || 10 || 5 || 15 || 53
| — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| [[1998–99 Russian Superleague season|1998–99]]
| Dynamo Moscow
| RSL
| 38 || 8 || 13 || 21 || 24
| 16 || 10 || 6 || 16 || 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 Vysshaya Liga season|1998–99]]
| Dynamo–2 Moscow 
| RUS-2
| 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1999–00 AHL season|1999–00]]
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 15 || 6 || 12 || 18 || 8
| 8 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]]
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 65 || 16 || 18 || 34 || 41
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-  
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 78 || 14 || 22 || 36 || 40
| 11 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 81 || 21 || 19 || 40 || 69
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 35 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 21
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 73 || 17 || 14 || 31 || 57
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2004–05 Russian Superleague season|2004–05]]
| Dynamo Moscow
| RSL
| 36 || 13 || 14 || 27 || 91
| 10 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 77 || 22 || 51 || 73 || 84
| 18 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 10
|-  
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 56 || 23 || 38 || 61 || 66
| 15 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 56 || 10 || 18 || 28 || 42
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 48 || 6 || 14 || 20 || 20
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
| NHL
| 82 || 24 || 37 || 61 || 46
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2010–11 KHL season|2010–11]]
| [[SKA St. Petersburg]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 51 || 13 || 20 || 33 || 50
| 11 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011–12 KHL season|2011–12]]
| SKA St. Petersburg
| KHL
| 23 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 36
| 12 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 4
|-  
| [[2012–13 KHL season|2012–13]]
| SKA St. Petersburg
| KHL
| 26 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 4
| 13 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013–14 KHL season|2013–14]]
| [[HC Vityaz|Vityaz Podolsk]]
| KHL
| 53 || 12 || 14 || 26 || 69
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2014–15 KHL season|2014–15]]
| Vityaz Podolsk
| KHL
| 54 || 17 || 10 || 27 || 124
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2015–16 KHL season|2015–16]]
| Vityaz Podolsk
| KHL
| 56 || 15 || 13 || 28 || 34
| — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| [[2016–17 KHL season|2016–17]]
| Vityaz Podolsk
| KHL
| 58 || 20 || 27 || 47 || 44
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2017–18 KHL season|2017–18]]
| Vityaz Podolsk
| KHL
| 47 || 16 || 20 || 36 || 25
| — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| [[2018–19 KHL season|2018–19]]
| Dynamo Moscow
| KHL
| 10 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2019–20 KHL season|2019–20]]
| Dynamo Moscow
| KHL
| 37 || 8 || 2 || 10 || 34
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | KHL totals
! 415 !! 113 !! 119 !! 232 !! 459
! 42 !! 9 !! 7 !! 16 !! 26
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 651 !! 158 !! 237 !! 395 !! 486
! 49 !! 10 !! 13 !! 23 !! 22
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-  
| [[1996 IIHF European U18 Championship|1996]]
| [[Russia men's national under-18 ice hockey team|Russia]]
| [[European Junior Ice Hockey Championships|EJC]]
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997 IIHF European U18 Championship|1997]]
| Russia
| EJC
| 6 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 18
|-
| [[1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1998]]
| [[Russia men's national junior ice hockey team|Russia]]
| [[IIHF World Junior Championship|WJC]]
| 7 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]
| Russia
| WJC
| 7 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 0
|-  
| [[1999 IIHF World Championship|1999]]
| [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000 IIHF World Championship|2000]]
| Russia
| WC
| 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4
|-  
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2002]]
| Russia
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OLY]]
| 6 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002]]
| Russia
| WC
| 9 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 6
|-  
| [[2004 IIHF World Championship|2004]]
| Russia
| WC
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]
| Russia
| [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]]
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-  
| [[2005 IIHF World Championship|2005]]
| Russia
| WC
| 9 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]]
| Russia
| OLY
| 8 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 10
|-  
| [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008]]
| Russia
| WC
| 8 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]]
| Russia
| OLY
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|-  
| [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]
| Russia
| WC
| 9 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 18
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]]
| Russia
| WC
| 9 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Junior totals
! 25 !! 11 !! 11 !! 22 !! 22
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Senior totals
! 83 !! 23 !! 15 !! 38 !! 64
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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