Editing Ruslan Fedotenko

{{Short description|Ukrainian ice hockey player (born 1979)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Viktorovych|Fedotenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Ruslan Fedotenko
| image = FedsRangers12.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Fedotenko with the [[New York Rangers]] in 2011
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 200
| played_for = [[Sokil Kyiv]]<br />[[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br />[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]<br />[[New York Islanders]]<br />[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br />[[New York Rangers]]<br />[[Donbass Donetsk]]
| ntl_team = Ukraine
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|1|18}}
| birth_place = [[Kiev]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<br />(now [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]])
| career_start = 1995
| career_end = 2016
| draft = Undrafted
}}

'''Ruslan Viktorovych Fedotenko'''{{efn|{{langx|uk|Руслан Вікторович Федотенко|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Ruslan Viktorovych Fedotenko}}}}}} (born January 18, 1979) is a former professional [[ice hockey]] [[winger (ice hockey)|winger]].

A two-time [[Stanley Cup]] champion, in his [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) career he played for the [[Philadelphia Flyers]], [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], [[New York Islanders]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] and the [[New York Rangers]].  Internationally, Fedotenko has competed for [[Ukrainian national ice hockey team|Ukraine]] in the [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]].

==Playing career==

=== Start in the NHL ===
[[File:Ruslan Fedotenko Penguins.jpg|thumb|left|Fedotenko with the Pittsburgh Penguins.]]
As a youth, Fedotenko played in the 1993 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] with a team from Ukraine.<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=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Fedotenko went undrafted and first entered the NHL after being signed by the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in 1999. He scored the overtime winning goal in Game 1 of the 2002 Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals against the Ottawa Senators during the [[2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs]].

=== Tampa Bay Lightning and first Stanley Cup win ===
After two seasons with the Flyers, he was traded in 2002 to the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], along with two second-round draft picks, in exchange for Tampa Bay's first-round draft pick, which was used to draft [[Joni Pitkänen]].{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

In [[2004 Stanley Cup playoffs|2004]], Fedotenko won the [[Stanley Cup]] for the first time, scoring both Lightning goals in Game 7 of the Finals against the [[Calgary Flames]].  It was Tampa Bay's first Stanley Cup in franchise history. After a career-high 26-goal, 41-point campaign in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]], Fedotenko was re-signed as a restricted free agent in July 2006 to a one-year contract worth $1.65 million.<ref name="Contract">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=170665 |title=Lightning ink Fedotenko to one-year deal |access-date=2006-09-28 |publisher=TSN.ca |year=2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090447/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=170665 |archive-date=29 September 2007 }}</ref>

=== New York Islanders ===
Following his fourth season in Tampa Bay, Fedotenko signed a one-year, $2.9 million contract with the [[New York Islanders]] in July 2007, joining [[Mike Comrie]] and [[Bill Guerin]] as the Islanders' free agent acquisitions. He scored 33 points in his first and only season with the Islanders.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

=== Pittsburgh Penguins and second Stanley Cup win ===
The following off-season, Fedotenko signed his third consecutive one-year contract, a $2.25 million deal with [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] in July 2008.  Fedotenko neared career-high totals with 39 points in 65 games, benefiting as a winger on a talented Penguins team that featured centers [[Sidney Crosby]], [[Evgeni Malkin]] and [[Jordan Staal]].  He went on to tally 14 points in 24 post-season games with the Penguins in [[2009 Stanley Cup playoffs|2009]], capturing his second career Stanley Cup as Pittsburgh defeated the [[Detroit Red Wings]] in seven games. After becoming an unrestricted free agent in July 2009, Fedotenko took a pay cut and agreed to a one-year, $1.8 million contract to remain with the Penguins.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

=== New York Rangers ===
On 10 September 2010, Fedotenko accepted a try-out with the [[New York Rangers]]. After an impressive preseason, the Rangers signed Fedotenko to a one-year $1 million deal on 4 October 2010.<ref name="Fedotenko signs with Rangers">{{Cite web|url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=539462|title=Fedotenko agrees to terms on contract|access-date=2010-10-04|publisher=New York Rangers|year=2010}}</ref>

On 1 July 2011, Fedotenko re-signed with the [[New York Rangers]], accepting a one-year, $1.4 million contract.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

=== Return to the Flyers ===
On 5 July 2012, Fedotenko returned to where his NHL career began and signed a one-year deal with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] for $1.75 million. During the [[2012–13 NHL lockout]], Fedotenko played for the [[Kontinental Hockey League]]'s [[HC Donbass]]. Following the [[2012–13 NHL season]], Fedotenko signed a three-year, $9 million contract with Donbass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hcdonbass.com/news/khl/ruslan_fedotenko_vozvrashchaetsya_v_donetsk/|title=Ruslan Fedotenko returned to Donetsk|publisher=HC Donbass|date=2 July 2013|access-date=6 July 2013|language=ru}}</ref>

=== Later career and retirement ===
On 20 January 2015, Fedotenko signed a [[Hockey contracts#Professional Try Out|professional try out]] contract with the [[Iowa Wild]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theahl.com/iowa-signs-former-stanley-cup-champ-fedotenko-p195892|title=Iowa signs former Stanley Cup champ Fedotenko|publisher=[[American Hockey League]]|date=20 January 2015|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> To end the [[2014–15 AHL season|2014–15]] season, Fedotenko registered 3 goals in 13 games with Iowa.  On 1 July 2015, Fedotenko signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Iowa's parent affiliate, the [[Minnesota Wild]].<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773497 | title = Wild signs Daple, Fedotenko and Hagel | publisher = [[Minnesota Wild]] | date = 2015-07-01 | access-date = 2015-07-01}}</ref>

On 11 October 2016, Fedotenko announced his retirement from professional hockey. Fedotenko finished his career as a two-time Stanley Cup Champion, played in a total of 863 NHL games with five different NHL teams, scored 173 goals and registered 193 assists, totaling 366 points.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nhlpa.com/news/ruslan-fedotenko-retires-after-12-nhl-seasons | title = RUSLAN FEDOTENKO RETIRES AFTER 12 NHL SEASONS | website = [[National Hockey League Players' Association]] | date = 2016-10-11 | access-date = 2016-10-11}}</ref>

==International play==
Fedotenko has played internationally for the [[Ukrainian national ice hockey team]], appearing in one game for his nation at the [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]] in a 5–2 defeat of [[Swiss national ice hockey team|Switzerland]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"  bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5"                    | Regular&nbsp;Season
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5"                    | Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! 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 IHL (Russia) season|1995–96]]
| [[Sokil Kyiv]]
| [[International Hockey League (1992–96)|IHL]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 EEHL season|1995–96]]
| Sokil Kyiv
| [[Eastern European Hockey League|EEHL]]
| 33
| 9
| 11
| 20
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1996–97
| [[HC TPS|TPS]]
| FIN U18
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| TPS
| FIN Jr
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1996–97
| Turku HT
| [[2. Divisioona|FIN III]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996–97 I-Divisioona season|1996–97]]
| Kiekko-67
| [[I-Divisioona|FIN II]]
| 22
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 16
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1997–98
| [[Melfort Mustangs]]
| [[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League|SJHL]]
| 68
| 35
| 31
| 66
| 55
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| [[Sioux City Musketeers]]
| [[United States Hockey League|USHL]]
| 55
| 43
| 34
| 77
| 139
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 9
|-
| [[1999–2000 ECHL season|1999–2000]]
| [[Trenton Titans]]
| [[ECHL]]
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 8
| 9
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–2000]]
| [[Philadelphia Phantoms]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 67
| 16
| 34
| 50
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- 
| [[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]]
| Philadelphia Phantoms
| AHL
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 74
| 16
| 20
| 36
| 72
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
|-
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 78
| 17
| 9
| 26
| 43
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
| NHL
| 76
| 19
| 13
| 32
| 44
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 77
| 17
| 22
| 39
| 30
| 22
| 12
| 2
| 14
| 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 80
| 26
| 15
| 41
| 44
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
|- 
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 80
| 12
| 20
| 32
| 52
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| [[New York Islanders]]
| NHL
| 67
| 16
| 17
| 33
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| NHL
| 65
| 16
| 23
| 39
| 44
| 24
| 7
| 7
| 14
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 80
| 11
| 19
| 30
| 50
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|- 
| [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
| [[New York Rangers]]
| NHL
| 66
| 10
| 15
| 25
| 25
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 73
| 9
| 11
| 20
| 16
| 20
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 8
|-
| [[2012–13 KHL season|2012–13]]
| [[Donbass Donetsk]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 33
| 8
| 10
| 18
| 22
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 47
| 4
| 9
| 13
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2013–14 KHL season|2013–14]]
| Donbass Donetsk
| KHL
| 46
| 7
| 10
| 17
| 42
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 35
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014–15 AHL season|2014–15]]
| [[Iowa Wild]]
| AHL
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [[2015–16 AHL season|2015–16]]
| Iowa Wild
| AHL
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 863
! 173
! 193
! 366
! 472
! 108
! 22
! 18
! 40
! 66
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[1996 IIHF European U18 Championship|1996]]
| [[Ukraine men's national junior ice hockey team|Ukraine]]
| [[IIHF European Junior Championships|EJC B]]
| 8th
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1996]]
| Ukraine
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| 10th
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-
| [[1997 IIHF European U18 Championship|1997]]
| Ukraine
| EJC
| 7th
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]
| Ukraine
| WJC B
| 15th
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 8
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]
| [[Ukraine men's national ice hockey team|Ukraine]]
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OG]]
| 10th
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2013]]
| Ukraine
| OGQ
| DNQ
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Senior Tier I totals
! 1
! 1
! 0
! 1
! 4
|}

==Personal life==
Fedotenko has a tattoo of 2 Stanley Cups on his shoulder.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sokol.kiev.ua/page-id-5420.html | title = Ruslan Fedotenko player profile | publisher = [[Sokil Kyiv]] | date = 2012-02-03 | access-date = 2013-04-13}}</ref> Fedotenko resides in [[Tampa, Florida]], with his wife Debbie.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nhlpa.com/news/ruslan-fedotenko-retires-after-12-nhl-seasons | title = RUSLAN FEDOTENKO RETIRES AFTER 12 NHL SEASONS | website = [[National Hockey League Players' Association]] | date = 2016-10-11 | access-date = 2016-10-11}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Ice hockey stats|legends=19430}}

{{Ukrainian Ice Hockey Player of the Year}}

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