Maxim Afinogenov

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
191 lb (87 kg/13 st 9 lb)
NHL Team Buffalo Sabres
Nationality Flag of Russia Russia
Born September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04) (age 28),
Moscow, Soviet Union
NHL Draft 69th overall, 1997
Buffalo Sabres
Pro career 1996 – present

Maxim Sergeyevich Afinogenov (Russian: Максим Сергеевич Афиногенов, Maksim Sergejevič Afinogenov, IPA: [ˈmæk.sim.ə.ˈfin.ə.ˈgɛn.ɑv]; born September 4, 1979 in Moscow, USSR; now Russia) is a professional ice hockey player.

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[edit] Playing career

Maxim Afinogenov was a forward for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Hockey Super League for four seasons. He was drafted 69th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and then spent 15 games of one season (1999–2000) with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans. Early in the 2002–03 season, he suffered a concussion and only played 35 games. He recorded his first career hat trick on December 31, 2003 at the HSBC Arena. His best season to date was in 2005–06 when he had 22 goals and 73 points. Afinogenov is known as one of the fastest skaters in the NHL.

Afinogenov was on the Russian team which won the bronze medal at Salt Lake City and played for Russia again in 2006, finishing 4th in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Afinogenov again played for HC Dynamo Moscow, and then returned to Buffalo once the NHL resumed play in 2005. He is currently the longest-tenured Sabre, after Martin Biron was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2007.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 HC Dynamo Moscow RSL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1996–97 HC Dynamo Moscow RSL 29 6 5 11 10 -- -- -- -- --
1997–98 HC Dynamo Moscow RSL 35 10 5 15 53 -- -- -- -- --
1998–99 HC Dynamo Moscow RSL 38 8 13 21 24 16 10 6 16 14
1999–00 Rochester Americans AHL 15 6 12 18 8 8 3 1 4 4
1999–00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65 16 18 34 41 5 0 1 1 2
2000–01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78 14 22 36 40 11 2 3 5 4
2001–02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81 21 19 40 69 -- -- -- -- --
2002–03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 35 5 6 11 21 -- -- -- -- --
2003–04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 17 14 31 57 -- -- -- -- --
2004–05 HC Dynamo Moscow RSL 36 13 14 27 91 10 4 4 8 8
2005–06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 22 51 73 84 18 3 5 8 10
2006–07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56 23 38 61 66 15 5 4 9 6
2007–08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56 10 18 28 42 -- -- -- -- --
RSL totals 139 37 37 74 178 30 14 12 26 22
NHL totals 521 128 186 314 420 49 10 13 23 22

[edit] International play

Olympic medal record
Men’s Ice hockey
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Ice hockey

Played for Russia in:

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Russia WC 6 2 1 3 2
2000 Russia WC 6 1 0 1 4
2002 Russia Oly 6 2 2 4 4
2004 Russia WCH 4 0 1 1 2
2005 Russia WC 9 3 2 5 6
2006 Russia Oly 8 1 0 1 10
2008 Russia WC 5 1 6
Senior Int'l Totals 39 9 6 15 28

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