Fedor Fedorov (ice hockey)

Playing career

Fedorov was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the sixth round, 182nd overall, of the 1999 NHL entry draft. Because the Lightning did not sign him within the two-year period of owning his rights, he re-entered the draft in 2001 and was chosen by the Vancouver Canucks in the third round, 66th overall. He played 15 NHL games with Vancouver and 116 games with their minor-league affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. On 24 March 2004, an off-ice incident occurred between Fedorov and teammate Kevin Bieksa.

According to then-Canucks General Manager Brian Burke, several Moose players had gone out together when Bieksa accidentally spilled Fedorov's beer. Bieksa apologized and offered to buy another, but Fedorov challenged him to a fight outside the establishment; Bieksa knocked him down with one punch. This event led to Bieksa signing a contract with the Canucks, where he spent ten seasons. On 7 October 2005, the Canucks traded Fedorov to the New York Rangers for Jozef Balej and a sixth-round pick in 2008.

He played only three games for the Rangers, spending most of his time with their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. On 25 July 2006, he signed with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Superleague, and later that season moved to the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Elitserien. On 4 July 2008, Fedorov signed an NHL contract with the New Jersey Devils but did not make their NHL roster; after choosing not to report to the AHL affiliate Lowell Devils, he was released.

On 22 October 2008, he signed with Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik of the newly formed KHL, then later with Metallurg Magnitogorsk. He played the 2011–2013 seasons with SKA Saint Petersburg. During the 2013 offseason, Fedorov signed with CSKA Moscow. After one season there, on 2 October 2014, he signed as a free agent with HC Lada Togliatti on a one-year contract.