Anton Volchenkov
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Volchenkov during the 2012 Playoffs.
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| Born |
February 25, 1982 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
Admiral Vladivostok CSKA Moscow Krylya Sovetov Moscow Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils Nashville Predators |
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| National team |
 Russia
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| NHL Draft | 21st overall, 2000 Ottawa Senators |
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| Playing career | 1999–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Russia
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
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2001 Finland | |
| IIHF World Championship | ||
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2009 Switzerland | |
Anton Alexeyevich Volchenkov (Russian: Анто́н Алексе́евич Волченко́в; born February 25, 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently is a Free Agent of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Volchenkov grew up in Moscow and began attending the CSKA hockey school at the age of six. Around time when he was in fourth grade, his family moved to Kiev, Ukraine and he began attending the Sokil Kyiv hockey school, as his uncle became the director of that school. After a year in Kiev, Volchenkov returned to the CSKA program in Moscow.
Volchenkov was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round as the 21st overall selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2002–03 NHL season, he came to North America and played the entire season with the Senators. He is known for his fearless attitude towards other players and the puck, and is generally considered to be amongst the toughest players in the league. In his early days playing in Europe, he played goaltender. However, his coach instructed him to play defence, which may help explain why he led the NHL in blocked shots in 2006–07 by a large margin. He is consistently amongst the top shot blockers and hitters.
After his first stint in Ottawa, he became a regular in the Senators' starting line-up. As a "stay-at-home" defenceman, he is known primarily for his blocked shots and massive hits. He also played in the 2006 Olympic Games for the Russian national ice hockey team and was considered to be among Ottawa's top two defenders, along with Chris Phillips.
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