Dmitri Yushkevich
| Dmitri Yushkevich | |||
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| Born |
November 19, 1971 Cherepovets, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings HC Dynamo Moscow Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HC Severstal Metallurg Magnitogorsk SKA Saint Petersburg HC Sibir Novosibirsk Kärpät |
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| National team |
 Russia  Unified Team & Soviet Union
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| NHL Draft | 122nd overall, 1991 Philadelphia Flyers |
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| Playing career | 1988–2010 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men’s Ice Hockey | ||
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1992 | Ice Hockey |
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1998 | Ice Hockey |
Dmitri Sergeyevich Yushkevich (Russian: Дмитрий Серге́евич Юшкевич; born November 19, 1971) is a retired Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He ended his career in Kärpät of the SM-liiga.
Dmitri Yushkevich was drafted in the sixth round, 122nd overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. After eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), he returned to the Russian Superleague (RSL) in 2003.
After winning a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Yushkevich made his NHL debut with the Flyers in the 1992–93 season. He appeared in all 82 games in his rookie season, tallying five goals and adding 27 assists. After three seasons with the Flyers, Yushkevich joined the Toronto Maple Leafs before the 1995–96 season.
In Toronto, Yushkevich blossomed into a top-pair caliber NHL defenceman, particularly under the guidance of coach Pat Quinn, who joined the team in 1998. Between 1998–99 and 2001–02, Yushkevich also emerged as the leader of the Screech Owls' defense corps. During the 1999 playoffs, Yushkevich paired up with Danny Markov to neutralize Penguins' superstar Jaromír Jágr, thus helping the Leafs advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Yushkevich earned a spot in the 2000 NHL All-Star game, which took place in Toronto. In February 2002, Yushkevich was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood clot. As a result, Yushkevich was forced to miss the rest of the 2001–02 season. Despite Yushkevich's pleas to accept the risk and re-join the club in time for the playoffs, he was not cleared to play by the team. As a Maple Leaf, Yushkevich totalled 506 regular season games and 44 playoff games. His performances with the Leafs earned him a reputation of a warrior, a grinder, and an expert shot-blocker. He was traded to the Florida Panthers before the 2002–03 season for Róbert Švehla.
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