Vladislav Namestnikov
| Vladislav Namestnikov | |||
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22 November 1992 Voskresensk, Russia |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| National team |
 Russia
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| NHL Draft | 27th overall, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning |
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| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
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| Representing Russia
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| World Junior A Challenge | ||
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2009 Summerside | |
Vladislav Yevgenievich Namestnikov (Russian: Владислав Евгеньевич Наместников; born 22 November 1992) is a Russian-American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 27th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Lightning.
Although born in Voskresensk, Namestnikov moved to the United States when he was eight months old, settling in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his family. When he was eight, he returned to Voskresensk in Russia to hone his hockey skills, eventually playing in the Vysshaya Liga with Khimik Voskresensk at the age of 16. He was eventually picked by the London Knights 20th overall in the 2010 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) entry draft, and was also selected 11th overall in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) draft by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, but said, "I'm not going back there [Russia] to play."
On 13 March 2012, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced the signing of forward Namestnikov to a three-year, entry-level contract. He played in 60 games with the London Knights that season, scoring 22 goals and 70 points to go along with 60 penalty minutes. In his career with the Knights, he has skated in 128 career games over the past two seasons, registering 52 goals and 139 points, and a +29 rating. Namestnikov appeared in six OHL playoff games last year, recording one goal and five points.
On 14 September 2012, the Lightning assigned Namestnikov and 17 other players to the Syracuse Crunch, their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. On 21 October, Namestnikov suffered a shoulder injury when he slammed into the boards with a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins player in the first period. The team revealed that Namestnikov was expected to miss four-to-six weeks with the injury. He finished the season playing in the Calder Cup Final, where the Crunch fell to the Grand Rapids Griffins in a 4–2 series defeat.
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