{{Short description|Ukrainian ice hockey player (born 1979)}} {{Family name hatnote|Viktorovych|Fedotenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Ruslan Fedotenko | image = FedsRangers12.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Fedotenko with the New York Rangers in 2011 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 200 | played_for = Sokil Kyiv<br />Philadelphia Flyers<br />Tampa Bay Lightning<br />New York Islanders<br />Pittsburgh Penguins<br />New York Rangers<br />Donbass Donetsk | ntl_team = Ukraine | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|1|18}} | birth_place = Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union<br />(now Kyiv, Ukraine) | career_start = 1995 | career_end = 2016 | draft = Undrafted }}
'''Ruslan Viktorovych Fedotenko'''{{efn|{{langx|uk|Руслан Вікторович Федотенко|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Ruslan Viktorovych Fedotenko}}}}}} (born January 18, 1979) is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey winger.
A two-time Stanley Cup champion, in his National Hockey League (NHL) career he played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers. Internationally, Fedotenko has competed for Ukraine in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
==Playing career== As a youth, Fedotenko played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-09|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Start in the NHL=== thumb|left|Fedotenko with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Fedotenko was not drafted. He first entered the NHL after being signed by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1999. Withe the Flyers, he scored the overtime winning goal in game one of the 2002 Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals against the Ottawa Senators during the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
===Tampa Bay Lightning and first Stanley Cup win=== After two seasons with the Flyers, he was traded in 2002 to the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with two second-round draft picks, in exchange for Tampa Bay's first-round draft pick, which was used to draft Joni Pitkänen.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
In 2004, Fedotenko won the Stanley Cup for the first time, scoring both Lightning goals in game seven of the Finals against the Calgary Flames. It was Tampa Bay's first Stanley Cup in franchise history. After a career-high 26-goal, 41-point campaign in 2005–06, Fedotenko was re-signed as a restricted free agent in July 2006 to a one-year contract worth $1.65 million.<ref name="Contract">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=170665 |title=Lightning ink Fedotenko to one-year deal |access-date=2006-09-28 |publisher=TSN.ca |year=2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090447/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=170665 |archive-date=29 September 2007 }}</ref>
===New York Islanders=== Following his fourth season in Tampa Bay, Fedotenko signed a one-year, $2.9 million contract with the New York Islanders in July 2007, joining Mike Comrie and Bill Guerin as the Islanders' free agent acquisitions. He scored 33 points in his first and only season with the Islanders.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
===Pittsburgh Penguins and second Stanley Cup win=== The following off-season, Fedotenko signed his third consecutive one-year contract, a $2.25 million deal with Pittsburgh Penguins in July 2008. Fedotenko neared career-high totals with 39 points in 65 games, benefiting as a winger on a talented Penguins team that featured centers Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal. He went on to tally 14 points in 24 post-season games with the Penguins in 2009, capturing his second career Stanley Cup as Pittsburgh defeated the Detroit Red Wings in seven games. After becoming an unrestricted free agent in July 2009, Fedotenko took a pay cut and agreed to a one-year, $1.8 million contract to remain with the Penguins.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
===New York Rangers=== On 10 September 2010, Fedotenko accepted a try-out with the New York Rangers. After an impressive preseason, the Rangers signed Fedotenko to a one-year $1 million deal on 4 October 2010.<ref name="Fedotenko signs with Rangers">{{Cite web|url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=539462|title=Fedotenko agrees to terms on contract|access-date=2010-10-04|publisher=New York Rangers|year=2010}}</ref>
On 1 July 2011, Fedotenko re-signed with the Rangers, accepting a one-year, $1.4 million contract.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
===Later career=== On 5 July 2012, Fedotenko returned to where his NHL career began and signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers for $1.75 million. During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Fedotenko played for the Kontinental Hockey League's HC Donbass. Following the 2012–13 NHL season, Fedotenko signed a three-year, $9 million contract with Donbass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hcdonbass.com/news/khl/ruslan_fedotenko_vozvrashchaetsya_v_donetsk/|title=Ruslan Fedotenko returned to Donetsk|publisher=HC Donbass|date=2 July 2013|access-date=6 July 2013|language=ru}}</ref>
Due to the Russo-Ukrainian war, he returned to the United States at the conclusion of the 2013–14 KHL season.<ref name="War forces">{{cite news|last=Pinchevsky|first=Tal|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/12427566/nhl-violence-ukraine-forces-ruslan-fedotenko-leave-home-country|title=War forces Fedotenko out of Ukraine|website=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN|date=16 March 2015|access-date=19 December 2025}}</ref>
On 20 January 2015, Fedotenko signed a professional try out contract with the Iowa Wild.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theahl.com/iowa-signs-former-stanley-cup-champ-fedotenko-p195892|title=Iowa signs former Stanley Cup champ Fedotenko|publisher=American Hockey League|date=20 January 2015|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> To end the 2014–15 season, Fedotenko registered 3 goals in 13 games with Iowa. On 1 July 2015, Fedotenko signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Iowa's parent affiliate, the Minnesota Wild.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773497 | title = Wild signs Daple, Fedotenko and Hagel | publisher = Minnesota Wild | date = 2015-07-01 | access-date = 2015-07-01}}</ref>
On 11 October 2016, Fedotenko announced his retirement from professional hockey. Fedotenko finished his career as a two-time Stanley Cup Champion, played in a total of 863 NHL games with five different NHL teams, scored 173 goals and registered 193 assists, totaling 366 points.<ref name="nhlpa.com">{{cite web| url = http://www.nhlpa.com/news/ruslan-fedotenko-retires-after-12-nhl-seasons | title = RUSLAN FEDOTENKO RETIRES AFTER 12 NHL SEASONS | website = National Hockey League Players' Association | date = 2016-10-11 | access-date = 2016-10-11}}</ref>
==International play== Fedotenko has played internationally for the Ukrainian national ice hockey team, appearing in one game for his nation at the 2002 Winter Olympics in a 5–2 defeat of Switzerland.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1995–96 | Sokil Kyiv | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1995–96 | Sokil Kyiv | EEHL | 33 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1996–97 | TPS | FIN U18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996–97 | TPS | FIN Jr | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1996–97 | Turku HT | FIN III | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996–97 | Kiekko-67 | FIN II | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1997–98 | Melfort Mustangs | SJHL | 68 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 55 | 43 | 34 | 77 | 139 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |- | 1999–2000 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999–2000 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 67 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- | 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 76 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- | 2003–04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 77 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 14 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |- | 2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 67 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |- | 2010–11 | New York Rangers | NHL | 66 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |- | 2012–13 | Donbass Donetsk | KHL | 33 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2013–14 | Donbass Donetsk | KHL | 46 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2015–16 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 863 ! 173 ! 193 ! 366 ! 472 ! 108 ! 22 ! 18 ! 40 ! 66 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1996 | Ukraine | EJC B | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996 | Ukraine | WJC | 10th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- | 1997 | Ukraine | EJC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1997 | Ukraine | WJC B | 15th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |- | 2002 | Ukraine | OG | 10th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013 | Ukraine | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior Tier I totals ! 1 ! 1 ! 0 ! 1 ! 4 |}
==Personal life== Fedotenko resides in Tampa, Florida, with his wife Debbie whom he met during his junior hockey career when she was his Billet mom.<ref name="nhlpa.com"/> After his retirement, he began working in construction. He is a naturalised citizen of the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tuboltseva|first=Daria|url=https://sport24.ru/news/hockey/2022-02-26-karyera-ukrainskogo-khokkeista-ruslana-fedotenko-dva-kubka-stenli-zhizn-v-ssha-rodstvenniki-v-kiyeve|title=Самый титулованный хоккеист Украины: два Кубка Стэнли, решающие голы в финале. Карьера Руслана Федотенко|publisher=Sport24.ru|date=26 February 2022|access-date=19 December 2025|language=Russian}}</ref> His family in Ukraine mainly resides in Kyiv and Odesa.<ref name="War forces" />
He has a tattoo of two Stanley Cups on his shoulder.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sokol.kiev.ua/page-id-5420.html | title = Ruslan Fedotenko player profile | publisher = Sokil Kyiv | date = 2012-02-03 | access-date = 2013-04-13}}</ref>
In 2015, Fedotenko described the Russo-Ukrainian war as putting his career into "perspective" because he had yet to find an NHL team but "at least I'm alive and I have peace over my head versus people who I still talk to back in Donetsk who go shelter to shelter and are just trying to survive bombings."<ref name="War forces" /> He condemned the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and called the sight of tanks approaching Kyiv "mind-boggling", "surreal", and "absolutely sad".<ref>{{cite news|last=Robson|first=Dan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3150817/2022/02/25/its-so-absolutely-sad-hockey-world-watches-worries-as-russian-troops-pour-into-ukraine/|title='It's so absolutely sad': Hockey world watches, worries as Russian troops pour into Ukraine|newspaper=The New York Times|date=26 February 2022|access-date=19 December 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Ice hockey stats|legends=19430}}
{{Ukrainian Ice Hockey Player of the Year}}
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