Руслан Федотенко: Украинский хоккейшінің мансабы

Ukrainian ice hockey player (born 1979)

Ruslan Viktorovych Fedotenko (Руслан Вікторович Федотенко; born 18 January 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.

As a youth, Fedotenko played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Ukraine. Fedotenko went undrafted and first entered the NHL after being signed by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1999. He scored the overtime winning goal in Game 1 of the 2002 Eastern Conference Quarter Finals against the Ottawa Senators during the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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. In 2004, Fedotenko won the Stanley Cup for the first time, scoring both Lightning goals in Game 7 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.

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.

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.

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. On 1 July 2011, Fedotenko re signed with the New York Rangers, accepting a one year, $1.4 million contract.

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.

On 20 January 2015, Fedotenko signed a professional try out contract with the Iowa Wild. 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. 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.

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.

Fedotenko has a tattoo of 2 Stanley Cups on his shoulder. Fedotenko resides in Tampa, Florida, with his wife Debbie.