Playing career Alexei Emelin
emelin playing russia in 2011.
emelin spent large portion of career lada togliatti in russian superleague (rsl) before signing ak bars kazan. member of russia s under-18 , under-20 national squads, , has become regular member of senior national team, skating both in eurotour , world championships.
in kontinental hockey league (khl) game in 2009, emelin sustained face injury during fight alexander svitov; orbital bone shattered , had rebuilt metal plate. has tried avoid getting fights ever since incident.
on 17 may 2011, emelin signed one-year, two-way contract montreal canadiens 2011–12 season. played first regular season nhl game on 9 october 2011, in 5–1 victory against winnipeg jets. in addition, scored first regular season nhl point, assist, on 6 december 2011, in game against columbus blue jackets. on 25 january 2012, scored first nhl goal against detroit red wings.
emelin montreal canadiens in 2012.
on 30 june 2012, emelin signed two-year extension until end of 2013–14 season.
during lockout shortened 2012–13 season, emelin established himself key member of canadiens defensive core, playing fellow countryman andrei markov. scored 3 goals , 12 points in 38 games canadiens , finished plus-minus rating of +2. season, however, derailed injury during game against boston bruins on 6 april 2013, when emelin collided bruins forward milan lucic, falling awkwardly , tearing ligament in left knee. result, emelin missed remainder of regular season , playoffs. on 31 october 2013, signed four-year contract extension montreal, lasting through 2017–18 season.
after sixth season canadiens, emelin left exposed @ 2017 nhl expansion draft. selected vegas golden knights on june 21, 2017. on july 1, 2017, golden knights traded emelin nashville predators in exchange third-round pick in 2019 nhl entry draft. vegas retained approximately $1.2 million usd of emelin s salary in trade.
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