Sergei Ogorodnikov

This article is about the ice hockey player (1986–2018). For the bodybuilder (born 1965), see Sergei Ogorodnikov (bodybuilder).

Sergei Sergeevich Ogorodnikov (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Огородников; 21 January 1986 – 24 June 2018) was a Russian professional ice hockey center. Ogorodnikov most recently played in Poland with the SSA KH Podhale Nowy Targ of the Polska Hokej Liga. Ogorodnikov died on 24 June 2018 as a result of a jet ski accident.

Sergei Ogorodnikov
Born	(1986-01-21)21 January 1986 Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	24 June 2018(2018-06-24) (aged 32)
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Bridgeport Sound Tigers Dizel Penza CSKA Moscow HK Gomel HC Ryazan Lada Togliatti Metallurg Novokuznetsk Pensacola Ice Pilots Podhale Nowy Targ Salavat Yulaev Ufa Saryarka Karaganda THK Tver Yermak Angarsk
NHL draft	82nd overall, 2004 New York Islanders
Playing career	2003–2018

Career

Ogorodnikov was primarily raised in various Moscow based hockey schools including HC Dynamo Moscow and HC CSKA Moscow.^[1] He was also a longtime member of Russia's U20 and U18 national Team Russia squads. The New York Islanders drafted him 82nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. The young forward came over to North America during the summer of 2006. Ogorodnikov returned to Russia after spending one season with the New York Islanders' minor league affiliates in Pensacola (ECHL) and Bridgeport (AHL), where he continued to play before joining SSA KH Podhale Nowy Targ of the Polska Hokej Liga for the 2017-18 season.

Death

Ogorodnikov died as a result of a jet ski accident on 24 June 2018. He was 32 years old.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.3		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.3		16	4	1	5	14		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.3		19	5	6	11	42		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	THK Tver	RUS.2		21	8	3	11	14		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	CSKA Moscow	RSL		18	2	4	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	CSKA–2 Moscow	RUS.3		36	15	21	36	16		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	CSKA Moscow	RSL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	CSKA–2 Moscow	RUS.3		8	4	5	9	18		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	RSL		14	0	3	3	8		6	0	0	0	4
2006–07	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		27	3	3	6	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL		42	18	22	40	30		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	CSKA Moscow	RSL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	CSKA–2 Moscow	RUS.3		12	6	15	21	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	RSL		25	1	1	2	14		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Metallurg–2 Novokuznetsk	RUS.3		4	3	2	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	KHL		32	2	2	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HK Gomel	BLR		41	10	18	28	47		7	1	4	5	0
2010–11	HK Gomel	BLR		34	15	24	39	16		5	1	2	3	0
2011–12	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL		31	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	THK Tver	VHL		12	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Lada Togliatti	VHL		29	7	6	13	16		10	3	1	4	4
2013–14	Lada Togliatti	VHL		44	10	10	20	14		5	0	1	1	0
2014–15	Dizel Penza	VHL		38	11	11	22	20		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Saryarka Karagandy	VHL		9	1	1	2	4		4	2	0	2	0
2015–16	HC Ryazan	VHL		28	5	9	14	6		2	0	0	0	0
2016–17	HK Gomel	BLR		12	7	3	10	4		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Yermak Angarsk	VHL		29	5	13	18	6		6	0	3	3	0
2017–18	Podhale Nowy Targ	POL		36	11	30	41	24		14	9	11	20	6
RUS.2 & VHL totals				210	48	54	102	86		27	5	5	10	4
RSL totals				64	3	8	11	26		6	0	0	0	4
KHL totals				63	3	4	7	20		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Russia	WJC18			6	3	0	3	4
2006	Russia	WJC			6	0	1	1	6
Junior totals					12	3	1	4	10