Denis Metlyuk | |
Position: | Left wing |
Played For: | HC Lada Togliatti Ak Bars Kazan Salavat Yulaev Ufa HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Khimik Voskresensk |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 203 |
Birth Date: | 30 January 1972 |
Birth Place: | Tolyatti, Russia, U.S.S.R. |
Draft: | 31st overall |
Draft Team: | Philadelphia Flyers |
Draft Year: | 1992 |
Career Start: | 1991 |
Career End: | 2007 |
Denis Metlyuk (born January 30, 1972) is a former Russian professional ice hockey player who played in the Russian Superleague (RSL).[1] Metlyuk was drafted in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers and played parts of two seasons in North America for the Hershey Bears, the Flyers' AHL affiliate at the time.[2] He played 14 seasons in the RSL for HC Lada Togliatti, Ak Bars Kazan, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, and HC Khimik Voskresensk.[1] He is the brother of Filipp Metlyuk.[1]