| Birth Date: | May 27, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 183 |
| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | Traktor Chelyabinsk CSKA Moscow Winnipeg Jets Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators EHC Olten HC Amiens Somme Brynäs IF Ak Bars Kazan EV Zug Kärpät Berlin Capitals Krylya Sovetov Moscow Milano Vipers |
| Ntl Team 2: | Unified Team |
| Ntl Team: | Soviet Union |
| Draft: | 235th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1989 |
| Draft Team: | Winnipeg Jets |
| Career Start: | 1984 |
| Career End: | 2003 |
Yevgeni Vitalievich Davydov (Russian: Евгений Витальевич Давыдов); born May 27, 1967) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators.
On January 4, 1987, Davydov was playing for the Soviet Union's team at the World Junior Championship. In the infamous Punch-up in Piestany,Davydov was identified as the player who jumped the boards and caused a bench-clearing brawl. Both teams were ejected from the tournament and Canada lost an assured medal.[1]
Davydov was drafted 235th overall by Winnipeg in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. After winning a gold medal as a member of the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics, he joined the Jets and went on to play in 155 regular season games, scoring 40 goals and 39 assists for 79 points, picking up 120 penalty minutes. Between 1995 and 2003, Davydov had spells in France, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Germany, Italy as well as a return to Russia before hanging up his skates.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | USSR | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | USSR | 39 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 32 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 35 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | CIS | 27 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | NHL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 40 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 18 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | EHC Olten | SUI II | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Amiens Somme | FRA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 54 | ||
| 1996–97 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 46 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 40 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | NDA | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1999–2000 | EHC Olten | SUI II | 36 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | EHC Olten | SUI II | 40 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kärpät | SM-l | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 34 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RSL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Milano Vipers | ITA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Olofströms IK | SWE III | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Velkom Moscow | RUS III | 30 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR/CIS totals | 270 | 88 | 49 | 137 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 155 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 120 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| SEL totals | 86 | 47 | 34 | 81 | 110 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1987 | Soviet Union | WJC | DQ | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WC | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1992 | Unified Team | OG | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Junior totals | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 17 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | ||||