Evgenii Dadonov

Yevgeny Anatolyevich "Daddy"[1] Dadonov (Russian: Евгений Анатольевич Дадонов; born 12 March 1989) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in two stints for the Florida Panthers where he was originally selected 71st overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

For the Russian ice hockey forward born in 1967, see Evgeny Davydov. For the Belarusian ice hockey forward born in 1992, see Yevgeni Dadonov.

Evgenii Dadonov
Dadonov with the Florida Panthers in 2011
Born (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Florida Panthers
Donbass Donetsk
SKA Saint Petersburg
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 71st overall, 2007
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2006–present

Playing career

Dadonov played for Traktor Chelyabinsk in the RSL and KHL. He was drafted 71st overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and joined the team in 2009, playing a season with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans.

North America

Dadonov scored his first NHL goal on 15 December 2010 against Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes.[2] In January 2011 Dadonov was selected to participate in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition as one of 12 rookies.[3]

In the 2011–12 season, the last year of his entry-level contract, after failing to gain a regular position into the Panthers line-up on 18 January 2012, Dadonov was traded, along with A.J. Jenks, by the Panthers to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Jonathan Matsumoto and Mattias Lindstrom.[4] Dadonov was assigned to the Hurricanes' affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers where he played the remainder of the season out.

Donbass

On 7 July 2012, Dadonov left the Hurricanes and North America to return to the KHL with Donbass. In December 2013 he signed a three-year extension with the club, and expressed interest in acquiring Ukrainian citizenship.[5] With Donbass, Dadonov won the 2012–13 IIHF Continental Cup, and became the second scoring leader of the tournament.[6] In the 2013–14 KHL season Dadonov helped Donbass reach the Conference Semi-Finals.

SKA Saint Petersburg

With HC Donbass suspending operations due to the outbreak of War in Donbass Dadonov signed a multi-year contract with KHL club SKA Saint Petersburg on 11 June 2014.[7]

In 2015 Dadonov played a vital role in helping SKA Saint Petersburg to win the Gagarin Cup for the first time. When team captain Ilya Kovalchuk was named MVP of the season, he refused to accept it and instead passed the award on to Dadonov.[8] In a later interview, Kovalchuk said that he felt Dadonov deserved the award more.[9] At the end of the season, the KHL named Dadonov one of the two winners of the "Gentleman on Ice" award for his fair play and sportsmanship.[10]

Return to Florida Panthers

Having evolved and matured his game over the previous five seasons spent in the KHL, Dadonov opted to pursue a return for a second attempt in the NHL. With his rights having expired from the Hurricanes, Dadonov returned to his original club, the Florida Panthers, in agreeing to a three-year, $12 million contract on July 1, 2017.[11]

Ottawa Senators

After three productive seasons with the Panthers, Dadonov left the club as a free agent, to sign a three-year, $15 million contract with the Ottawa Senators on 15 October 2020.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 21010 —————
2005–06 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 2066122 —————
2005–06 Traktor Chelyabinsk RUS.2 ————— 10000
2006–07 Traktor Chelyabinsk RSL 241128 —————
2006–07 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 420214 —————
2007–08 Traktor Chelyabinsk RSL 437132020 20000
2007–08 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 12471132 —————
2008–09 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 40114158 30002
2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 7617234036 70110
2009–10 Florida Panthers NHL 40000 —————
2010–11 Rochester Americans AHL 2488164 —————
2010–11 Florida Panthers NHL 36891714 —————
2011–12 San Antonio Rampage AHL 205494 —————
2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL 152132 —————
2011–12 Charlotte Checkers AHL 35316196 —————
2012–13 Donbass Donetsk KHL 5214233712 —————
2013–14 Donbass Donetsk KHL 5415142924 1374114
2014–15 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 5319274610 22155208
2015–16 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 592323464 153692
2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 5330366639 18910192
2017–18 Florida Panthers NHL 742837658 —————
2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 822842708 —————
2019–20 Florida Panthers NHL 6925224710 40112
KHL totals 31111212824097 7134266018
NHL totals 2809111120242 40112
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2014 Belarus
2015 Czech Republic
2016 Russia
2017 Germany/France
2019 Slovakia
World Junior Championships
2008 Czech Republic
2009 Canada
IIHF World U18 Championship
2007 Finland

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Russia U18 4 4 2 6 0
2007 Russia WJC18 7 2 2 4 2
2008 Russia WJC 7 0 0 0 4
2009 Russia WJC 7 2 5 7 2
2014 Russia WC 10 0 2 2 0
2015 Russia WC 10 4 7 11 2
2016 Russia WC 10 6 7 13 6
2016 Russia WCH 4th 4 0 1 1 0
2017 Russia WC 10 3 5 8 0
2018 Russia WC 6th 8 2 5 7 2
2019 Russia WC 10 7 4 11 0
Junior totals 21 4 7 11 8
Senior totals 62 22 31 53 10

Awards and honors
Award Year
KHL
All-Star Game 2013*
Gagarin Cup 2015, 2017 [13]
Gentleman Award 2015

References
  1. "Scorin' Like My Daddy". Sports Illustrated. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. "Canes rally for 4-3 win over Panthers". News Observer. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. Lozo, Dave (11 January 2011). "Breaking down All-Star roster by the numbers". NHL.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. "Panthers trade Dadonov, Jenks to Hurricanes for Lindstrom". The Sports Network. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  5. "Evgenii Dadonov agrees to contract extension". HC Donbass. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/326/IHM326000_85B_3_0.pdf%5B%5D
  7. "Evgenii Dadonov has become a SKA player". SKA Saint Petersburg. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. "Kovalchuk passes off award". sports.ru.com. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  9. "Dadonov the real winner". sports.ru (in Russian). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  10. "Dadonov picks up KHL accolade". sports.ru (in Russian). 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  11. "Tallon believes Panthers got tougher and quicker with free agent pickups". Sun-Sentinel. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  12. "Senators sign Dadonov to three-year deal". The Sports Network. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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