Anatoli Vladimirovich Fedotov (; born May 11, 1966) is a Russian former professional

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player who played four games in the

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Career

He began his career with his hometown team Kristall Saratov before moving to the Soviet Hockey League with

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. He represented the USSR in the

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and

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. He also played on the Soviet Union's 1987 Canada Cup team. He then moved to

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in 1992 and played one game for the

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, scoring two assists. He spent the season in the

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with the

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. Though he’d already played one game in the NHL, he was ruled ineligible for the rest of the season due to only signing an AHL contract, and was made available for the 1993 draft. He was then drafted 238th overall by the

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in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and managed to play three regular season games but didn't register a point. He spent two seasons in the International Hockey League with the San Diego Gulls before moving to

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, signing with New Oji Seishi Tomakomai where he was voted the league's best player. He then played in

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's SM-liiga with Tappara and

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's Elitserien with HV71 before returning to Oji. After two seasons in Japan, Fedotov returned to Russia and split 2000-01 with Molot-Prikamie Perm and Vityaz Podolsk before retiring. He has the distinction of being the only NHL player to be selected in the NHL Entry Draft after playing his first NHL game.

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* 1966 births Living people Anaheim Ducks draft picks HC Dynamo Moscow players HV71 players Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players Moncton Hawks players Molot-Prikamye Perm players Oji Eagles players Sportspeople from Saratov San Diego Gulls (IHL) players Soviet ice hockey defencemen Russian ice hockey defencemen Tappara players HC Vityaz players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players {{Russia-icehockey-defenceman-stub