Bogdan Nikolaevich Rudenko (; born September 13, 1977) is a Kazakhstani retired

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player.

Career overview

Rudenko began his career playing hockey in

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with

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a professional ice hockey club based in Omsk, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Franchise history Early years of Omsk hock ...

, but he quickly moved to

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, playing for the

Kitchener Rangers The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL ...

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, and

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. He then spent several seasons bouncing between various teams in the

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and the

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, before spending his final season with the

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of the

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in 2008-2009. He also played for the

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in the WCHL as well as the

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After Hockey

Rudenko was arrested in

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in allegedly connection with a murder near Charlotte, North Carolina, on December 25, 2009. He allegedly shot his childhood hockey mate to death in an automotive shop in Stallings, North Carolina on or before December 20. In fact, he did not commit murder. On January 20, 2012, the Union County DA dropped the murder charge against Rudenko, clearing his name.

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* 1977 births Living people Ice hockey people from Oskemen Kazakhstani ice hockey right wingers Avangard Omsk players Kazzinc-Torpedo players Kitchener Rangers players Kingston Frontenacs players Sarnia Sting players Wheeling Nailers players Quad City Mallards (UHL) players Colorado Gold Kings players Idaho Steelheads (WCHL) players Asheville Smoke players Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL) players Jackson Bandits players Adirondack IceHawks players Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players Florida Everblades players Pensacola Ice Pilots players Fort Wayne Komets players Flint Generals players Twin City Cyclones players Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in Canada Kazakhstani expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Kazakhstani expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada {{Kazakhstan-sport-bio-stub