Yevgeni Vitalievich Davydov (russian: Евгений Витальевич Давыдов); born May 27, 1967) is a Russian former professional

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player who played in the

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for the

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and the

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Playing career

On January 4, 1987, Davydov was playing for the

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's team at the World Junior Championship. In the infamous ''

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'', 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.">'Punch-up in Piestany' - "On This Day" - CBC Archives
/ref> Davydov was drafted 235th overall by Winnipeg in the

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. After winning a gold medal as a member of the Unified Team at the

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, 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

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, Sweden, Switzerland,

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as well as a return to Russia before hanging up his skates.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davydov, Evgeny 1967 births Living people Berlin Capitals players Brynäs IF players Chicago Wolves (IHL) players EHC Olten players EV Zug players Florida Panthers players Gothiques d'Amiens players Ak Bars Kazan players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Milano players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Oulun Kärpät players Krylya Sovetov Moscow players Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic ice hockey players of the Unified Team Ottawa Senators players Russian ice hockey right wingers San Diego Gulls (IHL) players Soviet ice hockey right wingers Traktor Chelyabinsk players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk Olympic medalists in ice hockey Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR