1. Nikita Nesterov (1993)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

NHL defender who was selected 148th overall in the 2011 Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He helped lead the Lightning to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015.

2. Alexei Emelin (1986)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Defenseman who made his NHL debut in 2011 with the Montreal Canadiens and played internationally for Russia.

3. Anton Volchenkov (1982)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Defenseman known for delivering crushing hits and blocking shots, he debuted in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators in 2002 and signed with the New Jersey Devils in 2010.

4. Denis Ezhov (1985)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Denis Ezhov or Denis Yezhov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Amur Khabarovsk of the KHL. Ezhov was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the...

5. Denis Osipov (1987)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Denis Osipov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League.

6. Artyom Zemchyonok (1991)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Artyom Zemchyonok is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League. Zemchyonok made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with...

7. Nikolai Bogomolov (1991)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Nikolai Bogomolov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. Bogomolov played with HC Vityaz Podolsk of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2012–13 season.

8. Dmitri Megalinsky (1985)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Dmitri Megalinsky sometimes listed as Dmitry Megalinsky is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was selected by Ottawa...

9. Denis Denisov (1981)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Denis Valeryevich Denisov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was selected by Buffalo Sabres in the 5th...

10. Samvel Mnatsyan (1990)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Samvel Mnatsyan is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. Mnatsyan played with HC Kladno in the Czech Extraliga during...

11. Dmitri Kostromitin (1990)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Dmitri Kostromitin is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League. Kostromitin made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with...

12. Anton Poleschuk (1987)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Anton Poleschuk is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League. Poleschuk made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with...

13. Nikolai Belov (ice hockey) (1987)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Nikolai Sergeyevich Belov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.

14. Vyacheslav Buravchikov (1987)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Vyacheslav Buravchikov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently with CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was drafted 191st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by...

15. Stanislav Romanov (1987)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Stanislav Romanov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.

16. Yuri Alexandrov (ice hockey) (1988)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Yury Alexandrovich Alexandrov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.

17. Artyom Sedunov (1988)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Artyom Sedunov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. Sedunov made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with...

18. Andrei Yershov (1976)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Andrei Yershov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC Arystan in the Kazakhstan Vyschaya Liga. He played in the Russian Superleague for Khimik Voskresensk HC Lada...

19. Roman Tatalin (1992)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Roman Tatalin is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. Tatalin played with HC Vityaz Podolsk of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2012–13 season.

20. Igor Ozhiganov (1992)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Igor Ozhiganov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. During the 2010–11 KHL season Ozhiganov played two games with HC CSKA Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League.

21. Roman Kudinov (1992)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Roman Kudinov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. Kudinov played with HC Vityaz Podolsk of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2012–13 season.

22. Dmitri Akishin (1992)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Dmitri Akishin is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. Akishin played with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2012–13 season.

23. Denis Barantsev (1992)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Denis Barantsev is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. Barantsev played with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2012–13 season.

24. Grigory Zheldakov (1992)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Grigory Zheldakov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with HC Spartak Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2010–11 KHL season.

25. Maxim Tomkin (1992)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Maxim Tomkin is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. Tomkin played with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2012–13 season.

26. Valeri Dydykin (1986)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Valeri Dydykin is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HC Donbass in the Kontinental Hockey League. Dydykin played three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League...

27. Nikita Shchitov (1983)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Nikita Shchitov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.

28. Alex Riazantsev (1980)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Alexander Vladimirovich Riazantsev is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Dynamo Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League.

29. Alexei Vasiliev (ice hockey born 1977) (1977)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Alexei Sergeyevich Vasiliev is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League. He played in one National Hockey League game for...

30. Andrei Kruchinin (1978)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Andrei Kruchinin is a Kazakhstani-born Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 7th round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Kruchinin competed in...

31. Maxim Goncharov (1989)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Maxim Alexandrovich Goncharov is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. Goncharov was drafted 123rd overall in the 2007...

32. Vitaly Teslenko (1993)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Vitaly Teslenko is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. Teslenko made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with...

33. Ivan Teterin (1952)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Ivan Teterin is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. Teterin made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with...

34. Yaroslav Dyblenko (1993)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Yaroslav Dyblenko is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League. Dyblenko made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing...

35. Ilya Nekolenko (1993)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Ilya Nekolenko is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with MHK Spartak of the Russian Junior Hockey League. Nekolenko made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing...

36. Evgeny Palenga (1993)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Evgeny Palenga is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with HC Spartak Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2010–11 KHL season.

37. Roman Derlyuk (1986)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Roman Derlyuk is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. He was selected by Florida Panthers in the 6th...

38. Sergei Dorofeyev (1986)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Sergei Dorofeyev is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League.

39. Sergei Teryayev (1994)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Sergei Teryayev is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. Teryayev made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with...

40. Vitaly Atyushov (1979)

Russian Ice Hockey Defenceman

Vitaly Atyushov is a defenceman currently playing for Atlant Moscow Oblast in the Kontinental Hockey League. Atyushov was drafted 276th overall in the 9th round by the Ottawa Senators in...