Dmitry Yushkevich
Dmitry Yushkevich - #36
Position: Defence
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 208 lbs.
Shoots: Right
Born: November 19, 1971 (Yaroslavl, Russia)
Last Amateur Club: 1992 Russian Olympic Team
Became A Leaf:
Obtained on August 30, 1995 from Philadelphia along with the Flyers' second-round
pick in 1996 (Francis Larivee) in exchange for the Leafs' first-round selection in 1996
(Dainius Zubrus), a second-round pick in 1997 and Los Angeles' fourth-round pick in
1996 (acquired from the Kings for Yanic Perreault on July 11, 1994 and later traded
back to L.A. by the Flyers-Mikael Simons). Originally the Flyers' sixth-round
selection, 122nd overall in the 1991 Entry Draft.
1998-99:
Finished his 4th season as a Maple
Leaf...Set career-high’s with 6 goals and 88
penalty minutes and a +25...Third on the
team in plus/minus and 4th in penalty
minutes...Earned his first point of the season
with an assist on October 16th at Calgary
(finished the game +1)...+2 on October 23rd
at Detroit...Scored his first goal of the
season and finished +3 on November 7th
versus the Rangers...Collected his first
multiple-point game with 2 assists on
November 12th at Chicago...Scored a
shorthanded goal on November 25th versus
Vancouver...Scored a goal in 4 of 5 games
from November 25th to December
5th...Recorded his 100th NHL assist on
December 5th at Montreal...Recorded a
point in 6 of 7 games (4g, 3a) from November
25th to December 11th...Missed 3 games
due to a groin strain from December
12-19...Collected an assist and finished a
game and season-high +4 on December 21st versus Pittsburgh...Granted a team
leave of absence for the December 26th game versus Montreal...+1 or better in 9 of
10 games from February 6-17...Team was 4-1-1 when he scored a goal, 14-5-4 when
he recorded a point...Collected an assist and finished +3 on March 9th versus Tampa
Bay...Registered 2 assists and finished +1 on April 1st versus Edmonton...Scored a
goal and an assist and finished a game-high +3 on April 10th versus
Florida...PLAYOFS: Played in his 3rd playoff season...Played in all 17 games and
was even or better in 12...Earned his first point of the 1999 Playoffs with an assist in
Game #4 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals at Philadelphia...Scored a goal in
Game #5 versus Philadelphia on May 30th...Collected an assist and finished +2 in
Game #5 versus Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals on May
15th...Recorded an assist and finished a game-high +4 in Game #2 of the Eastern
Conference Final versus Buffalo on May 25th...Registered an assist in the Leafs final
game of the 1999 Playoffs, Game #5 versus Buffalo.
Career:
1997-98: His 72 games and 78 penalty minutes ranked him 3rd amongst Leaf
defencemen…Finished 4th among Leaf defencemen with 92 shots on goal…Member
of Silver-medal winning Team Russia at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Played in all 6 tournament games…Participated in the World Championships for
Russia and scored 2 goals and 2 assists in 6 tournament games…Missed 6 games
due to a fractured toe suffered versus Detroit on October 15, 1997…Played in his
400th NHL game on March 19th at Boston…Played in his 200th game as a Maple
Leaf on March 14th versus Calgary…Recorded 2 two-assist games: January 7th at
Tampa Bay and February 5th at Ottawa...1996-97: Had one goal and one assist in
five World Cup of Hockey games for Russia...Played in the most games of any
Maple Leaf defeceman...Even at home...Scored his first goal of the season vs Detroit
on Nov. 2...Played in his 100th Leaf game on Dec. 14 vs Phoenix and his 300th NHL
game on Dec. 28 vs Chicago...His 100th career point came on Apr. 3 vs Detroit
(goal)...Two of his three goals were against Detroit...Even or plus in 38
games...Recorded a point in 13 games...Did not dress on Mar. 16 and Mar.
19...Missed four games with a pulled hamstring from Dec. 15 to Dec. 21 and two
games from Mar. 26 and Mar. 27 with a knee irritation…1995-96: Played in first Leaf
game on Oct. 7 at Pittsburgh...First point as a Leaf was an assist on Oct. 21 at
Montreal...Scored his first Leaf goal at Calgary on Mar. 25 vs Trevor Kidd...Played in
his 200th NHL game on Oct. 14 vs the Rangers...Five of his 10 assists came against
Central Division opponents...Missed 10 various games with knee problems...Did not
dress for three consecutive games from Jan. 6 to Jan. 11...Had a goal and two
assists on the powerplay and one shorthanded assist...1994-95: In 40 regular
season games for the Flyers, he led all team defencemen with three powerplay goals
and was tied for first with five powerplay goals...Placed second among team
defencemen with 14 points...Had a three-game assist streak (3a) from Feb. 14 to
Feb. 23...Scored twice on Mar. 5 versus the Penguins...Two multiple-point games...
Acccumulated 15 minutes in penalties on Jan. 24 versus the Islanders...Appeared in
all 15 playoff games as the Flyers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals versus
New Jersey...Led team defencemen with five assists and his total of 24 shots was
second-best among club blueliners in playoffs...Even or better in 10 of the 15 playoff
games...Earned two assists in Game #4 of the Devils' series...1993-94: Registered a
career-high three points (1g, 2a) against Ottawa on Jan. 11/94...Scored two
game-winning goals...1992-93: Third among Flyers defencemen in points (32), and
assists (27-tied for 14 among all NHL rookies)...Scored his first NHL goal on Oct.
22/92 versus the Canucks...Collected his first NHL point (assist) versus New Jersey
on Oct. 9/92...Played in his first NHL game on Oct. 6/92 at Pittsburgh...International
Career: Participated in the 1992, 1993, and 1994 World Hockey Tournaments for
Team Russia...Captured a gold medal in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville,
France (1g, 2a in eight games)...Prior to joining the Flyers, he played three seasons
with Torpedo Yaroslavl and one campaign with Dynamo Moscow in
1991-92...Captured the Soviet National League title in his only season with Dynamo
Moscow.
Favorites:
CHILDHOOD HOCKEY HERO: Vladislav Tretiak
NHL CITY: Montreal
PRO
SPORTS TEAM: Philadelphia Phillies
