Denis Vladimirovich Chervyakov (Russian: Денис Владимирович Червяков; born April 20, 1970, in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)) is a retired Russian ice hockey defenceman who played two games for the Boston Bruins during the 1992–93 NHL season.

Denis Chervyakov
Born (1970-04-20) April 20, 1970 (age 54)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
SKA Leningrad
Stars Rīga
Lukko
Ässät
Tappara
Västerås
Hannover Scorpions
NHL draft 256th overall, 1992
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1990–2001

Playing career

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Chervyakov was drafted 256th overall by the Bruins in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. After his two games, he spent the next three seasons with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. In 1996, he signed with the New York Islanders as a free-agent, but spent the entire season with the AHL's Kentucky Thoroughblades and never played a game for the Islanders. Chervyakov moved to Finland's SM-liiga, suiting up for three teams in that season, Lukko, Tappara and Ässät. He then returned to North America the next year, playing for four teams. He began the year at the ECHL for the Baton Rouge Kingfish, after four games he moved to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League, he then played for the Orlando Solar Bears of the same league and rounded off the season in the AHL for the Portland Pirates. He split 1999-00 between two countries, Västerås HK of the Swedish Elitserien and the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany. He returned to the ECHL for the Augusta Lynx in 2000 which was his final season before retiring from hockey.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 SKA Leningrad USSR 28 2 1 3 40
1991–92 Stars Rīga CIS 14 0 1 1 12
1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 2
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 1 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL 48 4 12 16 99
1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 58 2 16 18 128
1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 65 1 18 19 130 10 0 2 2 14
1995–96 Providence Bruins AHL 64 3 7 10 58 4 1 0 1 21
1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 52 2 11 13 78
1997–98 Lukko FIN 24 0 0 0 57
1997–98 Ässät FIN 2 0 0 0 2
1997–98 Tappara FIN 14 0 2 2 14 4 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 4 1 3 4 16
1998–99 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 32 3 3 6 62
1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 13 0 0 0 15
1998–99 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 12 0 2 2 39 9 0 0 0 16
1999–00 Västerås SEL 33 0 2 2 136
1999–00 Hannover Scorpions DEL 14 0 2 2 22
2000–01 Augusta Lynx ECHL 52 0 6 6 51
AHL totals 300 12 64 76 508 14 1 2 3 35
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 2
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