Artem Anisimov

Artem Anisimov
Anisimov with the Columbus Blue Jackets in November 2013
Born (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
New York Rangers
Columbus Blue Jackets
Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators
National team  Russia
NHL draft 54th overall, 2006
New York Rangers
Playing career 2005–2024

Artem Alekseevich Anisimov (Russian: Артём Алексеевич Анисимов; born 24 May 1988) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He was a centre who previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, and Ottawa Senators and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League. The Rangers originally selected him in the second round, 54th overall, of the 2006 NHL entry draft. In international play, Anisimov represented Russia at the 2014 Olympic Games and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and several world championships and world junior championships. He won one gold, three silver, and two bronze medals in his international career.