Andrey Pedan
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Andrey Pedan
| image = Andrey Pedan Utica Comets.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Pedan playing for the Utica Comets in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kaunas, Lithuania
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 215
| position = Defence
| shoots = Left
| league = KHL
| team = SKA Saint Petersburg
| former_teams = Vancouver Canucks
Ak Bars Kazan
Dynamo Moscow
| draft = 63rd overall
| draft_year = 2011
| draft_team = New York Islanders
| career_start = 2012
| career_end =
}}
Andrey Pedan (born 3 July 1993) is a Lithuanian-born Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
After his first major junior season in the North American Ontario Hockey League, with the Guelph Storm in 2010–11, Pedan was drafted 63rd overall by the New York Islanders in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
On 3 April 2013, Pedan was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Islanders.{{cite web|title=Pedan agree terms on entry-level deal|url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663748|website=NHL.com|accessdate=3 April 2013|date=3 April 2013}} Unable to establish himself amongst the Islanders' prospects within the affiliates, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL and the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL, Pedan was traded in the 2014–15 season by the Islanders to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Alexandre Mallet and a third-round pick on 26 November 2014.{{cite web|title=Canucks acquire Andrey Pedan|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=740930|website=NHL.com|accessdate=26 November 2014|date=26 November 2014|archive-date=28 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628191450/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=740930|url-status=dead}}
On 1 December 2015, Pedan made his NHL debut for the Canucks against the Los Angeles Kings.{{cite web|title=Kopitar's overtime goal lifts Kings past Canucks|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-van/2015/12/01/2015020367|website=NHL.com|access-date=1 December 2015|date=1 December 2015}} On 15 March 2016, Pedan was recalled by the Canucks along with Brendan Gaunce.{{cite web|title=Canucks recall Gaunce & Pedan from Comets|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=873865|website=NHL.com|accessdate=15 March 2016|date=15 March 2016}}
On 3 October 2017, on the eve of the 2017–18 season, Pedan was traded by the Canucks along with a fourth-round pick in 2018 to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Derrick Pouliot.{{cite web|title=Pens Acquire Defenseman Andrey Pedan and a 2018 4th Round Draft Pick|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-acquire-pedan/c-291535514|website=NHL.com|accessdate=3 October 2017|date=3 October 2017}} He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the duration of the campaign. He notched AHL personal highs of 9 goals and 26 points in 52 games.
On 4 July 2018, Pedan as a restricted free agent from the Penguins opted to sign a two-year contract to return to Russia with reigning champions, Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).{{cite web |title=Добро пожаловать, Андрей! |url=https://www.ak-bars.ru/news/15882.html |website=www.ak-bars.ru |accessdate=5 July 2018 |language=ru-RU |date=4 July 2018}} On 29 April 2020, Pedan was re-signed to a one-year contract.{{cite web |title=Андрей Педан подписал новый контракт с "Ак Барсом" |url=https://www.ak-bars.ru/news/19191.html |website=www.ak-bars.ru |access-date=8 February 2021 |language=ru-RU |date=29 April 2020}}
On 4 May 2021, Pedan signed a two-year contract with HC Dynamo Moscow of the KHL.{{cite web |title=Андрей Педан – игрок московского "Динамо" - Хоккейный клуб "Динамо" Москва |url=https://dynamo.ru/news/156409-andrey_pedan_____igrok_moskovskogo___dinamo__ |website=dynamo.ru |access-date=6 June 2021 |language=ru-RU |date=4 May 2021}}
Following the conclusion of the 2021–22 season, Pedan was traded with a year remaining on his contract to SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for Alexander Skorenov on 25 May 2022.{{cite web |title=Андрей Педан – в СКА! |url=https://www.ska.ru/news/view/andriei-piedan-v-ska/ |website=ХК СКА |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=ru-RU |date=25 May 2022}}
Personal life
Pedan was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, but grew up in Moscow, Russia. Pedan is fluent in both Russian and English.{{cite web|title=Introducing Russian D-man Andrey Pedan|url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569495|website=NHL.com|accessdate=16 July 2011|date=16 July 2011}}{{cite web|title=COMETS TALES: ANDREY PEDAN|url=http://www.uticacomets.com/news/detail/comets-tales-andrey-pedan|website=www.uticacomets.com|accessdate=26 February 2015|date=26 February 2015}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"| ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 2010–11
| OHL | 51 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 89
| 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| 2011–12 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 63 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 152
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2012–13
| Guelph Storm | OHL | 60 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 145
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2012–13 | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 43
| — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2013–14 | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 51
| — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2014–15 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15
| AHL | 42 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 70
| — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2015–16 | Utica Comets | AHL | 45 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 87
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2015–16
| NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 52 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 100
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 52 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 87
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2018–19 | KHL | 37 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 44
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019–20
| Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 37 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2020–21 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 52 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 87
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021–22
| KHL | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2022–23 | KHL | 64 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 43
| 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| 2023–24
| SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2024–25 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 43 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 20
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 13 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 18 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — | ||||||||
| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3"|KHL totals ! 278 !! 24 !! 67 !! 91 !! 255 ! 50 !! 3 !! 10 !! 13 !! 64 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 2011
| Russia | U18 | {{bronze3}} | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 6 !! 0 !! 2 !! 2 !! 25 |
References
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External links
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Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:HC Dynamo Moscow players
Category:New York Islanders draft picks
Category:Russian ice hockey defencemen
Category:SKA Saint Petersburg players
Category:Stockton Thunder players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
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