Artjom Abramov
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Artjom Abramov is an Estonia
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defenseman currently playing for Asnières of the French 3rd division.
in the 2005/06 season. He did not get off to a great start, however. He stayed entirely off the score sheet through his 10 game stint with the Big Diamonds
. Things got better when he was traded to the Tallinn Purikad
, as his all around play improved. He took a few more penalties than his coach would have liked (41 in 12 games) but Abramov made up for it with three goals and seven points. He also played for the Estonian League
junior team that year. Two points in seven games were modest stats, but his defensive game improved dramatically over the course of his rookie season. In 2009/10 he had 10 points in 37 games, as well as 28 penalty minutes. Last season, playing for Muik Hockey in the Finnish fourth division, he notched four goals and eleven points in twenty-six games. He now plays in France.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenseman currently playing for Asnières of the French 3rd division.
International play
Abramov has played for Estonia at a number of international ice hockey events. The first one that he participated in was the world U-18 championships. In 2006 he led Estonia to the second place in Group A of Division II, followed up by 3rd in Group B in 2008, respectively. He played 10 total games over the course of these two tournaments, scoring two goals, no assists, and collecting 22 penalty minutes. He has also played for Estonia in three U-20 championships, better known as the WJHC. Abramov played in Division 2 at the 2008 WJHC, and excelled. He had one goal and three assists in five games, fairly good offensive numbers for a defenseman. The defenseman picked up 10 penalty minutes in the tournament as well. At 6 in 3 in (190.5 cm) and 194 pounds (88 kg), he played for the U-20 team again at the 2009 championships. This time his statistics were not as impressive, because Estonia had got itself into Division 1. In that tournament Abramov collected only one assist and two penalty minutes in three games, and they returned to Division 2. In that tournament, his 3rd and final, he did well again, scoring twice and getting an assist over a five-game span. He also had six penalty minutes.Professional
Abramov was playing professional hockey by the time he was 16 years old. He was all over the place in his first year of professional hockey, but started off with the Tartu Big DiamondsTartu Big Diamonds
Tartu Big Diamonds was an Estonian professional ice hockey team who played in the Latvian Hockey League . They were founded in 2007, and played their first game, a friendly match against Eesti Noortekoondis on 06.08.07 in Narva. Big Diamonds won 20:2...
in the 2005/06 season. He did not get off to a great start, however. He stayed entirely off the score sheet through his 10 game stint with the Big Diamonds
Tartu Big Diamonds
Tartu Big Diamonds was an Estonian professional ice hockey team who played in the Latvian Hockey League . They were founded in 2007, and played their first game, a friendly match against Eesti Noortekoondis on 06.08.07 in Narva. Big Diamonds won 20:2...
. Things got better when he was traded to the Tallinn Purikad
Tallinn Purikad
Tallinn Purikad are a professional Estonian ice hockey team. They play in the Estonian League .-Roster:1 Villem-Henrik Koitmaa 03.10.1990 173/6840 Kristjan Eerme 03.05.1988 182/70...
, as his all around play improved. He took a few more penalties than his coach would have liked (41 in 12 games) but Abramov made up for it with three goals and seven points. He also played for the Estonian League
Meistriliiga (ice hockey)
Meistriliiga is a professional ice hockey league composed of three teams in Estonia.-2011–12 season:-2010–11 season:-2009–10 season:-Champions:*1934 : Tallinna Kalev*1935 : not played*1936 : Tartu ASK*1937 : Tallinna Kalev...
junior team that year. Two points in seven games were modest stats, but his defensive game improved dramatically over the course of his rookie season. In 2009/10 he had 10 points in 37 games, as well as 28 penalty minutes. Last season, playing for Muik Hockey in the Finnish fourth division, he notched four goals and eleven points in twenty-six games. He now plays in France.
See also
- Mark RajevskiMark RajevskiMark Rajevski is an Estonian junior ice hockey goaltender from Tallinn, who currently plays for Brock Bucks in Ontario, Canada.He is also goaltender for Estonian men's national ice hockey team.-See also:*List of Estonians...
- List of ice hockey leagues
- International Ice Hockey FederationInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...