Career
He began his career with his hometown team Kristall Saratov before moving to the Soviet Hockey League with The Human Context Dynamo Moscow. He represented the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in the 1985 and 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He also played on the Soviet Union"s 1987 Canada Cup team
He then moved to North America in 1992 and played one game for the Winnipeg Jets, scoring two assists.
He spent the season in the American Hockey League with the Moncton Hawks. He was then drafted 238th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 National Hockey League Entry Draft and managed to play three regular season games but didn"t register a point.
He then played in Finland"s Master of Science-liiga with Tappara and Sweden"s Elitserien with HV71 before returning to Oji. After two seasons in Japan, Fedotov returned to Russia and split 2000-2001 with Molot-Prikamie Permanent and Vityaz Podolsk before retiring.
He has the distinction of being the only National Hockey League player to be selected in the National Hockey League Entry Draft after playing his first National Hockey League game.
