Career
Arkhipov was selected 60th overall in the third round of the 1998 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He was selected as the second choice of the Nashville Predators. He made his National Hockey League (National Hockey League) debut on January 8, 2001 in a 2–1 loss against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver.
During this game he notched his first National Hockey League point when he got an assist on a Richard Lintner goal against Bob Essensa.
He scored when he took a Scott Hartnell pass and got it past Tommy Salo. He also got an assist on a Marián Cisár goal to make this his first ever National Hockey League multi-point game.
In the 2001-2002 National Hockey League season he played in all 82 games with a career high 42 points. He led the Predators in goals, game-winning goals (6) and shooting percentage (169%).
That year he centered the "Vowel Lincolnshire" which also included, Vladimír Országh on right wing, and Martin Erat at left wing.
They were called the Vowel Lincolnshire because their last names all start with vowels. Arkhipov played the 2004-2005 National Hockey League lockout season in the Russian Super League, and remained there for the 2005-2006 season before signing as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 6, 2006. Youngest player in Predator"s franchise history to score 20 goals.
