Career
He was selected by Buffalo Sabres in the 5th round (149th overall) of the 2000 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Denisov was born into a military family, stationed in Kharkiv at the time of his birth. The family later moved to Tver, and he began playing hockey at the age of 9.
Denisov was named to the Russia men"s national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.
Denisov played a good tournament producing in 10 games 0 goals and 1 assistant