Background
Fedotenko, Ruslan was born on January 18, 1979 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Fedotenko, Ruslan was born on January 18, 1979 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Internationally, Fedotenko has competed for Ukraine in the 2002 Winter Olympics. Fedotenko went undrafted and first entered the National Hockey League after being signed by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1999. After two seasons with the Flyers, he was traded in 2002 to the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with two second round draft picks, in exchange for Tampa Bay"s first round draft pick, which was used to draft Joni Pitkänen.
After a career-high 26-goal, 41-point campaign in 2005-2006, Fedotenko was re-signed as a restricted free agent in July 2006 to a one-year contract worth $1.65 million.
Following his fourth season in Tampa Bay, Fedotenko signed a one-year, $2.9 contract with the New York Islanders in July 2007, joining Mike Comrie and Bill Guerin as the Islanders" free agent acquisitions. He scored 33 points in his first and only season with the Islanders.
The following off-season, Fedotenko signed his third consecutive one-year contract, a $2.25 million deal with Pittsburgh Penguins in July 2008. Fedotenko neared career-high totals with 39 points in 65 games, benefiting as a winger on a talented Penguins team that featured centers Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal.
After becoming an unrestricted free agent in July 2009, Fedotenko took a pay cut and agreed to a one-year, $1.8 million contract to remain with the Penguins.
On September 10, 2010, Fedotenko accepted a try-out with the New York Rangers. After an impressive preseason, the Rangers signed Fedotenko to a one-year $1 million deal on October 4, 2010. On July 1, 2011, Fedotenko re-signed with the New York Rangers, Fedotenko accepted a one-year, $1.4 million contract.
On July 5, 2012, Fedotenko returned to the team that he started his National Hockey League career with and signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers for $1.75 million.
During the 2012-2013 National Hockey League lockout, Fedotenko played for the Kontinental Hockey League"s The Human Context Donbass. Following the 2012-2013 National Hockey League season, Fedotenko signed a three-year, $9 million contract with Donbass.
On January 20, 2015, Fedotenko signed a professional try out contract with the Iowa Wild. To end the 2014-2015 season, Fedotenko registered 3 goals in 13 games with Iowa.
On July 1, 2015, Fedotenko signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Iowa"s parent affiliate, the Minnesota Wild.
Fedotenko has played internationally for the Ukrainian national ice hockey team, appearing in one game for his nation at the 2002 Winter Olympics in a 5-2 defeat of Switzerland.
Married Debbie Fedotenko.