(January 15, 1990- )
Born in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Drafted 32nd overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2008 NHL Draft
Defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings (2011-15) and SKA St. Petersburg
Stanley Cup champion (2012, 2014)
Olympic gold medalist (2018)

He ruined his own NHL career after he got arrested on domestic violence charges (October 20, 2014).
He got into a heated confrontation with his wife and admitted to throwing her into a television.
He was sentenced to 90 days in jail as a result of the incident.
He opted to leave the United States and return to Russia when his NHL career became blackballed as a result of the charges.
Despite being named to the Russian team at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, he was declared ineligible as a result of the charges.

He was a member of both the Kings Stanley Cup championship teams.
He was considered a key cog on the Kings blueline.
He won a Gold Medal with the Olympic Athletes from Russia (2018).
He adopted his wife's daughter upon marriage.
He was a member of two Gagarin Cup winning teams in Russia (2016, 2017).

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