Sharks Acquire Conditional First Round Pick and Vladimir Malakhov from New Jersey
Sunday, Oct. 1st, 2006
SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has acquired a conditional first round selection in the NHL Entry Draft and defenseman Vladimir Malakhov in exchange for defenseman Jim Fahey and right wing Alexander Korolyuk.
Malakhov, 38, has recorded 346 career regular season points (86-260=346) in 712 career NHL games played. In 75 career playoff games, he has recorded 27 points (8-19=27) and 64 penalty minutes. The 13-year veteran has played for the New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.
The six-foot-four, 230-pound native of Sverdlovsk, Russia was selected by the New York Islanders in the tenth round (191st overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.
Fahey, 27, appeared in 79 career games in three seasons for the Sharks, recording 24 points (1-23=24). The Playstation “Sharks Rookie of the Year” in 2003 appeared in two career playoff games and did not record a point.
The six-foot, 200-pound native of Boston, Massachusetts was selected by San Jose in the eighth round (212th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Korolyuk, 30, recorded 142 points (62-80=142) in 296 regular season games in six seasons with the Sharks. Appearing in 34 playoff games for the Sharks, he has spent the last three seasons playing in Russia splitting his time between Voskresensk Khimik and Chekhov Vityaz.
The five-foot-nine, 190-pound native of Moscow, Russia was selected by San Jose in the sixth round (141st overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
“Acquiring an extra first round selection in the NHL Entry Draft puts our organization in a position of strength,” stated Wilson. “We also would like to thank both Jim and Alexander for their contributions here and wish them the best of luck in the future.”
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