Slava Voynov

Slava Voynov (born Vyacheslav Leonidovich Voynov on January 15, 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing Career
Slava began his career with Traktor Chelyabinsk playing his rookie Russian Superleague season in 2006–07. After a second campaign with Traktor, he was selected 32nd overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

The Kings (in their efforts to translate his cyrillic spelled name into the latin alphabet) have spelled Slava's first name Viatcheslav.

In the same off-season, Slava was drafted fifth overall by the Moncton Wildcats, a junior club, in the 2008 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft. However, because of his two seasons of professional experience in Russia, he was eligible to forego the junior process in North America, and was assigned to the Kings' minor league affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL.

Slava recorded 8 goals and 23 points in his AHL rookie season. The following campaign, he improved to 29 points in 79 games.

In 2011, Slava was selected to represent the Eastern Conference at the 2011 AHL All-Star Game. His first and second NHL goals were scored on October 27, 2011 against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars.

On June 11, 2012, Slava won the Stanley Cup with the Kings in his first NHL season. He had an impressive rookie season with the Kings, but with the 2012-2013 NHL season delayed because of the lockout, he was re-assigned to Manchester to start the year.

In the 2012-2013 playoffs, Slava set a new Kings record for number of goals scored by a defender during playoffs, scoring a fifth playoff goal during the third game of the semifinals.

On June 18th, 2013, Slava announced that he and the LA Kings agreed on a six year, $25 million contract extension, worth 4.16 million a year.

Awards & Achievements

 * 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships All-Star Team
 * AHL Second All-Star Team (2010–11)
 * 2012 Stanley Cup