Vladislav Yevgenievich Namestnikov (Russian: Владислав Евгеньевич Наместников; born 22 November 1992) is a Russian-American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 27th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Lightning.Although born in Voskresensk, Namestnikov moved to the United States when he was eight months old, settling in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his family. When he was eight, he returned to Voskresensk in Russia to hone his hockey skills, eventually playing in the Vysshaya Liga with Khimik Voskresensk at the age of 16. He was eventually picked by the London Knights 20th overall in the 2010 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) entry draft, and was also selected 11th overall in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) draft by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, but said, "I'm not going back there [Russia] to play." Wikipedia
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