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2000-01:
- Spent season in Russia's second-tier league with Samara (39-10-10-20).
- Turned heads in playoff call-up to Togliatti of Russian Elite League (5-1-0-1).
- Tournament all-star on line with Ilya Kovalchuk at world under-18 championship (6-6-4-10).
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2001-02:
- Became regular with Togliatti of Russian Elite League (41-8-9-17).
- Had a slow start (20-1-1-2) but picked up game with tremendous second half (21-7-8-15).
- Played second-line role for Russia to win gold at world junior championship (7-1-2-3).
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2002-03:
- Became top player for Lada Togliatti and one of Russian Elite League's top scorers (47-19-10-29).
- Struggled in the playoffs, scoring just once in 10 games.
- Won gold with Russia at world junior and earned championship game MVP honours.
- Linemates with Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk at World Championship.
- Broken left femur, two fractures in left tibia after May 16 car accident.
- Suffered life-threatening fat embolism in lung while in hospital, but managed to recover.
- Released from hospital on June 11 to rehab at his home in Russia.
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2003-04:
- Flew to training camp in Traverse City to meet with management.
- Made comeback in Russia's third-tier league (6-2-2-4) in December.
- Underwent surgery in January to stop pain in his toes.
- Made another comeback, playing three games during playoffs in Russia's top league.
- Had rod removed from femur in May.
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2004-05:
- Got back into action with Lada Togliatti of Russian Elite League to start season (11-0-0-0-31).
- Relegated to fourth-line duty because of influx of NHLers and requested transfer.
- Transferred to Salavat Yulaev in the city of Ufa in early November.
- Pointless in first five games with Ufa, then scored 11 goals and seven assists in final 25 contests.
- Transferred to Cherepovets of Russian Elite League for start of 2005-06.
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2005-06:
- Began season with 12 points (four goals and eight assists) in first 12 games with Cherepovets.
- Had 22 points in final 38 games to finish tied for 18th in Russian Elite League scoring.
- Played several games for the Russian national team in pre-Olympic exhibition play.
- Not ranked among NHL's top 75 prospects in The Hockey News Future Watch.
- Made Russia's team for the world championship in Latvia, playing a depth role (7-1-2-3).
- Signed lucrative one-year deal with Lada Togliatti of Russian Elite League in May.
- MLive.com reported in June that Grigorenko's contract is worth $1 million tax-free.
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2006-07:
- Got off to slow start with Lada Togliatti with one goal in first 19 games (19-1-7-8).
- Served five-game suspension for fight with Denis Bayev in early October.
- Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill says in January he intends to sign Grigorenko in off-season.
- Finished strong with 13 goals in final 30 games (30-13-6-19).
- Placed 53rd in Russian Elite League scoring and second in team scoring (49-14-13-27).
- Lada Togliatti placed 11th of 19 teams (24-22-7-1).
- Lada Togliatti swept in three straight in the best-of-five first playoff round.
- Signed one-year, $858,000 two-way contract with Red Wings on May 8 ($70,000 AHL salary).
- Contract features escape clause to go back to Russia if assigned to AHL beyond Nov. 1, 2007.
- Signed "insurance contract" with Russian team Salavat Yulaev Ufa, reportedly worth $1 million.
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2007-08:
- Arrived at the Red Wings training camp in August in poor physical condition.
- Struggled to communicate with Red Wings coaches in training camp because of language barrier.
- Appeared in seven pre-season games, with one assist, a plus-1 and four shots.
- Finished 10th in NHL pre-season penalty minutes with 35.
- Moved his wife and young daughter to Michigan in late September.
- Struggled to make an impact and was assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) on Oct. 1.
- Went pointless in five games with Grand Rapids to start the season.
- Refused to stay in Grand Rapids past his contract's out-clause date.
- Red Wings recalled Grigorenko to Detroit on Oct. 21.
- Red Wings demoted Grigorenko to AHL Grand Rapids on Oct. 27.
- Exercised the escape clause in his contract on Oct. 27 and returned to Russia.
- Didn't produce much with Salavat Yulaev in Russia (27-4-6-10).
- Missed three weeks in playoffs but helped Salavat Yulaev win Russian title (5-0-1-1).
- Red Wings GM Ken Holland tells Detroit media in May that Grigorenko won't be re-signed.
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