Arseny Bondarev is a professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Molot-Prikamie Perm, in the Vysshaya Liga. Bondarev was drafted by the New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 in the 9th round, 292nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft

2003 NHL Entry Draft

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Career

Bondarev began his career with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Hockey Club Lokomotiv , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Yaroslavl. The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator....

-2 in the Pervaya Liga

Pervaya Liga

The Russian Hockey League , until 2010 known as the First League , during the 2010–11 season known as the Championship of Russia between the club teams of regions , is an ice hockey league in Russia. It is a feeder league to the Kontinental Hockey League and the Vysshaya Khokkeynaya Liga. Majority...

 in 2001. He then went over to Amur Khabarovsk

Amur Khabarovsk

Amur Khabarovsk is a professional hockey team based in Khabarovsk, Russia playing in the Kontinental Hockey League...

-2 in 2004, and played 3 games for the second team in the Pervaya Liga, and 33 games with the top team in the Vysshaya Liga. He continued playing for Khabarovsk until he joined Krylya Sovetov Moscow for the 2006–07 season. Bondarev played 5 games for the second team in the Pervaya Liga, and 15 games for the top team in the Russian Superleague

Russian Superleague

The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America...

. His stay with Krylya only lasted one year, and he joined HC MVD for the 2007–08 season. Bondarev played 36 games in the Russian Superleague for MVD in 2007–08. For 2008–09, Bondarev played 13 games for HC MVD-2 in the Pervaya Liga, before going to Kristall Elektrostal

Kristall Elektrostal

Kristall Elektrostal is an ice hockey team in Elektrostal, Russia. They play in the Pervaya Liga, the third level of Russian ice hockey.-History:The club was created as Khimik Elektrostal in 1949...

 in the Vysshaya Liga. After half a season with Elektrostal, he joined Dizel Penza, and played 51 games with them in 2009–10. For 2010–11, Bondarev joined HC Gomel of the Belarusian Extraliga

Belarusian Extraliga

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, and played in 35 games. He returned to Russia for the 2011–12 season, and joined Molot-Prikamie Perm in the Vysshaya Liga.