 The New York Islanders drafted him 82nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.The young forward came over to North America during the summer of 2006.Ogorodnikov returned to Russia after spending one season with the New York Islanders' minor league affiliates in Pensacola (ECHL) and Bridgeport (AHL), where he continued to play before joining SSA KH Podhale Nowy Targ of the Polska Hokej Liga for the 2017-18 season.