Vyacheslav Fetisov

Full name: Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Fetisov
Last Team: CSKA Moscow (KHL)
Number: 2
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6’1″/183 cm
Weight: 215 lbs/98 kg
Born: April 20, 1958 in Moscow, RUS
Drafted: 1) Selected 201st overall by Montreal Canadiens in the 1978 Entry Draft; 2) Selected 150th overall by New Jersey Devils in the 1983 Entry Draft

Strengths: Slava Fetisov is one of the best defensemen to ever have played hockey. He had a unique on-the-ice presence, intimidating the opponent’s forwards. Fetisov was great at blocking shots, stealing pucks, playmaking, and creating some offense.

Weaknesses: Towards the end of his NHL career, Fetisov’s offensive contributions steadily declined.

Biography: There are many reasons why Slava Fetisov is a hero of our era. His life story doesn’t just make him one of the best hockey players ever, but a great person and leader too. In 1976, Slava was a sensation in his first season in the Soviet League with CSKA. He was eighteen years old, standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 220 pounds. A year later, he got a mysterious disease and was paralyzed waist down, losing 45 pounds in the process. The doctors said he would be lucky if he would ever walk again, but five months later, with pain, Fetisov took to the ice. At the World Junior Championship in 1978, Slava was named Best Defenseman, and his performance was good enough for him to be drafted by the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens, who later dropped Fetisov because of his unlikelihood of leaving the Soviet Union. In early 1982, Fetisov was named the captain of both the Red Army team and the national squad. Fetisov felt enormous responsibility, especially in the aftermath of superstar Valeri Kharlamov’s death and the embarrassment at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Being on a team that hadn’t lost for 39 straight games, and then losing one game, many players showed their discouragement, but not Fetisov. The Soviets’ 1984 Olympic win in Sarajevo was a highlight in Slava’s career. Then, tragedy hit again: Fetisov broke his leg, making him unavailable for the 1984 Canada Cup, and the next year Slava was in a car crash, leaving Slava’s brother, Anatoli, killed. Furthermore, Fetisov was a man who refused to sign up for the Communist Party, being one of the first to take such a stand. By 1989, Fetisov was tired of coach Viktor Tikhonov and wanted to defect, but his teammates would not play without him. Back in Moscow, Fetisov was under KGB surveillance, yet managed to get a ticket to America, being among the first Soviet citizens to receive a visa for open travel, opening the doors for everyone else to follow. This was definitely a personal victory for Fetisov. Being in New Jersey, Slava felt lost, unwelcome, exhausted and lonely. In his first two months with the Devils, Fetisov lost more than in his entire career with the Soviet national team. Fetisov found greater success after being traded to Detroit in 1995 to be part of the Red Wings’ ‘Russian Five’ – himself, Sergei Fedorov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Vladimir Konstantinov and Igor Larionov. The unit was instrumental in Detroit’s Stanley Cup win in 1997. The celebration was cut short by another tragedy. Fetisov was in the limousine that crashed into a tree and left teammate Vladimir Konstantinov and Wings’ trainer Sergei Mnatsakanov with brain damage. Fetisov lost feeling in his right leg, but recuperated to play one more season and win the Stanley Cup again. After retiring, Fetisov was an assistant coach for the Devils from 1998 to 2002. He was the head coach of Russia at the 2002 Olympics, leading the team to a bronze medal. After that, he returned to Russia to accept a post chairing the Federal Agency of Physical Culture and Sport (Rossport). Since 2008, Fetisov is a Senator in Russia’s Federation Council; he represents the far eastern region of Primorsky Krai. Fetisov also worked with the World Anti-Doping Agency and helped create the Kontinental Hockey League. In 2009, he became the President of the CSKA Moscow hockey club and even suited up to play in one game. Fetisov is truly a legend, a hero of humanity. A teammate died, his brother died, his every move was followed by the KGB, he fought for freedom, battled loneliness in a foreign land, two more friends were left paralyzed for life… but Fetisov countered that with two Olympic gold medals, two World Junior Championship wins, seven World Championship wins, nine Soviet all-star berths, nine USSR 1st team honors, thirteen Soviet League championships, three European Player of the Year awards, two Stanley Cups, and the respect of millions.

Club Stats:

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
1974-75	CSKA Moscow	1	0	0	0		0
1976-77	CSKA Moscow	28	3	4	7		14
1977-78	CSKA Moscow	35	9	18	27		46
1978-79	CSKA Moscow	29	10	19	29		40
1979-80	CSKA Moscow	37	10	14	24		46
1980-81	CSKA Moscow	48	13	16	29		44
1981-82	CSKA Moscow	46	15	26	41		20
1982-83	CSKA Moscow	43	6	17	23		46
1983-84	CSKA Moscow	44	19	30	49		38
1984-85	CSKA Moscow	20	13	12	25		6
1985-86	CSKA Moscow	40	15	19	34		12
1986-87	CSKA Moscow	39	13	20	33		18
1987-88	CSKA Moscow	46	18	17	35		26
1988-89	CSKA Moscow	23	9	8	17		18
1989-90	New Jersey	72	8	34	42	+9	52
1990-91	New Jersey	67	3	16	19	+5	62
1991-92	New Jersey	70	3	23	26	+11	108
1992-93	New Jersey	76	4	23	27	+7	158
1993-94	New Jersey	52	1	14	15	+14	30
1994-95	New Jersey/Detroit	18	3	12	15	+1	2
1995-96	Detroit	69	7	35	42	+37	96
1996-97	Detroit	64	5	23	28	+26	76
1997-98	Detroit	58	2	12	14	+4	72
2009-10	CSKA Moscow	1	0	0	0	-1	0
Totals	USSR/KHL Reg. Season	480	153	220	373		374
Totals	NHL Reg. Season	546	36	192	228	+114	656
Totals	NHL Playoffs	116	2	26	28	+3	147

National Team Stats:

Year	Tournament	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1975	European U18	5	1	0	1	0
1976	European U18	4	2	0	2	0
1976	World U20	4	0	0	0	11
1977	World U20	7	3	2	5	4
1977	World Championship	5	3	3	6	2
1978	World U20	7	3	5	8	6
1978	World Championship	10	4	6	10	11
1980	Olympic Games	7	5	4	9	10
1981	World Championship	8	1	4	5	6
1981	Canada Cup	7	1	7	8	10
1982	World Championship	10	4	3	7	6
1983	World Championship	10	3	7	10	8
1984	Olympic Games	7	3	8	11	8
1985	World Championship	10	6	7	13	15
1986	World Championship	10	6	9	15	10
1987	World Championship	10	2	8	10	2
1987	Canada Cup	9	2	5	7	9
1988	Olympic Games	8	4	9	13	6
1989	World Championship	10	2	4	6	17
1990	World Championship	8	2	8	10	8
1996	World Cup	4	0	2	2	12
Totals	U18 Level	9	3	0	3	0
Totals	U20 Level	18	6	7	16	21
Totals	Senior Level	128	40	94	134	140

Photo Gallery:

Red Army captain

New Jersey Devil

Detroit Red Wing

Two-time Stanley Cup champion

Fetisov in a Russian exhibition all-star match

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Pavel Datsyuk

Full name: Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk
Team: Detroit Red Wings
Number: 13
Position: Center
Height: 5’11″/183 cm
Weight: 198 lbs/90 kg
Shoots: Left
Born: July 20, 1978 in Ekaterinburg, RUS
Drafted: Selected by Detroit Red Wings in 6th round (171st overall) of the 1998 Entry Draft

Strengths: Datsyuk is arguably the most talented playmaker in the NHL and has the qualities of a true Russian center forward – patience, passing ability, and discipline. He also excels in defense and penalty-killing, and doesn’t shy away from the physical game. Already a champion in both Russia and the NHL, Datsyuk has shown that he can be the go-to player on any team.

Weaknesses: For the large amount of ice time he gets, Datsyuk doesn’t take as many shots as he could (averages 2-3 per game). Datsyuk’s scoring rate has also dropped in recent seasons.

Biography: Like hockey players Alexei Yashin, Nikolai Khabibulin and Vladimir Malakhov, Pavel Datsyuk is from the Ural city of Ekaterinburg (formerly Sverdlovsk). Since his early childhood, Pavel learned hockey at the Yunost Sports School and was trained by Valeri Goloukhov. At the age of 18, he made it to the city’s Professional Hockey League team, Spartak (later renamed Dynamo-Energiya), and put up impressive numbers in his first year. When a leg injury halted his progress, Superleague team Ak Bars Kazan helped rehabilitate Pavel and he emerged as one of the best centres in Russia, helping his team make it to the playoff final series. He made his national team debut at the 2001 World Championship. Although he was drafted only in the 6th round in the NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings could not wait any longer to have Datsyuk in their lineup, so he made his NHL debut in the same year. Datsyuk was incredibly fortunate to further develop his skills on a team with so many future hall-of-famers, including Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, and fellow countrymates Igor Larionov and Sergei Fedorov. He joined Larionov and Fedorov in playing at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, where Russia won bronze. Also that year, the Wings won the Stanley Cup and Pavel brought the trophy to his hometown Ekaterinburg in August 2002, putting on a special celebration for the city. In the following seasons, Pavel’s role on the Red Wings dramatically increased with the departures of Larionov and Fedorov and the retirement of Yzerman. Pavel had to learn English and also added weight for increased strength, taking his game to a greater level. During the NHL lockout, he led Moscow Dynamo to the Russian Superleague championship. He was voted the MVP of the playoffs. Shortly afterwards, Datsyuk represented Russia at the 2005 World Championship and helped Russia win bronze. He was also Russia’s best player at the 2006 Olympics. Back in the NHL, Pavel became one of the NHL’s most consistent and highest scorers. Along with Swedish linemates Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom, Datsyuk formed one of hockey’s best lines. From 2006 to 2009, Pavel was annually recognized as the NHL’s most gentlemanly player (the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy). He is also a three-time Selke Trophy winner as the best defensive forward. In 2004 and 2008, he played in the NHL All-Star Game. In 2007-08, Pavel led the NHL in plus-minus and his Red Wings once again became the playoff champions, allowing Pavel to bring the Stanley Cup to Ekaterinburg for the second time. The following season, Datsyuk matched his career high in points, set a career high in goals, and was named to the Second NHL All-Star Team. However, Detroit failed to defend its Stanley Cup title and lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2009 final. Pavel played for Russia at the 2010 Olympics (losing in the quarterfinal) and the 2010 World Championship. At the latter tournament, Datsyuk joined the team late, but developed spectular chemistry playing on a line with Ilya Kovalchuk and Evgeni Malkin. Datsyuk scored six goals in six games, helping the team to a silver medal finish, and was named the tournament’s best forward. Immediately into the 2010-11 NHL season, Pavel quickly forfeited his candidacy for the Lady Byng Trophy by registering a “Gordie Howe hat-trick” – he scored a goal, an assist, and fought a player. Although he missed about two months due to injury in 2011, he is still arguably the best all-around hockey player and dethroned superstar Alexander Ovechkin as the recipient of the Kharlamov Trophy – given to the best Russian hockey player, as voted by fellow Russian NHLers. As Detroit was eliminated early in the 2012 playoffs, Pavel joined Russia to play at the World Championship in Stockholm and Helsinki. Pavel was the oldest player on the team, providing veteran leadership and world-class skills on a line with Alex Ovechkin and Alex Semin. Datsyuk registered 3 points in Russia’s gold-medal final victory – Pavel’s first. In September 2012, Datsyuk returned to Russia to play for CSKA during the NHL lockout.

Club Stats:

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
1996-97	SKA Ekaterinburg (RHL-3)	18	2	2	4		4
1996-97	Spartak Ekaterinburg	36	12	10	22		12
1997-98	Dynamo-Energiya E-burg	24	3	5	8		4
1997-98	Dynamo-Energiya-2 E-burg (RHL-3)	22	7	8	15		4
1998-99	Dynamo-Energiya E-burg (RHL-2)	35	21	23	44		14
1999-00	Dynamo-Energiya E-burg	15	1	3	4		4
2000-01	Ak Bars Kazan	42	9	18	27		10
2001-02	Detroit	70	11	24	35	+4	4
2002-03	Detroit	64	12	39	51	+20	16
2003-04	Detroit	75	30	38	68	-2	3
2004-05	Dynamo Moscow	47	15	17	32		16
2005-06	Detroit	75	28	59	87	+26	22
2006-07	Detroit	79	27	60	87	+36	20
2007-08	Detroit	82	31	66	97	+41	20
2008-09	Detroit	81	32	65	97	+34	22
2009-10	Detroit	80	27	43	70	+17	18
2010-11	Detroit	56	23	36	59	+11	15
2011-12	Detroit	70	19	48	67	+21	14
2012-13	CSKA Moscow	31	11	25	36	+14	4
2012-13	Detroit	47	15	34	49	+21	14
Totals	RHL/KHL Reg. Season	195	51	78	129		50
Totals	RHL Playoffs	14	6	4	10		6
Totals	NHL Reg. Season	779	255	512	767	+229	200
Totals	NHL Playoffs	126	33	61	94	+32	45

National Team Stats:

Year	Tournament	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2001	World Championship	7	0	4	4	0
2002	Olympic Games	6	1	2	3	0
2003	World Championship	7	1	4	5	0
2004	World Cup	4	1	0	1	0
2005	World Championship	9	3	4	7	0
2006	Olympic Games	8	1	7	8	10
2010	Olympic Games	4	1	2	3	2
2010	World Championship	6	6	1	7	0
2012	World Championship	10	3	4	7	2
Totals	Senior Level	61	17	28	45	14

Gallery:

Pavel’s first Stanley Cup victory in 2002

With Dynamo Moscow in the 2004-05 NHL lockout year

Facing off at the 2005 World Championships in Vienna

Datsyuk working his magic in the NHL

Pavel bringing the Stanley Cup to the Urals

Pavel celebrates a goal with Ovechkin and Semin at the 2012 World Championship

Datsyuk celebrates a goal with CSKA

Alexander Mogilny

Full Name: Alexander Gennadievich Mogilny
Last team: New Jersey Devils
Number: 89
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6’0″/183 cm
Weight: 210 lbs/95 kg
Born: February 18, 1969 in Khabarovsk, USSR
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo Sabres in 5th round (89th overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft

Strengths: In his prime, Mogilny lived up to his nickname – Alexander the Great. He was a threat to the opposing team by making very exciting offensive moves that reflected his speed, shooting, and passing accuracy.

Weaknesses: Sometimes Mogilny went through cold streaks. Hip and back injuries forced Mogilny to retire early from professional hockey.

Biography: It took Alexander many steps to get to where he is today. Being born in Khabarovsk, a city in the Far East, there was little hope for anyone to become a hockey star. Mogilny became an exception. He was picked to the Moscow Red Army’s senior team at the age of 17. To replace the famous KLM line (Krutov-Larionov-Makarov), coach Viktor Tikhonov put Mogilny with fellow teenagers Pavel Bure and Sergei Fedorov. The line clicked immediately, helping the Soviet Union win back-to-back gold medals at the World Junior Championship in 1988 and 1989. Mogilny won the tournament MVP Award. He was so skilled that he even brought a smile to Tikhonov’s face – a rare accomplishment. During the 1989 celebrations in Sweden, Mogilny said goodbye only to Fedorov and disappeared from the team. Alexander met with Buffalo Sabres representatives and he was flown to North America. His high-profile defection led the way for other East European players to follow. Mogilny adapted easily to the NHL. He scored a whopping 76 goals in the 1992-93 season, tying for the NHL goal-scoring lead! Alex was named captain of the Buffalo Sabres in 1993, but then he was part of a blockbuster deal that sent him to the Vancouver Canucks in 1995. Mogilny and Bure were reunited. After one strong season, the next couple of years were full of injuries. The 1996 World cup was the last time Mogilny put on the Team Russia jersey, because he believed that younger players should be given a chance instead. Alexander was traded to the Devils in 2000; he immediately helped them win the Stanley Cup. The following season Mogilny was one of the best scorers, clicking on a line with Scott Gomez and Sergei Nemchinov. After signing with the Maple Leafs, Mogilny’s first season in Toronto was inconsistent, but in the playoffs he single-handedly won games 6 and 7 of the series against the Islanders, and game 7 against Ottawa. In the next season Alexander rebounded with two hat-tricks and the Lady Byng Trophy as the league’s most gentlemanly player, but missed most of the next season due to an ailing hip. In Toronto, Mogilny built a reputation for his sense of humour with reporters. After the NHL lockout, Mogilny returned to New Jersey. Because of a salary cap, the Devils could not carry Mogilny’s salary, so Alexander spent part of 2005-06 in the American Hockey League. Mogilny has retired from the NHL since, but occasionally takes part in charity games. In 2010, Mogilny was named the Vice-President of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Club Stats:

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
1986-87	CSKA Moscow	28	15	1	16		4
1987-88	CSKA Moscow	39	12	8	20		14
1988-89	CSKA Moscow	31	11	11	22		24
1989-90	Buffalo	65	15	28	43	+8	16
1990-91	Buffalo	62	30	34	64	+14	16
1991-92	Buffalo	67	39	45	84	+7	73
1992-93	Buffalo	77	76	51	127	+7	40
1993-94	Buffalo	66	32	47	79	+8	22
1994-95	Spartak Moscow	1	0	1	1		0
1994-95	Buffalo	44	19	28	47	0	36
1995-96	Vancouver	79	55	52	107	+14	16
1996-97	Vancouver	76	31	42	73	+9	18
1997-98	Vancouver	51	18	27	45	-6	36
1998-99	Vancouver	59	14	31	45	0	58
1999-00	Vancouver/New Jersey	59	24	20	44	+3	20
2000-01	New Jersey	75	43	40	83	+10	43
2001-02	Toronto	66	24	33	57	+1	8
2002-03	Toronto	73	33	46	79	+4	12
2003-04	Toronto	37	8	22	30	+9	12
2005-06	New Jersey	34	12	13	25	-7	6
2005-06	Albany (AHL)	19	4	10	14		17
Totals	USSR League	99	38	21	59		42
Totals	NHL Reg. Season	990	473	559	1032	+81	432
Totals	NHL Playoffs	124	39	47	86	-2	58

National Team Stats:

Year	Tournament	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1986	European U18	5	4	1	5	4
1987	World U20	6	3	2	5	4
1988	World U20	7	8	10	18	2
1988	Olympic Games	6	3	2	5	2
1989	World U20	7	7	5	12	4
1989	World Championship	10	0	3	3	2
1996	World Cup	5	2	4	6	0
Totals	U18 Level	5	4	1	5	4
Totals	U20 Level	20	18	17	35	10
Totals	Senior Level	21	5	9	14	4

Photo Gallery:

In 1993, Mogilny was 16 goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record of 92 goals in a season

At a Team Russia exhibition game with Bure and Fedorov

Mogilny as a Vancouver Canuck

Mogilny won the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 2000

On the Toronto Maple Leafs

Evgeni Malkin

Full name: Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin
Team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Number: 71
Position: Center
Height: 6’3”/191 cm
Weight: 195 lbs/88 kg
Shoots: Left
Born: July 31, 1986 in Magnitogorsk, RUS
Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh Penguins in 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2004 Entry Draft

Strengths: Malkin is already one of the most productive all-around center-forwards in the NHL. His elite combination of skill and size has drawn comparisons to Mario Lemieux and Mats Sundin. In international competition, he is a proven natural leader for Russia.

Weaknesses: Malkin at times can disappear in games, but this is becoming increasingly rare. Malkin does not shy away from the physical part of the game, but he has become injury prone in the last few years and has missed significant time.

Biography: In such a young hockey career, Evgeni “Geno” Malkin has already become a leader in the Russian Superleague, in the NHL, and at the international level. While growing up, Evgeni was fortunate to have a hockey-playing father, Vladimir. Unsurprisingly, Evgeni followed in his father’s footsteps and also made it to the hometown Superleague team. In his three seasons with Metallurg, Malkin transformed into a first-line power center. In 2005 Evgeni was chosen as the second overall pick in the NHL draft (only behind Alexander Ovechkin). Remaining in Russia, Malkin was the only point-per-game player in 2005-06, despite not winning the scoring title. Unfortunately for Evgeni, Metallurg couldn’t win the championship while he was there. But he was so valued that his team did whatever it could to avoid his leave to the NHL. Malkin was persuaded to sign a $4 million contract for another year in Magnitogorsk, but during training camp in Helsinki Malkin quietly left his team to meet up with his agent and fly to North America. Such action drew similarities to the defections of Fedorov and Mogilny fifteen years earlier, but it was really a result of a lack of a proper transfer agreement between Russia and the NHL. In Pittsburgh, Malkin was a key factor in making the Penguins a playoff team. He started the season with 7 goals in his first 6 games! Like Ovechkin a year earlier, Malkin won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. In his second season, Malkin finished second in NHL scoring and first the next year, claiming the Art Ross Trophy. Malkin was also nominated for the Hart Trophy. In the 2009 playoffs, Malkin put up 36 points in 24 games to lead the Penguins to a Stanley Cup victory over the Detroit Red Wings. “Geno” became the first Russian to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP, making a strong case that he is not any worse a hockey player than fellow superstars Ovechkin and teammate Sydney Crosby. After two injury-prone seasons, Malkin returned to dominate the NHL in 2011-12, finishing with 50 goals for the first time and once again leading the league in scoring. In 2012 Malkin also collected his first Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Ted Lindsay Award as the best player as voted by players themselves. The Penguins’ early playoff elimination allowed Evgeni to join Russia at the World Championship in 2012. Playing on a line with Avangard Omsk wingers Alex Popov and Alex Perezhogin, Malkin put in one of the most spectacular offensive performances in World Championship history, scoring 11 goals and 19 points, including two hattricks. Russia won the tournament with ease and Malkin won not only his first gold medal but also the tournament MVP prize. For the duration of the NHL lockout in 2012-13, Evgeni returned to his hometown Magnitogorsk with fellow NHLers Nikolai Kulemin and Sergei Gonchar to play for Metallurg. Malkin continued his torrid scoring pace in the KHL, where he finished 3rd in points despite leaving back to the NHL in the middle of the season.

Club Stats:

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
2003-04	Metallurg-2 Magnitogorsk (RHL-3)	2	1	0	1		8
2003-04	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	34	3	9	12		12
2004-05	Metallurg-2 Magnitogorsk (RHL-3)	2	1	1	2		2
2004-05	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	52	12	20	32		24
2005-06	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	46	21	26	47		46
2006-07	Pittsburgh	78	33	52	85	+2	80
2007-08	Pittsburgh	82	47	59	106	+16	78
2008-09	Pittsburgh	82	35	78	113	+17	80
2009-10	Pittsburgh	67	28	49	77	-6	100
2010-11	Pittsburgh	43	15	22	37	-4	18
2011-12	Pittsburgh	75	50	59	109	+18	70
2012-13	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	37	23	42	65	+23	58
2012-13	Pittsburgh	31	9	24	33	+5	36
Totals	RHL/KHL Reg. Season	169	59	97	156		140
Totals	RHL Playoffs	16	5	14	19		41
Totals	NHL Reg. Season	458	217	343	560	+48	462
Totals	NHL Playoffs	83	36	61	97	+2	121

National Team Stats:

Year	Tournament	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2003	World Juniors U18	6	5	4	9	2
2004	World Juniors U18	6	4	4	8	31
2004	World Juniors U20	6	1	4	5	0
2005	World Juniors U20	6	3	7	10	16
2005	World Championship	9	0	4	4	8
2006	World Juniors U20	6	4	6	10	12
2006	Olympic Games	7	2	4	6	31
2006	World Championship	7	3	6	9	6
2007	World Championship	9	5	5	10	6
2010	Olympic Games	4	3	3	6	0
2010	World Championship	5	5	2	7	10
2012	World Championship	10	11	8	19	4
Totals	U18 Level	12	9	8	17	33
Totals	U20 Level	18	8	17	25	28
Totals	Senior Level	51	29	32	61	65

Photo Gallery:

Malkin the hometown hero in Magnitogorsk

Malkin at the World Junior Championship

Malkin at the 2005 World Hockey Championship

Malkin is known to wreak havoc on Eastern Conference teams

2009 Stanley Cup winner and Playoff MVP

Malkin led the NHL in scoring for the second time in 2011-12

Malkin was the MVP at the 2012 World Championship as Russia won the gold

Malkin returned to Magnitogorsk during the 2012 NHL lockout

Pavel Bure

Full name: Pavel Vladimirovich Bure
Last team: New York Rangers
Number: 9
Position: Right Wing
Height: 5’10″/180 cm
Weight: 190 lbs/85 kg
Shoots: Left
Born: March 31, 1971 in Moscow, RUS
Drafted: Selected by Vancouver Canucks in 6th round (113th overall) of the 1989 Entry Draft

Strengths: Pavel Bure was a very rare talent: he shot the puck from anywhere, had magical stick-handling ability, and his aim was one of the most precise in hockey. He was a natural goal scorer as well as one of the fastest skaters in the world.

Weaknesses: Bure’s defensive skills were below average for a leading star forward, making him frequently labeled as a one-dimensional player. Bure’s knee injuries and surgeries forced him to retire from playing at the age of 32.

Biography: How did Pavel Bure get to be nicknamed “The Russian Rocket” and become one of the best hockey players in the world? It all started when Pavel was a little boy, and his father – Olympic swimming gold-medalist Vladimir Bure – took him to the rink to teach him how to skate. Pavel wore his mother’s figure skates, and held on to a sliding chair so he wouldn’t fall. About a decade later, Pavel joined the legendary CSKA team in Moscow and won the title of Soviet National Rookie of the Year after his first full season. At the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Bure was selected only 113th overall, so he played another great season with CSKA before he was signed by the Vancouver Canucks. That was also when Pavel’s international career elevated. He played in three World Junior Championships, winning gold in 1989 and silver in the next two years. That was when he became part of one of the most dangerous forward lines at the time: Mogilny-Fedorov-Bure. That line anchored the Soviet Union to gold at the 1990 World Championship. In his first NHL season, Pavel unsurprisingly won the Calder Trophy as the top rookie! He had a pair of 60-goal seasons under the tenure of coach Pat Quinn. In 1994, Pavel’s leadership and talents helped the Canucks reach the 1994 Stanley Cup final, where they lost to Pavel’s future club, the New York Rangers. Then, Bure began to be plagued by injuries. His reunion in Vancouver with Alexander Mogilny did not last long – Bure missed a lot of games in 1996. But the Russian Rocket managed to come back and rock the hockey world again. At the 1998 Olympics, other than winning the silver medal Pavel led all Olympians with nine goals in and was named top forward of the tournament. In March 1999, he was part of a blockbuster deal that sent him to the Florida Panthers. In 2000, Bure led the NHL in goals, with 58, helping his team finish fifth in the Eastern Conference. One of the highlights of Pavel’s career was playing with his brother Valeri at the 2000 All-Star game in Toronto; Valeri helped Pavel win the game’s MVP award. Next season, Bure again led the league in goals. Unfortunately, his next two seasons were not as successful. In March 2002, Pavel was traded to the New York Rangers, but in his first season with the club, he suffered a season-ending knee injury. After a brief stint in the following campaign, Pavel re-injured his knees and formally retired from playing hockey in 2005. Pavel took on a new challenge when he served as the General Manager of Russia’s men’s hockey team for the 2006 Olympics. In 2012, Bure was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fall and on November 2, 2013 his number 10 was retired by the Vancouver Canucks organization.

Club Stats:

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
1987-88	CSKA Moscow	5	1	1	2		0
1988-89	CSKA Moscow	32	17	9	26		8
1989-90	CSKA Moscow	46	14	10	24		20
1990-91	CSKA Moscow	44	35	11	46		24
1991-92	Vancouver	65	34	26	60	0	30
1992-93	Vancouver	83	60	50	110	+35	69
1993-94	Vancouver	76	60	47	107	+1	86
1994-95	EV Landshut (DEL)	1	3	0	3		2
1994-95	Spartak Moscow	1	2	0	2		2
1994-95	Vancouver	44	20	23	43	-8	47
1995-96	Vancouver	15	6	7	13	-2	8
1996-97	Vancouver	63	23	32	55	-14	40
1997-98	Vancouver	82	51	39	90	+5	48
1998-99	Florida	11	13	3	16	+3	4
1999-00	Florida	74	58	36	94	+25	16
2000-01	Florida	82	59	33	92	-2	58
2001-02	Florida/NY Rangers	68	34	35	69	-5	62
2002-03	NY Rangers	39	19	11	30	+4	16
Totals	USSR/Rus. League	128	69	31	100		54
Totals	NHL Reg. Season	702	437	342	779	+42	484
Totals	NHL Playoffs	64	35	35	70	+8	74

National Team Stats:

Year	Tournament	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1988	European U18	6	10	0	10	2
1989	European U18	6	5	6	11	4
1989	World U20	7	8	6	14	4
1990	World U20	7	7	3	10	10
1990	World Championship	10	2	4	6	10
1991	World U20	7	12	3	15	31
1991	World Championship	10	3	8	11	2
1998	Olympic Games	6	9	0	9	2
2000	World Championship	6	4	1	5	10
2002	Olympic Games	6	2	1	3	8
Totals	U18 Level	12	15	6	21	6
Totals	U20 Level	21	27	12	39	45
Totals	Senior Level	38	20	14	34	32

Photo Gallery:

Bure in his Red Army days

Bure with CSKA and Canucks teammate Alexander Mogilny

Vancouver’s #1 star in the 1990s

Bure captained Russia to a silver medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics

Bure skating against friend and rival Jaromir Jagr

Pavel with brother Valeri and the All-Star Game MVP award in 2000

Bure after scoring on his former team – the Canucks

Bure shoots the puck past Nikolai Khabibulin