30 | November | 2010 | Russkiy Hockey

Full name: Alexei Yurievich Zhamnov
Last team: Boston Bruins
Number: 13
Position: Center
Height: 6’1”/185 cm
Weight: 204 lbs/92 kg
Shoots: Left
Born: September 30, 1970 in Moscow, RUS
Drafted: Selected by the Winnipeg Jets in 4th round (77th overall) of the 1990 Entry Draft

Strengths: Alexei Zhamnov played like a prototypical Russian center – patient, skilled with the puck, and with excellent passing abilities. He scored many impressive goals in his career.

Weaknesses: Despite his size, Zhamnov was not physical enough. Also, with his talent, he sometimes didn’t play to his full ability when under pressure.

Biography: As a boy, Alexei Zhamnov was an average student and not very disciplined. He had a fun childhood with hockey being his #1 passion. He was lucky to be noticed by a trainer from the Dynamo organization when practising in a backyard. Alexei was invited to the Dynamo sports school, where he developed his hockey skills and was a productive center. He was drafted to the NHL in 1990, but left two years later, after earning three Soviet league championships with Dynamo (1990-92), a silver medal at the World Juniors, participation at the Canada Cup, and gold medals at the 1991 World Championship and the 1992 Olympics. The Alexei arrived in North America as one of the best young Russian forwards. On the Winnipeg Jets, he enjoyed being the playmaking centre to star snipers Keith Tkachuk and Teemu Selanne. On April 1, 1995, Zhamnov scored five goals in one game and finished third in NHL scoring that season. Next year he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for fan favourite Jeremy Roenick. Zhamnov felt the pressure to be as great a player in Chicago. In 2002, Alexei became the first European captain of the Blackhawks. Unfortunately, Chicago made the NHL playoffs only once with Zhamnov. Internationally, Zhamnov played for Russia at the 1998 and 2002 Olympics, winning silver and bronze medals in addition to his gold from 1992. He later hinted that he was done playing for Russia. In 2004, Zhamnov was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, where he was a crucial part of their offense. During the NHL lockout, Zhamnov played for Vityaz Chekhov in Russia’s second league. He was briefly a Boston Bruin before retiring due to injury. Alexei then returned to Russia to be the general manager of Vityaz, a position he retains to this day.

Club Stats:

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
1988-89	Dynamo Moscow	4	0	0	0		0
1989-90	Dynamo Moscow	43	11	6	17		21
1990-91	Dynamo Moscow	46	16	12	28		24
1991-92	Dynamo Moscow	39	15	21	36		28
1992-93	Winnipeg	68	25	47	72	+7	58
1993-94	Winnipeg	61	26	45	70	-20	62
1994-95	Winnipeg	48	30	35	65	+5	20
1995-96	Winnipeg	58	22	37	59	-4	65
1996-97	Chicago	74	20	42	62	+18	56
1997-98	Chicago	70	21	28	49	+16	61
1998-99	Chicago	76	20	41	61	-10	50
1999-00	Chicago	71	23	37	60	+7	61
2000-01	Chicago	63	13	36	49	-12	40
2001-02	Chicago	77	22	45	67	+8	67
2002-03	Chicago	74	15	43	58	0	70
2003-04	Chicago/Philadelphia	43	11	25	36	-1	28
2004-05	Vityaz Chekhov (RSL-2)	24	5	22	27	+11	20
2005-06	Boston	24	1	9	10	-4	30

Totals	USSR League	132	42	39	81	+8	73
Totals	NHL Reg. Season	807	249	470	719	+10	668
Totals	NHL Playoffs	35	6	13	19	-6	18

National Team Stats:

Year	Tournament	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1990	World U20	7	6	1	7	6
1991	Worlc Championship	10	4	5	9	12
1991	Canada Cup	5	3	0	3	2
1992	Olympic Games	8	0	3	3	8
1992	World Championship	6	0	0	0	29
1996	World Cup	4	0	2	2	6
1998	Olympic Games	6	2	1	3	2
2000	World Championship	5	0	1	1	0
2002	Olympic Games	6	1	0	1	4

Totals	U20 Level	7	6	1	7	6
Totals	Senior Level	50	10	12	22	63