Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold	1992 Albertville	Ice hockey

Vladimir Malakhov (Russian: Владимир Малахов, Vladimir Malachov; born August 30, 1968 in Yekaterinburg, Russia) is a retired professional ice hockey player. He is currently under contract with the San Jose Sharks in the NHL. He has also played in the Russian Super League.

Malakhov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1989 NHL Entry draft, tenth round, 101st overall. He has played for Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils (winning the Stanley Cup in 2000), New York Rangers, and the Philadelphia Flyers.

[edit] Controversy

On 19 December 2005, reports surfaced that Vladimir, who joined the Devils for the second time, had unexpectedly retired from the NHL. However, shortly after the story broke, his agent claimed that Malakhov has not retired and is taking a leave of absence "to deal with some internal, personal and medical issues." This claim has been disputed by Lou Lamoriello, Devils CEO, president, general manager, and interim head coach. Lamoriello has rejected the request for a leave of absence and is treating Malakhov's absence as a retirement. Although the team has already taken steps to replace Malakhov (the Devils welcome this surprise move due to salary cap problems), it is doubtful that this situation will go away without a battle.

This is not Malakhov's first run in with his team. In 2000, while playing for the Montreal Canadiens, Malakhov was suspended for going skiing while he was out of the lineup with knee injury.

[edit] Achievements

Honours and Awards

• Olympic Bronze Medal (2002)
• 1999-00 Stanley Cup (New Jersey)
• NHL All-Rookie Team (1993)
• Olympic Gold Medal (1992)

Transactions

01-Oct-06: New Jersey traded Malakhov and a conditional first round pick to the San Jose Sharks for Alexander Korolyuk and Jim Fahey.

04-Aug-05: Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New Jersey Devils.

08-Mar-04: New York Rangers traded Vladimir Malakhov to the Philadelphia Flyers for Rick Kozak and a 2nd round selection (later traded to Atlanta - Atlanta selected Ondrej Pavelec) in 2005.

10-Jul-00: Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Rangers.

01-Mar-00: Montreal Canadiens traded Vladimir Malakhov to the New Jersey Devils for Sheldon Souray, Josh Dewolf and a 2nd round selection (later traded to Washington, later traded to Tampa Bay - Andreas Holmqvist) in 2001.

05-Apr-95: Montreal Canadiens traded Craig Darby, Kirk Muller and Mathieu Schneider to the New York Islanders for Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov.

17-Jun-89: Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 10th round (191st overall) in 1989.

Career Stats

Regular Season (seasonal average in parentheses)

• GP: 683 (53)
• G: 82 (6)
• A: 255 (20)
• Pts: 337 (26)
• +/-: +57
• PIM: 671 (52)

Season High Marks

• Goals: 14 (92-93)
• Assists: 47 (93-94)
• Points: 57 (93-94)

Playoffs

• GP: 75
• G: 8
• A: 19
• Pts: 27
• +/-: -2
• PIM: 64