Valeri Kamensky
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
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Competitor for the  Soviet Union |
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| Gold | 1988 Calgary | Ice hockey | |
Competitor for  Russia |
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| Silver | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey | |
Valeri Viktorovich Kamensky (Russian: Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born April 18, 1966 in Voskresensk, Soviet Union, now Russia) is a retired Russian hockey player. Before the NHL, he started his career with Khimik Voskresensk in the Russian Hockey Super League (1982–85) and also played for CSKA Moscow (1985–91). In 1991 he moved to the NHL, where he played for the Quebec Nordiques (1991–95, spending the '94 lock-out break in HC Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland), Colorado Avalanche (1995–99), New York Rangers (1999–2001), Dallas Stars (2001–02) and New Jersey Devils (2001–02). He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with Colorado. He is also known for the amazing goal he scored with the Avalanche. He received a pass and scored while spinning in mid-air. In 2003, Kamensky returned to Russia and played two seasons for his original club Khimik Voskresensk, retiring in 2005.
[edit] NHL Career Statistics
Regular Season
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
1991-92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 23 7 14 21 14
1992-93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 32 15 22 37 14
1993-94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 76 28 37 65 42
1994-95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 40 10 20 30 22
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81 38 47 85 85
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 68 28 38 66 38
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 75 26 40 66 60
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65 14 30 44 28
1999-00 New York Rangers NHL 58 13 19 32 24
2000-01 New York Rangers NHL 65 14 20 34 36
2001-02 Dallas/New Jersey NHL 54 7 14 21 20
NHL Totals 637 200 301 501 383
[edit] Awards
- 1985–86: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Championships).
- 1986: Gold Medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1986–87: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Championships).
- 1988: Gold Medal (XV Olympic Winter Games).
- 1987–88: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Championships).
- 1987–88: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Cup).
- 1989: Gold Medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1988–89: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Championships).
- 1990: Gold Medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1995–96: Stanley Cup, Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
- 1998: Silver Medal (XVIII Olympic Winter Games).
[edit] External links
- Valeri Kamensky's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Valery Kamensky at Hockey CCCP International
| Preceded by Andrei Khomutov |
Soviet MVP 1991 |
Succeeded by none |
