| Andrei Trefilov | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1969 Kirovo-Chepetsk, URS |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Caught | Left |
| Played for | Calgary Flames Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks DEG Metro Stars |
| National team | Russia Unified Team |
| NHL Draft | 261st overall, 1991 Calgary Flames |
| Playing career | 1990–2006 |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Gold | 1992 Albertville | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
Andrei Viktorovich Trefilov (born August 31, 1969) is a retired Russian ice hockey goaltender and a sports agent. He was selected in the 12th round of the 1991 NHL entry draft, 261st overall, by the Calgary Flames.
Trefilov started his National Hockey League career in 1993 with the Calgary Flames and he went on to spend time with the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers. He was also one of the goaltenders for the Unified Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He also played for Russia in two Olympic Winter Games. His last club were the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, where he played until 2006.[1]
As a member of the IHL's Detroit Vipers, Trefilov shared the James Norris Memorial Trophy with Kevin Weekes for allowing the fewest goals in the IHL in 1999 and won the Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy as the IHL playoff most valuable player in 2000 with the Chicago Wolves.[1] He was also the starting goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres in the last game at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, on April 14, 1996.