| Vyacheslav Kozlov | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 3, 1972 Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, URS |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| KHL team Former teams |
Dynamo Moscow Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers CSKA Moscow Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| National team | Soviet Union Russia |
| NHL Draft | 45th overall, 1990 Detroit Red Wings |
| Playing career | 1987–present |
Vyacheslav Anatolevich 'Slava' Kozlov (Russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Козлов; born May 3, 1972) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion (1997, 1998) from his years playing with the Detroit Red Wings. He has also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Atlanta Thrashers. In February 2011, he left HC CSKA Moscow, with whom he had signed a one-year deal, to join playoff-bound Salavat Yulaev Ufa. He joined Dynamo Moscow for the 2011-12 season.
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Kozlov was drafted 45th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Kozlov made his NHL debut on March 12, 1992, recording two assists in Detroit's 5–4 win over the St. Louis Blues. He became a regular player with Detroit in the 1993–94 NHL season. After the Red Wings acquired Igor Larionov in 1995, coach Scotty Bowman created a 5–man Russian unit (the "Russian Five") consisting of forwards Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov and Igor Larionov, and defensemen Vladimir Konstantinov and Viacheslav Fetisov. This group helped Detroit to a Stanley Cup win in 1997. Kozlov was also a contributing member of the team during their second consecutive Stanley Cup run in 1998.
Kozlov played for Detroit until the summer of 2001, when he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in the trade that put Dominik Hašek in a Red Wings jersey. After one injury-shortened season in Buffalo, Kozlov was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers.
Since the inception of the shootout into NHL play in 2005, Kozlov has been known as the league's best scorer in the shootouts as of the end of season 08-09.
Kozlov played his 1,000th NHL game on December 26, 2007, against the Columbus Blue Jackets and his former Russian Five teammate, Sergei Fedorov. After scoring only 41 points during the 2007–08 season, many thought his scoring touch had disappeared. However, he bounced back in 2008–09 with one of the best seasons of his career, scoring 26 goals and 76 points.
Kozlov re-signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 4, 2007, with a three-year, $11–million contract with no trade clause. Rick Dudley announce that they would not re-sign Kozlov for the 2010-11 NHL season.
In 2010, Kozlov signed a 1-year deal with HC CSKA Moscow. In February 2011 Kozlov left CSKA to join playoff-bound Salavat Yulaev Ufa. He participated in the team's final four regular season games and all of its playoff contests. Ufa's star-studded team advanced to the KHL finals and captured Gagarin Cup, beating Atlant Moscow Oblast 4 games to 1.
On May 19, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with HC Dynamo Moscow.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 45 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 45 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | CIS | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 45 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | CSKA Moscow | IHL | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 46 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 70 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 75 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 72 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 72 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 38 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 79 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 76 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | RSL | 38 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 81 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 55 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 40 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | ||
| NHL totals | 1182 | 356 | 497 | 853 | 704 | 139 | 44 | 44 | 88 | 96 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1991 | Soviet Union | CC | 5th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Russia | WC | 5th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Russia | WCH | SF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Int'l totals | 21 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | ||||
| Preceded by Niclas Hävelid |
Winner of the Dan Snyder Memorial Award 2007 |
Succeeded by Éric Perrin |