Valeri Kamensky
| Valeri Kamensky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Valeri Kamensky with the Colorado Avalanche in 1997. | |||
| Born |
April 18, 1966 Voskresensk, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
USSR Khimik Voskresensk CSKA Moscow NHL Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union  Russia | ||
| NHL Draft |
129th overall, 1988 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1982–2005 | ||
Valeri Viktorovich Kamenski (Russian: Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born April 18, 1966) is a retired Russian hockey player. Before the NHL, he started his career with Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship 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 lockout 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 scoring one of the most memorable goals in NHL history. He received a pass and scored while spinning in mid-air.[1] The goal was used in the opening intro for the NHL 98 video game.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 45 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 40 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 37 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 51 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 40 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 45 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 46 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 23 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 32 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 76 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Ambri-Piotta | NLA | 12 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 40 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 81 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 85 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 28 | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 68 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 75 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 65 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 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 Stars | NHL | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 57 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 637 | 200 | 301 | 501 | 383 | 66 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 72 | ||||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for the Soviet Union
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1988 Calgary | Ice hockey |
| Competitor for Russia
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WJC |  |
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WJC |  |
7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WC | |
9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | WC |  |
10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | CC | |
9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | Oly | |
8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
| 1994 | Russia | WC | 5th | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |
| 1998 | Russia | Oly | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Russia | WC | 11th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 84 | 40 | 24 | 64 | 84 | ||||
Awards
- 1985–86: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1986: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1986–87: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1988: Gold medal (XV Olympic Winter Games).
- 1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Cup).
- 1989: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1988–89: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1990: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1995–96: Stanley Cup, Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
- 1998: Silver medal (XVIII Olympic Winter Games).
- 2004-05: Faith Towards Hockey Award
References
- ↑ "Kamensky amazing goal". YouTube. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ↑ "NHL '98 intro". YouTube. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
External links
- Valeri Kamensky's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Valery Kamensky at Hockey CCCP International
- Valeri Kamensky's player profile at NHL.com
- Valeri Kamensky profile at Eurohockey.com
- Profile at www.hockey-reference.com
| Preceded by Andrei Khomutov |
Soviet MVP 1991 |
Succeeded by Nikolai Borschevsky (CIS National League) |
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