Andrei Nazarov
Born (1974-05-22) May 22, 1974 (age 49)
Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Right
Played for Dynamo Moscow
San Jose Sharks
Tampa Bay Lightning
Calgary Flames
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Boston Bruins
Phoenix Coyotes
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Avangard Omsk
Minnesota Wild
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 10th overall, 1992
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1991–2006

Andrei Viktorovich Nazarov (Russian: Андрей Викторович Назаров; born May 22, 1974) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and head coach of HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1] He has formerly managed the Kazakh team Barys Astana (of the Kontinental Hockey League's Chernyshev Division), the Ukrainian national team and been joint coach of the Russian National Hockey Team.[2] He has been nicknamed the "Russian Bear", and in his coaching career, the "Russian Keenan".[3]

Career

Nazarov was drafted 10th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Boston Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild. In his NHL career, Nazarov played 571 regular season games, scoring 53 goals and 71 assists for 124 points. He also collected 1,409 penalty minutes.

Nazarov served only one season (2013-2014) as the coach of HC Donbass before moving to Barys.[4]

In 2021, without any evidence, Nazarov accused NHL star Artemi Panarin of assaulting a woman. Nazarov, a known supporter of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has repeatedly and publicly criticized Panarin for his outspoken beliefs regarding Putin’s regime.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Mechel Chelyabinsk USR.2 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1991–92 Dynamo Moscow CIS 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
1991–92 Dynamo–2 Moscow CIS.3 40 13 6 19 47 — — — — —
1992–93 Dynamo Moscow RUS 42 8 2 10 79 10 1 1 2 8
1992–93 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Dynamo Moscow RUS 6 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Kansas City Blades IHL 71 15 18 33 64 — — — — —
1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 43 15 10 25 55 — — — — —
1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 26 3 5 8 94 6 0 0 0 9
1995–96 Kansas City Blades IHL 27 4 6 10 118 2 0 0 0 2
1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 42 7 7 14 62 — — — — —
1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 3 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 60 12 15 27 222 — — — — —
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 40 1 1 2 112 — — — — —
1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14 1 1 2 58 — — — — —
1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 26 2 0 2 43 — — — — —
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 36 5 9 14 30 — — — — —
1999–2000 Calgary Flames NHL 76 10 22 32 78 — — — — —
2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 16 1 0 1 29 — — — — —
2000–01 Boston Bruins NHL 63 1 4 5 200 — — — — —
2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 47 0 2 2 164 — — — — —
2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 30 6 3 9 51 3 0 0 0 2
2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 59 3 0 3 135 — — — — —
2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 33 1 2 3 125 — — — — —
2004–05 Metallurg Novokuznetsk RSL 9 0 0 0 20 — — — — —
2004–05 Avangard Omsk RSL 24 0 2 2 153 7 0 0 0 6
2005–06 Minnesota Wild NHL 2 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
2005–06 Houston Aeros AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 571 53 71 124 1409 9 0 0 0 11

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Russia EJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 1 4 12
1998 Russia WC 5th 6 1 2 3 10
Senior totals 6 1 2 3 10

References

  1. ^ "Andrei Nazarov relishes coaching role". Kontinental Hockey League. 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
  2. ^ "Nazarov lead's Ukrainian National team". isport.ua. 2014-05-06. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  3. ^ ""Русский Кинэн" хвалит "Капитана Украина", канадский - Ли. Спорт-Экспресс. Все новости хоккея. Обзоры матчей, календарь игр чемпионата России, результаты, турнирные таблицы". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  4. ^ Андрей Назаров возглавил "Барыс" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-18.

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Awards and achievements Preceded byMike Rathje San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 1992 Succeeded byViktor Kozlov Preceded byAri-Pekka Selin Head coach of the Barys Astana 2014–15 Succeeded byYerlan Sagymbayev
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