Valeri Kamensky
Valeri Kamensky in friendly match of National Hockey Stars in January 2014
Born (1966-04-18) 18 April 1966 (age 57)
Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, 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 Khimik Voskresensk
CSKA Moscow
Quebec Nordiques
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Colorado Avalanche
New York Rangers
Dallas Stars
New Jersey Devils
National team  Soviet Union and
 Russia
NHL Draft 129th overall, 1988
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1982–2005
Medal record
ice hockey
Representing  Soviet Union
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1989 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 1990 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 1987 Austria
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Finland
Canada Cup
Silver medal – second place 1987 Canada
World Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Finland
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 West Germany
Representing  Russia
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano

Valeri Viktorovich Kamenski (Russian: Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League, and internationally for the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team, and the Russia men's national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016.

Playing career

Before the National Hockey League (NHL), he started his career with Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship League (1982–1985) and then played for the powerhouse club CSKA Moscow (1985–1991). In 1991 he moved to the NHL, where he played for the Quebec Nordiques (1991–1995, spending the 1994 lockout break in HC Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland), Colorado Avalanche (1995–1999), New York Rangers (1999–2001), Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils (2001–2002). He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Avalanche.[1]

He is also known for scoring one of the most memorable goals of the 1997–98 season. He received a pass and scored while spinning in mid-air.[2] The goal was used in the opening intro for the NHL 98 video game.[3] He also scored the first goal in the Avalanche's history in Denver since the relocation from Quebec City.

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 Ambrì–Piotta NDA 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
1999–2000 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 — — — — —
USSR/Russia totals 329 122 96 218 230 — — — — —
NHL totals 637 200 301 501 383 66 25 35 60 72

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1984 Soviet Union EJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1 3 4 0
1985 Soviet Union WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 2 2 4 8
1986 Soviet Union WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 6 13 6
1986 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 2 0 2 8
1987 Soviet Union WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 5 3 8 6
1987 Soviet Union CC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 6 1 7 6
1988 Soviet Union OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 4 2 6 4
1989 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 4 4 8 8
1990 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 7 2 9 20
1991 Soviet Union WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 6 5 11 10
1994 Russia WC 5th 6 5 5 10 12
1998 Russia OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 1 2 3 0
2000 Russia WC 11th 6 0 0 0 10
Junior totals 19 10 11 21 14
Senior totals 84 40 24 64 84

Awards

References

  1. ^ "After 104 minutes, Colorado wins the Stanley Cup". New York Times. 1996-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  2. ^ "Kamensky amazing goal". YouTube. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  3. ^ "NHL '98 intro". YouTube. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  4. ^ Зислис, Михаил (22 May 2016). "Федоров, Озеров и Каменский включены в Зал славы ИИХФ". Sport Express (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Fedorov among IIHF Hall of Fame class". The Sports Network. Toronto, Ontario. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

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Preceded byAndrei Khomutov Soviet MVP 1991 Succeeded byNikolai Borschevsky (CIS National League)
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