Alexei Gusarov

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Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold 1988 Calgary Team
Silver 1998 Nagano Team

Alexei Vasilievich Gusarov (Russian: Алексей Васильевич Гусаров) (born July 8, 1964 in Leningrad, USSR now Russia) is a Russian ice hockey player (defence). He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues.

Gusarov won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the 1989 IIHF World Championship, the 1996 Stanley Cup, and the Olympic gold medal in 1988. Standing 6'2" and weighing in at 183 lb (83 kg), Gusarov was selected 213th overall by Quebec Nordiques in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. gusarov is the considered one of the top ten Russian defensmen to ever play.

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