Valeri Kamensky

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Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Competitor for the  Soviet Union
Gold	1988 Calgary	Ice hockey
Competitor for  Russia
Silver	1998 Nagano	Ice hockey

Valeri Viktorovich Kamensky (Russian: Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born April 18, 1966 in Voskresensk, Soviet Union, now Russia) is a retired Russian hockey player. Before the NHL, he started his career with Khimik Voskresensk in the Russian Hockey Super 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 lock-out 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 the amazing goal he scored with the Avalanche. He received a pass and scored while spinning in mid-air. In 2003, Kamensky returned to Russia and played two seasons for his original club Khimik Voskresensk, retiring in 2005.

[edit] NHL Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season              
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   
    
1991-92 Quebec Nordiques        NHL   23   7   14   21   14
1992-93 Quebec Nordiques        NHL   32   15  22   37   14
1993-94 Quebec Nordiques        NHL   76   28  37   65   42 
1994-95 Quebec Nordiques        NHL   40   10  20   30   22
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche      NHL   81   38  47   85   85 
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche      NHL   68   28  38   66   38
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche      NHL   75   26  40   66   60
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche      NHL   65   14  30   44   28
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/New Jersey       NHL   54   7   14   21   20

                   NHL Totals         637  200 301  501  383

[edit] Awards

• 1985–86: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Championships).
• 1986: Gold Medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
• 1986–87: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Championships).
• 1988: Gold Medal (XV Olympic Winter Games).
• 1987–88: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Championships).
• 1987–88: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Cup).
• 1989: Gold Medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
• 1988–89: Gold Medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Championships).
• 1990: Gold Medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
• 1995–96: Stanley Cup, Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
• 1998: Silver Medal (XVIII Olympic Winter Games).

[edit] External links

• Valeri Kamensky's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Valery Kamensky at Hockey CCCP International

Preceded by Andrei Khomutov

Soviet MVP 1991

Succeeded by none