Andrei Nazarov
| Andrei Nazarov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
May 22, 1974 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
[edit]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
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Russia | EJC | 
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1998 | Russia | WC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Andrei Nazarov relishes coaching role". Kontinental Hockey League. 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ "Nazarov lead's Ukrainian National team". isport.ua. 2014-05-06. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ Андрей Назаров возглавил "Барыс" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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