| Valeri Kamensky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Valeri Kamensky in friendly match of National Hockey Stars in January 2014 | |||
| Born | (1966-04-18)18 April 1966 (age 58) 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 | ||
Valeri Viktorovich Kamensky (Russian:Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played in theSoviet Championship League before moving to theNational Hockey League. Internationally, he represented theSoviet Union men's national ice hockey team and later theRussia men's national ice hockey team. Kamensky was inducted into theIIHF Hall of Fame in 2016.
Before theNational Hockey League (NHL), he started his career withKhimik Voskresensk in theSoviet Championship League (1982–1985) and then played for the powerhouse clubCSKA Moscow (1985–1991). In 1991 he moved to the NHL, where he played for theQuebec Nordiques (1991–1995, spending the1994 lockout break inHC Ambri-Piotta,Switzerland),Colorado Avalanche (1995–1999),New York Rangers (1999–2001),Dallas Stars andNew Jersey Devils (2001–2002). He won aStanley Cup in1996 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 theNHL 98 video game.[3] He also scored the first goal in the Avalanche's history in Denver since the relocation from Quebec City.
| 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 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Soviet Union | EJC |  | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WJC |  | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WJC | | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WC | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | WC |  | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | CC | | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | OG | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | WC | | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WC | | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WC | | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
| 1994 | Russia | WC | 5th | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |
| 1998 | Russia | OG | | 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 | ||||
| Preceded by | Soviet MVP 1991 | Succeeded by Nikolai Borschevsky (CIS National League) |
