Yuri Kuznetsov (b.1965)

Yuri Kuznetsov (Russian Юрий Кузнецов, born 31 January 1965 in Moscow, Russia) is a former Russian ice hockey player.

Career Notes
Kuznetsov started his professional career in 1985, playing in Russia for Krylya Sovetov Moscow of the Soviet Hockey League and ru of the Vysshaya Liga until 1993.
 * Early career in Russia

After one year in Swedish Elitserien, he joined HIFK in the SM-Liiga where played for 3 seasons. At the beginning of the 1997-98 season he moved to SaiPa where Kuznetsov stayed for nearly five seasons. During the middle of the 2001-02 season, Kuznetsov left SaiPa and returned to his homeland and the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl after nine years spent abroad.
 * Finland

Overall, Kuznetsov played in 388 matches in SM-Liiga and scored 53 goals, 119 assists and 172 points. He collected 305 penalty minutes. Kuznetsov belonged to the best defenders of the league, scoring 36 points in each of the seasons 1999-00 and 2000-01.

After half of a season in Russia, Kuznetsov came back to Finland to play the 2002-03 season for Hokki in Mestis, which was the final year of his career.
 * End of career