Valeri Kamensky | |
Position | Left Wing |
Shoots | Right |
Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) |
Teams | Quebec Nordiques (1991–1995) Colorado Avalanche (1995–1999) New York Rangers (1999–2001) Dallas Stars (2001–2002) New Jersey Devils (2002) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Voskresensk, USSR | April 18, 1966,
NHL Draft | 129th overall, 1988 Quebec Nordiques |
Pro Career | 1982 – 2004 |
Olympic medal record | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
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Competitor for the ![]() | ||
Gold | 1988 Calgary | Ice hockey |
Competitor for ![]() | ||
Silver | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |

Valeri Viktorovich Kamensky (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 lockout 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.
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1982–83 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 45 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 40 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 37 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 51 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 40 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 45 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 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 | Ambri-Piotta | Swiss-A | 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 | ||
1999–00 | 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 | 10 | 15 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 57 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 637 | 200 | 301 | 501 | 383 | 66 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 72 |
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 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).
External links[edit | edit source]
- 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 Nikolai Borschevsky (CIS National League) |
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- Born in 1966
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Dallas Stars players
- 1988 Olympian
- 1998 Olympian
- NHL All-Stars
- New Jersey Devils players
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Russia
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union
- Quebec Nordiques players
- Russian ice hockey players
- Soviet ice hockey players
- Triple Gold Club
- Stanley Cup champions
- HC Ambri-Piotta players
- CSKA Moscow players
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