| Valeri Kamensky | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 18 April 1966, Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Pro clubs | Khimik Voskresensk CSKA Moscow Quebec Nordiques HC Ambrì-Piotta Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils |
| Ntl. team |  Soviet Union & Russia
|
| NHL Draft | 129th overall, 1988 Quebec Nordiques |
| Playing career | 1982–2005 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| ice hockey | ||
Competitor for the  Soviet Union
| ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
| Gold | 1988 Calgary | |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1986 Soviet Union | |
| Gold | 1989 Sweden | |
| Gold | 1990 Switzerland | |
| Silver | 1987 Austria | |
| Bronze | 1991 Finland | |
| Canada Cup | ||
| Silver | 1987 Canada | |
| World Junior Championship | ||
| Gold | 1986 Canada | |
| Bronze | 1985 Finland | |
| European Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 1984 West Germany | |
Competitor for  Russia
| ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
| Silver | 1998 Nagano | |
Valeri Viktorovich Kamenski (Russian: Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career[]
Before the National Hockey League (NHL), he started his career with Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship League (1982–1985) and the played for the powerhouse club CSKA Moscow (1985–1991). In 1991 he moved to the NHL, where he played for the Quebec Nordiques (1991–1995, spending the 1994 lockout break in HC Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland), Colorado Avalanche (1995–1999), New York Rangers (1999–2001), Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils (2001–2002). He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Avalanche.[1]
He is also known for scoring one of the most memorable goals of the 97/98 season. He received a pass and scored while spinning in mid-air.[2] The goal was used in the opening intro for the NHL 98 video game.[3] He also scored the first goal in the Avalanche's history in Denver since the relocation from Quebec City.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| 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 totals | 329 | 122 | 96 | 218 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 637 | 200 | 301 | 501 | 383 | 66 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 72 | ||||
International[]
| 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 | ||||
Awards[]
- 1985–86: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1986: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1986–87: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1988: Gold medal (XV Olympic Winter Games).
- 1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Cup).
- 1989: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1988–89: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1990: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1995–96: Stanley Cup, Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
- 1998: Silver medal (XVIII Olympic Winter Games).
- 2004-05: Faith Towards Hockey Award
References[]
- ↑ "After 104 minutes, Colorado wins the Stanley Cup", 1996-06-11.
- ↑ Kamensky amazing goal. YouTube (2012-02-03).
- ↑ NHL '98 intro. YouTube (2012-02-01).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Valery Kamensky at Hockey CCCP International
| Preceded by Andrei Khomutov |
Soviet MVP 1991 |
Succeeded by Nikolai Borschevsky (CIS National League) |
| Triple Gold Club | |
|---|---|
| Components | Stanley Cup: champions - Ice Hockey World Championships: medalists - Ice hockey at the Olympic Games: medalists |
| Players |  Patrice Bergeron - Rob Blake - Jay Bouwmeester - Sidney Crosby - Pavel Datsyuk - Viacheslav Fetisov -  Valtteri Filppula -  Peter Forsberg - Alexei Gusarov -  Jaromír Jágr - Tomas Jonsson - Valeri Kamensky - Niklas Kronwall - Igor Larionov - Nicklas Lidström - Håkan Loob - Vladimir Malakhov - Fredrik Modin - Alexander Mogilny - Mats Näslund - Scott Niedermayer - Corey Perry - Chris Pronger - Joe Sakic - Mikael Samuelsson - Brendan Shanahan - Jiří Šlégr - Eric Staal - Jonathan Toews - Henrik Zetterberg |
| Coaches | Mike Babcock |