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Vyacheslav Fetisov
Viacheslav Fetisov
Fetisov playing in the 2008 Legends Classic in Toronto.
Position Defence
Shot Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Teams NHL
New Jersey Devils
Detroit Red Wings
RSL
HC Spartak Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Nationality Flag of Russia Russian
Born (1958-04-20)April 20, 1958,
Moscow, USSR
NHL Draft 145th overall, 1983
New Jersey Devils
Pro Career 1977 – 1998
Hall of Fame, 2001
Olympic medal record
Ice hockey
Gold 1984 Sarajevo Men
Gold 1988 Calgary Men
Silver 1980 Lake Placid Men

Viacheslav (Slava) Alexandrovich Fetisov, born April 20, 1958, in Moscow, Soviet Union now Russia) was the Minister of Sport in Russia in 2002-2008, is the current member of the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kontinental Hockey League, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency Athletes Committee, and a former ice hockey defenseman, considered one of the best defensemen of all time, a long-time captain for the Soviet Union national team. He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (International Ice Hockey Federation) Team of the Century in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries, receiving the most votes out of all players.

With Igor Larionov, he was instrumental in breaking the barrier that stopped Soviet players from joining the NHL. Fetisov was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.

On the international stage, Fetisov is one of the most decorated players ever, winning two golds (1984, 1988) and one bronze (1980) in the Olympics, and seven golds (1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990), one silver (1987), two bronzes (1985, 1991) in the World Championships, one Canada Cup in 1981, and Ice Hockey World Junior Championship in 1978. At the 2002 Olympics, he was head coach of the Russian national team, winning the bronze. Fetisov and team mate Igor Larionov, along with NHL defenseman Scott Niedermayer, are the only players to win the Stanley Cup, World Ice Hockey Champions, Ice Hockey at the Winter Olympics, World Ice Hockey Junior Championship, and Canada/World Cup Championship.

On the club level, Fetisov played for CSKA Moscow (1975–89), New Jersey Devils (1989–95) and Detroit Red Wings (1995–98). He won two Stanley Cups with Detroit (1997, 1998). After retiring as a player, Fetisov became an assistant coach with New Jersey (1999–2002), winning the Stanley Cup in 2000. In his heyday, many referred to Fetisov as the Russian Bobby Orr.

Fetisov was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1984).

On March 29, 2005, Fetisov joined the World Anti-Doping Agency's Athlete Committee as its inaugural chairman.

Following a private party on June 13, 1997, celebrating the Red Wings’ Stanley Cup triumph, Fetisov, along with teammate Vladimir Konstantinov and team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov, hired a limousine to drive them home. The driver, Richard Gnida, whose license was suspended at the time for drunk driving, lost control of the limousine and hit a tree on the median of Woodward Avenue, in Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb north of Detroit. Konstantinov spent several weeks in a coma before finally pulling through. He also suffered from serious head injuries and paralysis, while Fetisov escaped with relatively minor injuries and was able to play the following season. Mnatsakanov sustained heavy head injuries and also spent some time in a coma. He has had a considerably more difficult recovery than Konstantinov. The driver was charged with and convicted of driving with a suspended license.

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 29 10 19 29 40
1979–80 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 37 10 14 24 46
1980–81 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 13 16 29 44
1981–82 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 46 15 26 41 20
1982–83 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 43 6 17 23 46
1983–84 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 44 19 30 49 38
1984–85 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 20 13 12 25 6
1985–86 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 40 15 19 34 12
1986–87 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 39 13 20 33 18
1987–88 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 46 18 17 35 26
1988–89 HC CSKA Moscow USSR 23 9 8 17 18
1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL 72 8 34 42 52 6 0 2 2 10
1990–91 New Jersey Devils NHL 67 3 16 19 62 7 0 0 0 15
1991–92 New Jersey Devils NHL 70 3 23 26 108 6 0 3 3 8
1992–93 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 4 23 27 158 5 0 2 2 4
1993–94 New Jersey Devils NHL 52 1 14 15 30 14 1 0 1 8
1994–95 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 0 1 1 0
1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 3 11 14 2 18 0 8 8 14
1995–96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 69 7 35 42 96 19 1 4 5 34
1996–97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 5 23 28 76 20 0 4 4 42
1997–98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 58 2 12 14 72 21 0 3 3 10
USSR totals 367 141 198 339 314
NHL totals 546 36 192 228 656 116 2 26 28 145


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Preceded by
Sergei Makarov
Soviet MVP
1986
Succeeded by
Vladimir Krutov
Preceded by
Vladislav Tretiak
Soviet MVP
1982
Succeeded by
Vladislav Tretiak
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