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Russian Hockey Players

The Russians have always dominated and been successful in the sport of ice hockey. This determination has led them to many national championships and has produced many players in the NHL today. After the fall of communism in 1991, more players have made the jump from the Super League in Russia to the NHL in the United States and Canada. They are among the best in the world. Afterall, they are the RUSSIANS!!!

Sergei Fedorov

Alexei Kovalev

Nikolai Khabibulin

Alexei Yashin

Born: December 13, 1969 in Pskov
Height: 6'2''
Weight: 205
Shoots: Left
Position: Center
Current Team: Anaheim Mighty Ducks

Born: January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 213
Position: Goalie
Current Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

Born: February 24, 1973 in Togliatti
Height: 6'2''
Weight: 220
Shoots: Left
Position: Right Wing
Current Team: New York Rangers

Born: November 5, 1973 in Sverdlovsk
Height: 6'3''
Weight: 230
Shoots: Right
Position: Center
Current Team: New York Islanders

Ilya Kovalchuk

Born: April 15, 1983 in Tver
Height: 6'2''
Weight: 220
Shoots: Right
Position: Left Wing
Current Team: Atlanta Thrashers

Daniil (Danny) Markov

Viktor Kozlov

Born: February 14, 1975 in Togliatti
Height: 6'5''
Weight: 235
Shoots: Right
Position: Center
Current Team: Florida Panthers

Igor Larionov

Born: December 3, 1960 in Voskresensk
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 170
Shoots: Left
Position: Center
Current Team: New Jersey Devils

Born: July 30, 1976 in Moscow
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 189
Shoots: Left
Position: Defense
Current Team: Philadelphia Flyers

Alexander Svitov

Igor Knyazev

Dmitry Afanasenkov

Born: November 3, 1982 in Omsk
Height: 6'3''
Weight: 228
Shoots: Left
Position: Center
Current Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Alexeev

Born: Januray 27, 1983 in Electrostal
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 208
Shoots: Left
Position: Defense
Current Team: Phoenix Coyotes

Born: May 12, 1980 in Arkhangelsk
Height: 6'2''
Weight: 195
Shoots: Right
Position: Left Wing
Current Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

Born: December 27, 1981 in Murmansk
Height: 6'5''
Weight: 225
Shoots: Left
Position: Right Wing
Current Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

Here are a Few More Russians that Have a Huge Impact on the NHL and their teams today:

1. Maxm Afinogenov          11. Sergei Gonchar          22. Vladimir Malakhov   35. Alexander Semin
2. Nikolai Antropov            12. Dmitri Kalinin              23. Andrei Markov       36. Timofei Shiskanov
3. Denis Arkhipov              13. Alexander Karpovtsev   24. Boris Mironov        37. Alexei Smirnov
4. Sergei Brylin                  14. Alexander Khavanov     25. Alexander Mogilny 38. Aleksander Suglobov
5. Ilya Bryzgalov                15. Maxim Kondratiev        26. Aleksey Morozov    39. Igor Ulanov
6. Stanislav Chistov            16. Evgeny Konstantinov    27. Andrei Nazarov       40. Anton Volchenkov
7. Artem Chubarov             17. Igor Korolev                28. Andrei Nikolishin     41. Mikhail Yakubov
8. Pavel Datysuk                18. Alexander Korolyuk       29. Ivan Novoseltsev    42. Alexei Zhamnov
9. Fedor Fedorov               19. Vyacheslav Kozlov         30. Alexei Ponikarovsky 43. Sergei Zinovjev
10. Alexander Frolov          20. Maxim Kuznetsov          31. Igor Radulov            44. Sergei Zubov
                                        21. Oleg Kvasha                  32. Kirill Safronov         45. Andrei Zyuzin
                                                                                 33. Sergei Samsonov
                                                                                  34. Alexei Semenov

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