Valery Viktorovich Kamensky

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IIHF Hall of Fame , 2016
Valery Kamensky
Date of birth April 18, 1966
place of birth Voskressensk , Russian SFSR
size 185 cm
Weight 89 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1988 , 7th lap, 129th position
Québec Nordiques
Career stations
1982-1985 Chimik Voskressensk
1985-1991 HK CSKA Moscow
1991-1995 Québec Nordiques
1995-1999 Colorado Avalanche
1999-2001 New York Rangers
2001-2002 Dallas Stars
2002 New Jersey Devils
2003-2005 Chimik Voskressensk

Valeri Kamensky ( Russian Валерий Викторович Каменский * 18th April 1966 in Voskresensk , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian hockey player (Left Wing), who from 1991 to 2002 for the Quebec Nordiques and the Colorado Avalanche , the New York Rangers , the Dallas Stars and the New Jersey Devils played in the National Hockey League .

Career

During his career he played for Chimik Voskressensk and HK CSKA Moscow . At the NHL Entry Draft in 1988 , he was selected in the 7th round in 129th place by the Québec Nordiques . After the collapse of the Soviet Union , he moved to the Nordiques in 1991.

From the 1991/92 season he played in Québec and moved with the team to Denver for the 1995/96 season . With the Colorado Avalanche he won his first Stanley Cup in 1996 . The first season in Colorado was also his personal best. He brought it to 85 points scorer. In 1998 he played in the NHL All-Star Game . For the 1999/2000 season he moved to the New York Rangers . After two seasons there was another season that he started with the Dallas Stars and concluded with the New Jersey Devils .

From 2003 to 2005 he played again for Chimik Voskressensk in the Russian Super League . In total, he scored 122 goals in 329 games in the Soviet league .

In the mid-1980s he was appointed to the team of the Soviet national ice hockey team. On February 10, 1986, he was in a friendly game in Karlskoga against the Swedes for the first time for the Sbornaja on the ice. He scored a goal in the 7-4 win. His international career was crowned with a gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics and a silver medal in 1998 . For the national team, he scored 81 goals in 164 international matches. On August 15, 1991, he played his last international match. Then he continued to play for the Russian national ice hockey team . He is a member of the Triple Gold Club since he was world champion in 1986 and 1990, Olympic champion in 1988 and Stanley Cup winner in 1996. In 1988 he was named the Honored Master of Sports of the USSR .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league GP G A. Pts PIM GP G A. Pts PIM
1982-1983 Chimik Voskressensk USSR 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1983-1984 Chimik Voskressensk USSR 20th 2 2 4th 6th - - - - -
1984-1985 Chimik Voskressensk USSR 45 9 3 12 24 - - - - -
1985-1986 CSKA Moscow USSR 40 15th 9 24 8th - - - - -
1986-1987 CSKA Moscow USSR 37 13 8th 21st 16 - - - - -
1987-1988 CSKA Moscow USSR 51 26th 20th 46 40 - - - - -
1988-1989 CSKA Moscow USSR 40 18th 10 28 30th - - - - -
1989-1990 CSKA Moscow USSR 45 19th 18th 37 38 - - - - -
1990-1991 CSKA Moscow USSR 46 20th 26th 46 66 - - - - -
1991-1992 Québec Nordiques NHL 23 7th 14th 21st 14th - - - - -
1992-1993 Québec Nordiques NHL 32 15th 22nd 37 14th 6th 0 1 1 6th
1993-1994 Québec Nordiques NHL 76 28 37 65 42 - - - - -
1994-1995 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 12 13 6th 19th 2 - - - - -
1994-1995 Québec Nordiques NHL 40 10 20th 30th 22nd 2 1 0 1 0
1995-1996 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81 38 47 85 85 22nd 10 12 22nd 28
1996-1997 Colorado Avalanche NHL 68 28 38 66 38 17th 8th 14th 22nd 16
1997-1998 Colorado Avalanche NHL 75 26th 40 66 60 7th 2 3 5 18th
1998-1999 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65 14th 30th 44 28 10 4th 5 9 4th
1999-2000 New York Rangers NHL 58 13 19th 32 24 - - - - -
2000-2001 New York Rangers NHL 65 14th 20th 34 36 - - - - -
2001-2002 Dallas Stars NHL 24 3 6th 9 2 - - - - -
2001-2002 New Jersey Devils NHL 30th 4th 8th 12 18th 2 0 0 0 0
2003-2004 Chimik Voskressensk Super league 23 5 10 15th 54 - - - - -
2004-2005 Chimik Voskressensk Super league 57 17th 18th 35 59 - - - - -
USSR as a whole 329 122 96 218 230 - - - - -
NHL overall 637 200 301 501 383 66 25th 35 60 72
Super league overall 80 22nd 28 50 112 - - - - -

International

Represented the Soviet Union in: Represented Russia in:
year team event GP G A. Pts PIM
1984 Soviet Union U18 European Championship 5 1 3 4th 0
1985 Soviet Union U20 World Cup 7th 2 2 4th 8th
1986 Soviet Union U20 World Cup 7th 7th 6th 13 6th
1986 Soviet Union WM 9 2 0 2 8th
1987 Soviet Union Rendez-vous '87 2 2 1 3 2
1987 Soviet Union WM 10 5 3 8th 6th
1987 Soviet Union Canada Cup 9 6th 1 7th 6th
1988 Soviet Union Olympia 8th 4th 2 6th 4th
1989 Soviet Union WM 10 4th 4th 8th 8th
1990 Soviet Union WM 10 7th 2 9 20th
1991 Soviet Union WM 10 6th 5 11 10
1994 Russia WM 6th 5 5 10 12
1998 Russia Olympia 6th 1 2 3 0
2000 Russia WM 6th 0 0 0 10
Juniors overall 19th 10 11 21st 14th
Men overall 86 42 25th 67 86

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ chidlovski.net: First international match by Kamenski (English)
personal data
SURNAME Kamensky, Valery Viktorovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Каменский, Валерий Викторович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Voskressensk