Viktor Nikolaevich Kozlov

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Viktor Kozlov
Date of birth February 14, 1975
place of birth Tolyatti , Russian SFSR
size 196 cm
Weight 107 kg
position center
number # 25
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1993 , 1st lap, 6th position
San Jose Sharks
Career stations
until 1992 HK Lada Tolyatti
1992-1994 HK Dynamo Moscow
1994-1997 San Jose Sharks
1997-2004 Florida panthers
2004-2006 New Jersey Devils
2004-2005 HK Lada Tolyatti
2006-2007 New York Islanders
2007-2009 Washington Capitals
2009–2012 Salawat Yulayev Ufa
2012-2013 Yaroslavl locomotive
2013-2014 HK CSKA Moscow
2014-2015 Awtomobilist Ekaterinburg

Viktor Nikolajewitsch Koslow ( Russian Виктор Николаевич Козлов ; born February 14, 1975 in Tolyatti , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player and current coach , who in the National Hockey League among others for the San Jose Sharks , the Florida Panthers , New Jersey Devils and the Washington Capitals was active. In Europe he played for Salawat Yulayev Ufa , Lokomotive Yaroslavl and most recently Awtomobilist Yekaterinburg in the Continental Hockey League .

Career

Wiktor Koslow was drafted in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft as the sixth player by the San Jose Sharks . After playing for several seasons in San Jose, he joined the Florida Panthers on November 12, 1997 . In Florida Koslow spent his most successful time with players like Pawel Bure, among others . In his best season 1999/2000 he reached 70 points scorer in 80 games. Koslow played with the Florida Panthers until March 1, 2004, when he was transferred to the New Jersey Devils in an exchange deal with Christian Berglund and Wiktor Uchewatow .

He spent the lockout season in the Russian league with HK Lada Tolyatti . When the NHL had resumed gaming, Koslow returned to New Jersey .

In the fall of 2006 he signed a contract with the New York Islanders , but after a year he moved to the Washington Capitals .

In June 2009 Koslow received a three-year contract with Salawat Julajew Ufa . With Salawat he won the 2011 Gagarin Cup , the championship trophy of the Continental Hockey League . After his contract expired, Koslow moved to Lokomotive Yaroslavl in May 2012 .

Between January 2013 and the end of the 2013/14 season he was under contract with HK CSKA Moscow , but did not play a game for CSKA during the 2013/14 season due to an injury. From June 2014 he was under contract with Awtomobilist Yekaterinburg , but again only played a few games in the 2014/15 season.

From October 2015 Koslow was assistant coach at HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk before he was promoted to head coach in November 2017. For the 2018/19 season he was again assistant coach.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1991/92 HK Lada Tolyatti Vysschaya League 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1992/93 HK Dynamo Moscow MHL 30th 6th 5 11 4th 10 3 0 3 0
1993/94 HK Dynamo Moscow MHL 42 16 9 25th 14th 7th 3 2 5 0
1994/95 HK Dynamo Moscow MHL 3 1 1 2 2 - - - - -
Kansas City Blades IHL 4th 1 1 2 0 13 4th 5 9 12
San Jose Sharks NHL 16 2 0 2 2 - - - - -
1995/96 Kansas City Blades IHL 15th 4th 7th 11 12 - - - - -
San Jose Sharks NHL 62 6th 13 19th 6th - - - - -
1996/97 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 16 25th 41 40 - - - - -
1997/98 San Jose Sharks NHL 18th 5 2 7th 2 - - - - -
Florida panthers NHL 46 12 11 23 14th - - - - -
1998/99 Florida panthers NHL 65 16 35 51 24 4th 1 0 1 6th
1999/00 Florida panthers NHL 80 17th 53 70 16 4th 0 1 1 0
2000/01 Florida panthers NHL 51 14th 23 37 10 - - - - -
2001/02 Florida panthers NHL 50 9 18th 27 20th - - - - -
2002/03 Florida panthers NHL 74 22nd 34 56 18th - - - - -
2003/04 Florida panthers NHL 48 11 16 27 16 - - - - -
New Jersey Devils NHL 11 2 4th 6th 2 2 0 0 0 0
2004/05 HK Lada Tolyatti Super league 52 15th 22nd 37 22nd 10 3 3 6th 6th
2005/06 New Jersey Devils NHL 69 12 13 25th 16 3 0 0 0 0
2006/07 New York Islanders NHL 81 25th 26th 51 28 5 0 2 2 2
2007/08 Washington Capitals NHL 81 16 38 54 18th 7th 0 3 3 2
2008/09 Washington Capitals NHL 67 13 28 41 16 14th 4th 2 6th 6th
2009/10 Salawat Yulayev Ufa KHL 48 10 18th 28 43 16 3 4th 7th 0
2010/11 Salawat Yulayev Ufa KHL 48 17th 15th 32 14th 21st 4th 6th 10 2
2011/12 Salawat Yulayev Ufa KHL 36 10 16 26th 8th 6th 1 0 1 2
NHL overall 897 198 339 537 248 35 4th 8th 12 10
KHL total 132 37 49 86 65 43 8th 10 18th 4th

International

Represented Russia in:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1991 Russia U18 European Championship 6th 3 3 6th 2
1992 Russia U18 European Championship 6th 3 3 6th 4th
1993 Russia U20 World Cup 7th 2 1 3 2
1996 Russia WM 8th 0 3 3 0
1998 Russia WM 6th 4th 5 9 0
2000 Russia WM 6th 1 3 4th 2
2004 Russia World cup 4th 1 0 1 0
2005 Russia WM 9 1 0 1 0
2006 Russia Olympia 8th 2 3 5 2
2010 Russia Olympia 4th 1 0 1 0
2010 Russia WM 9 1 2 3 2
Juniors overall 19th 8th 7th 15th 8th
Men overall 54 11 16 27 6th

( 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 )

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personal data
SURNAME Kozlov, Viktor Nikolaevich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kozlov, Viktor Nikolaevič (transliteration); Козлов, Виктор Николаевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Tolyatti , Russian SFSR, Soviet Union