| Alexei Gusarov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1964-07-08) July 8, 1964 (age 60) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
SKA Leningrad CSKA Moscow Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers St. Louis Blues | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union and Russia | ||
| NHL draft |
213th overall, 1988 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1981–2001 | ||
Alexei Vasilievich Gusarov (Russian: Алексей Васильевич Гусаров) (born July 8, 1964) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. Gusarov and Valeri Kamensky were the first Russian-born players to achieve the Triple Gold Club, along with being one of the first 10 members in the Triple Gold Club. He reached this level while with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996.
Playing career
Born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Gusarov was a veteran of the Soviet national team before playing in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the 1989 IIHF World Championship, the 1996 Stanley Cup, and the Olympic gold medal in 1988.
Standing 6'2" and weighing in at 183 lb (83 kg), Gusarov was selected 213th overall by Quebec Nordiques in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Gusarov is considered to be one of the finest Russian defensemen to play in the NHL.
Retirement
After his playing career ended, Gusarov retired to Colorado, where he started coaching the AAA hockey club Evolution. He returned to Russia in 2011, first serving as an assistant general manager for SKA Saint Petersburg before moving to HC Sochi of the KHL as an assistant coach from 2014 to 2017.
Gusarov returned to Colorado, and accepted a role in scouting for the Avalanche from the 2018–19 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | HK VIFK | USSR III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | HK VIFK | USSR III | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 38 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 42 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 68 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 79 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 76 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 65 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 56 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 58 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 72 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| USSR totals | 357 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 607 | 39 | 128 | 167 | 313 | 68 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 38 | ||||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
 |
1988 Calgary | Team |
 |
1998 Nagano | Team |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Soviet Union | EJC | 
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | WJC |
|
7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | CC | SF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WC | 
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | WC | 
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | CC |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | OG |
|
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | CC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Russia | OG |
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 85 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 56 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup | 1996 | |
Transactions
- June 21, 1995 – Rights transferred from the Quebec Nordiques to the Colorado Avalanche after Quebec's relocation
- December 28, 2000 – Traded by the Colorado Avalanche to the New York Rangers in exchange for the Ranger 5th round draft choice in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft (Frantisek Skladany)
- March 5, 2001 – Traded by the New York Rangers to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Peter Smrek
References
- "Colorado Avalanche 2019-20 Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado Avalanche. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "After 104 minutes, Colorado wins the Stanley Cup". The New York Times. 1996-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Colorado Avalanche scouts
- Halifax Citadels players
- HC CSKA Moscow players
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic ice hockey players for Russia
- Olympic ice hockey players for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- Quebec Nordiques draft picks
- Quebec Nordiques players
- Russian ice hockey defencemen
- St. Louis Blues players
- SKA Saint Petersburg players
- Soviet expatriate ice hockey players
- Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Soviet ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from Saint Petersburg
- Stanley Cup champions
- Russian expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Russian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States