Valeri Viktorovich Kamensky (Russian: Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the Soviet Championship League before moving to the National Hockey League. Internationally, he represented the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team and later the Russia men's national ice hockey team. Kamensky was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016.
| Valeri Kamensky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Valeri Kamensky in friendly match of National Hockey Stars in January 2014 | |||
| Born |
18 April 1966 Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Khimik Voskresensk CSKA Moscow Quebec Nordiques HC Ambrì-Piotta Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union and Russia | ||
| NHL draft |
129th overall, 1988 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1982–2005 | ||
Playing career
editBefore the National Hockey League (NHL), he started his career with Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship League (1982–1985) and then played for the powerhouse club CSKA Moscow (1985–1991). In 1991 he moved to the NHL, where he played for the Quebec Nordiques (1991–1995, spending the 1994 lockout break in HC Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland), Colorado Avalanche (1995–1999), New York Rangers (1999–2001), Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils (2001–2002). He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Avalanche.[1]
He is also known for scoring one of the most memorable goals of the 1997–98 season. He received a pass and scored while spinning in mid-air.[2] The goal was used in the opening intro for the NHL 98 video game.[3] He also scored the first goal in the Avalanche's history in Denver since the relocation from Quebec City.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 45 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 40 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 37 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 51 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 40 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 45 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 46 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 23 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 32 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 76 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 12 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 40 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 81 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 85 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 28 | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 68 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 75 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 65 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | New York Rangers | NHL | 58 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 65 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 57 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR/Russia totals | 329 | 122 | 96 | 218 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 637 | 200 | 301 | 501 | 383 | 66 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 72 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Soviet Union | EJC | 
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WJC |
|
7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | WC | 
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | CC |
|
9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | OG |
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
| 1994 | Russia | WC | 5th | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |
| 1998 | Russia | OG |
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Russia | WC | 11th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 84 | 40 | 24 | 64 | 84 | ||||
Awards
edit- 1985–86: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1986: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1986–87: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1988: Gold medal (XV Olympic Winter Games).
- 1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Cup).
- 1989: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1988–89: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
- 1990: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
- 1995–96: Stanley Cup, Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
- 1998: Silver medal (XVIII Olympic Winter Games).
- 2004–05: Faith Towards Hockey Award.
- 2016: Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "After 104 minutes, Colorado wins the Stanley Cup". New York Times. 1996-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Kamensky amazing goal". YouTube. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ "NHL '98 intro". YouTube. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ Зислис, Михаил (22 May 2016). "Федоров, Озеров и Каменский включены в Зал славы ИИХФ". Sport Express (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Fedorov among IIHF Hall of Fame class". The Sports Network. Toronto, Ontario. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Valery Kamensky at Hockey CCCP International