Nikolai Drozdetsky

Nikolai Vladimirovich Drozdetsky (Russian: Николай Владимирович Дроздецкий, 14 June 1957 – 25 November 1995) was a Russian ice hockey right winger. He played for SKA Leningrad in 1974–1979, then for HC CSKA Moscow from 1979 until part way through the 1986/87 season, when he played again for Leningrad, until 1989. He finished his career with Borås HC in Sweden, where he played in 1989–1995.[2] He was named most valuable player of the Soviet elite league in 1984. He scored 252 goals in 503 league games and 64 goals in 109 international games with the Soviet national team.[3]

Nikolai Drozdetsky
Born (1957-06-14)14 June 1957
Kolpino, Russian SFSR, USSR[1]
Died 25 November 1995(1995-11-25) (aged 38)
St. Petersburg, Russia[1]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for SKA Leningrad
HC CSKA Moscow
Borås HC
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1974–1995
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Sarajevo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 1982 Finland Team
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Czechoslovakia Team

Drozdetsky played on the Soviet national team in 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1985, which won the IIHF World Championships in 1981 and 1982, the Olympic gold medal in 1984, the 1981 Canada Cup, and the 1981, 1982, and 1985 European championships.[2] He was the top goal scorer at the 1984 Olympics with ten goals in seven games, and also led the Soviet team with 12 points.[1]

He died from complications of diabetes right after participating in a Seniors' hockey game.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 SKA Leningrad USSR 6 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1975–76 SKA Leningrad USSR 31 6 7 13 4 — — — — —
1976–77 SKA Leningrad USSR 16 3 3 6 20 — — — — —
1977–78 SKA Leningrad USSR 27 15 14 29 21 — — — — —
1978–79 SKA Leningrad USSR 41 27 17 44 72 — — — — —
1979–80 CSKA Moscow USSR 41 31 18 49 22 — — — — —
1980–81 CSKA Moscow USSR 44 30 28 58 21 — — — — —
1981–82 CSKA Moscow USSR 46 28 16 44 25 — — — — —
1982–83 CSKA Moscow USSR 42 17 18 35 16 — — — — —
1983–84 CSKA Moscow USSR 44 31 20 51 34 — — — — —
1984–85 CSKA Moscow USSR 39 12 11 23 28 — — — — —
1985–86 CSKA Moscow USSR 31 12 8 20 20 — — — — —
1986–87 CSKA Moscow USSR 7 3 2 5 2 — — — — —
1986–87 SKA Leningrad USSR 14 13 1 14 4 — — — — —
1987–88 SKA Leningrad USSR 30 8 9 17 20 — — — — —
1988–89 SKA Leningrad USSR 42 13 17 30 20 — — — — —
1989–90 Borås HC SWE III 34 41 42 83 152 — — — — —
1990–91 Borås HC SWE III 34 42 46 88 104 — — — — —
1991–92 Borås HC SWE II 28 24 20 44 80 — — — — —
1992–93 Borås HC SWE II 26 12 33 45 56 — — — — —
1993–94 Borås HC SWE II 32 13 28 41 60 — — — — —
1994–95 Borås HC SWE II 31 8 17 25 69 — — — — —
USSR totals 501 250 190 440 331 — — — — —
SWE II totals 117 57 98 155 265 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1975 Soviet Union EJC 5 3 0 3 4
1976 Soviet Union WJC — 0 2 2 —
1981 Soviet Union WC 8 5 6 11 4
1981 Soviet Union CC 7 2 2 4 2
1982 Soviet Union WC 8 1 0 1 2
1984 Soviet Union OG 7 10 2 12 2
1985 Soviet Union WC 10 5 7 12 4
Senior totals 40 23 17 40 14

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolai Drozdetsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey. Azhockey.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
  3. Team CCCP Players Info: Nikolay DROZDETSKY (Николай ДРОЗДЕЦКИЙ). Chidlovski.net. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
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