Pavel Torgayev
Pavel Viktorovich Torgayev (Russian: Павел Викторович Торгаев; born January 25, 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played 55 games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning from 1995 to 1999. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1982 to 2005, was mainly spent in Russia. He was selected by the Flames in the 11th round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Torgayev played for the Soveit Union national junior team and then the Russian national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 1995 World Championships.
| Pavel Torgayev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 25, 1966 Gorky, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod TPS Calgary Flames HC Lugano HC Davos HC Fribourg-Gottéron Tampa Bay Lightning HC Severstal | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL Draft |
279th overall, 1994 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1982–2005 | ||
Playing career
Torgaev spent 12 seasons in the Soviet League before moving to Finland for two years in 1993. After being drafted by the Flames, Torgaev came to North America, where he appeared in 41 regular season games with the Flames in 1995–96, recording six goals and ten assists in 41 games. After returning to Europe to play in Switzerland for three seasons, Torgaev once again returned to the NHL in 1999–00, Torgaev appeared in nine more games with the Flames before being claimed by Tampa Bay on waivers. After playing five more games with the Lightning, he refused an assignment to the minor leagues, and returned to Russia, where he remained until his retirement following the 2004–05 season.
Torgaev represented his nation internationally several times. He was a member of the bronze medal winning Soviet team at the 1985 World Junior Championships. Torgaev was also a member of the Russian national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics, scoring two goals as the Russians finished fourth. In 1995, he again represented Russia at the World Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 47 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 40 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 25 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 48 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 37 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | CIS | 36 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kiekko–67 | FIN-2 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | FIN | 47 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | JYP | FIN | 50 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995–96 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 16 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Lugano | NDA | 34 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 87 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Davos | NDA | 38 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 65 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NDA | 26 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 36 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 46 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 56 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 57 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR/CIS totals | 328 | 72 | 41 | 113 | 267 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| RSL totals | 224 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 224 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 55 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Soviet Union | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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| European Junior Championships | ||
| 1984 West Germany | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Soviet Union | EJC | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Russia | OLY | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1995 | Russia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | |||
| Senior totals | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |||
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