Valeri Kamensky

Valeri Viktorovich Kamenski (Russian: Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League, and internationally for the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team, and the Russia men's national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016.

Valeri Kamensky
Valeri Kamensky in friendly match of National Hockey Stars in January 2014
Born (1966-04-18) 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
Medal record
ice hockey
Representing  Soviet Union
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place1988 Calgary
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place1989 Sweden
Gold medal – first place1990 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place1987 Austria
Bronze medal – third place1991 Finland
Canada Cup
Silver medal – second place1987 Canada
World Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place1986 Canada
Bronze medal – third place1985 Finland
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1984 West Germany
Representing  Russia
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place1998 Nagano

Playing career

Before 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

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83Khimik VoskresenskUSSR50000—————
1983–84Khimik VoskresenskUSSR202246—————
1984–85Khimik VoskresenskUSSR45931224—————
1985–86CSKA MoscowUSSR40159248—————
1986–87CSKA MoscowUSSR371382116—————
1987–88CSKA MoscowUSSR5126204640—————
1988–89CSKA MoscowUSSR4018102830—————
1989–90CSKA MoscowUSSR4519183738—————
1990–91CSKA MoscowUSSR4620264666—————
1991–92Quebec NordiquesNHL237142114—————
1992–93Quebec NordiquesNHL321522371460116
1993–94Quebec NordiquesNHL7628376542—————
1994–95HC Ambrì–PiottaNDA12136192—————
1994–95Quebec NordiquesNHL401020302221010
1995–96Colorado AvalancheNHL81384785852210122228
1996–97Colorado AvalancheNHL6828386638178142216
1997–98Colorado AvalancheNHL7526406660723518
1998–99Colorado AvalancheNHL6514304428104594
1999–2000New York RangersNHL5813193224—————
2000–01New York RangersNHL6514203436—————
2001–02Dallas StarsNHL243692—————
2001–02New Jersey DevilsNHL3048121820000
2003–04Khimik VoskresenskRSL23591453—————
2004–05Khimik VoskresenskRSL5717193659—————
USSR/Russia totals 329 122 96 218 230 — — — — —
NHL totals 637 200 301 501 383 66 25 35 60 72

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1984 Soviet Union EJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1 3 4 0
1985 Soviet Union WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 2 2 4 8
1986 Soviet Union WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 6 13 6
1986 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 2 0 2 8
1987 Soviet Union WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 5 3 8 6
1987 Soviet Union CC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 6 1 7 6
1988 Soviet Union OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 4 2 6 4
1989 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 4 4 8 8
1990 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 7 2 9 20
1991 Soviet Union WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 6 5 11 10
1994 Russia WC 5th 6 5 5 10 12
1998 Russia OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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

References
  1. "After 104 minutes, Colorado wins the Stanley Cup". New York Times. 1996-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  2. "Kamensky amazing goal". YouTube. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  3. "NHL '98 intro". YouTube. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  4. Зислис, Михаил (22 May 2016). "Федоров, Озеров и Каменский включены в Зал славы ИИХФ". Sport Express (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. "Fedorov among IIHF Hall of Fame class". The Sports Network. Toronto, Ontario. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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