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Alexei Zhamnov
AZhamnov
Born October 1, 1970 (1970-10-01) (age 53)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
National team Template:Country data Soviet Union &
Template:FlagIOC &
Template:Country data Russia
NHL Draft 77th overall, 1990
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1992–2006

Alexei Zhamnov(born Alexei Yuryevich Zhamnov on October 1, 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins.

Alexei is the general manager of Vityaz Chekhov of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing Career

Alexei was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 4th round (77th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. On April 1, 1995, he scored five goals in one game while playing for the Jets.

In the summer of 1996, Alexei was traded by the Phoenix Coyotes to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Jeremy Roenick. He was the captain of the Blackhawks from 2002 to 2004.

In the [[[2004 NHL Entry Draft]], Alexei traded by Chicago to the Philadelphia Flyers for Jim Vandermeer, Colin Fraser and a second round selection.

In 2005, Alexei was signed by the Boston Bruins as a free agent, but on November 5, 2005, he was placed on long-term injured reserve.

Career Statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 HC Dynamo Moscow USSR 4 0 0 0 0
1989–90 HC Dynamo Moscow USSR 43 11 6 17 21
1990–91 HC Dynamo Moscow USSR 46 14 12 28 24
1991–92 HC Dynamo Moscow CIS 39 15 21 36 28
1992–93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 68 25 47 72 58 6 0 2 2 2
1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 61 26 45 71 62
1994–95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 30 35 65 20
1995–96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 58 22 37 59 65 6 2 1 3 8
1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 74 20 42 62 56
1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 70 21 28 49 61
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 20 41 61 50
1999–00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 71 23 37 60 61
2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 63 13 36 49 40
2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 77 22 45 67 67 5 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 74 15 43 58 70
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 23 6 12 18 14
2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20 5 13 18 14 18 4 10 14 8
2004–05 Vityaz Chekhov RUS-2 24 5 22 27 20 14 7 7 14 10
2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 24 1 9 10 30
NHL totals 807 249 470 719 668 35 6 13 19 18

International Statistics

Year Team Event Place   GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Soviet Union WJC Template:Silver2 7 6 1 7 6
1991 Soviet Union WC Template:Bronze3 10 4 5 9 12
1991 Soviet Union CC 5th 5 3 0 3 2
1992 Unified Team Oly Template:Gold1 8 0 3 3 8
1992 CIS WC 5th 6 0 0 0 29
1996 Russia WCH SF 4 0 2 2 6
1998 Russia Oly Template:Silver2 6 2 1 3 2
2000 Russia WC 11th 5 0 1 1 0
2002 Russia Oly Template:Bronze3 6 1 0 1 4
Int'l totals 50 10 12 22 63

International Play

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold 1992 Albertville Team
Silver 1998 Nagano Team
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Team

Alexei has been a part of three Olympic games, winning gold, silver and bronze medals with the Unified Team and Russian clubs. He was selected to play in Turin 2006, but did not participate due to injury. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Alexei spent time playing in his homeland.

Awards & Achievements

  • 1992: Olympic gold medal winner
  • 1994–95: NHL Second All-Star Team
  • 1998: Olympic silver medal winner
  • 2002: Olympic bronze medal winner
  • 2001–02: Played in All-Star Game
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