Igor Vyazmikin
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- d. October 30, 2009) was a professional ice hockey
forward, who played for CSKA. He was the final player selected in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft
, going in the twelfth round, 252nd overall, to the Edmonton Oilers
, and went on to play four NHL
games with that team. Additionally, Vyazmikin played extensively in Europe and North American minor leagues.
Vyazmikin represented the Soviet Union twice internationally, at the 1984 and 1986 World Junior Championships.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
- d. October 30, 2009) was a professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward, who played for CSKA. He was the final player selected in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft
1987 NHL Entry Draft
The 1987 NHL Entry Draft was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1986–87 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players selected.-Selections...
, going in the twelfth round, 252nd overall, to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, and went on to play four NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
games with that team. Additionally, Vyazmikin played extensively in Europe and North American minor leagues.
Vyazmikin represented the Soviet Union twice internationally, at the 1984 and 1986 World Junior Championships.
Awards
- EJC-A All-Star Team (1983, 1984)
- Named Best Forward at EJC-A (1983)
- WJC-A All-Star Team (1986)