Oleg Petrov
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Oleg Mikhailovich Petrov (Олег Михайлович Петров; born April 18, 1971) is a professional
ice hockey
right winger
. He currently plays for Ak Bars Kazan in Kontinental Hockey League
. He played in the National Hockey League
between 1992 and 2003.
in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft
, and became the first Russian to play for the team. He played in 382 career NHL games, scoring 72 goals and 115 assists for 187 points. The most goals he ever scored in a single season in the NHL was 24, and the most points he ever achieved was 47. He won a Stanley Cup
in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens
; however, he did not play enough games to officially qualify, so his name was not put on the Stanley Cup.
He left the NHL to end his career in Switzerland and signed up with EV Zug
in Switzerland's Nationalliga A. He was the team's leading scorer in 2004–05 with 30 goals and 23 assists.
In November 2007, Ak Bars Kazan, which had problems with their roster after losing their second line in the off-season, signed Oleg Petrov along with Jukka Hentunnen and Petr Ċajanek to form a new second line. In an interview to a Russian sport website, Oleg Petrov said that he will consider quitting professional hockey after this season. In the summer of 2009, Oleg Petrov concluded a one-year contract with KHL team Atlant Mytishchi.
Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
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right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
. He currently plays for Ak Bars Kazan in Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
. He played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
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between 1992 and 2003.
Professional career
Petrov was drafted 127th overall by the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft
1991 NHL Entry Draft
The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The draft was famous for the controversy surrounding star first overall draft pick, touted by some observers to be The Next One, Eric Lindros, who was drafted by the...
, and became the first Russian to play for the team. He played in 382 career NHL games, scoring 72 goals and 115 assists for 187 points. The most goals he ever scored in a single season in the NHL was 24, and the most points he ever achieved was 47. He won a Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
; however, he did not play enough games to officially qualify, so his name was not put on the Stanley Cup.
He left the NHL to end his career in Switzerland and signed up with EV Zug
EV Zug
EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. They are a current member of National League A and play their home games at Bossard Arena.-History:EV Zug won its lone championship in the 1997–98 season....
in Switzerland's Nationalliga A. He was the team's leading scorer in 2004–05 with 30 goals and 23 assists.
In November 2007, Ak Bars Kazan, which had problems with their roster after losing their second line in the off-season, signed Oleg Petrov along with Jukka Hentunnen and Petr Ċajanek to form a new second line. In an interview to a Russian sport website, Oleg Petrov said that he will consider quitting professional hockey after this season. In the summer of 2009, Oleg Petrov concluded a one-year contract with KHL team Atlant Mytishchi.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army... |
USSR | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 43 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 34 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
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... |
9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 1992–93 AHL season The 1992–93 AHL season was the 57th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Rangers finished first overall in the regular season with 124 points, a which holds to this day... |
Fredericton Canadiens Fredericton Canadiens The Fredericton Canadiens, or the 'Baby Habs' were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
55 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 55 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 AHL season The 1993–94 AHL season was the 58th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 23 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 1994–95 AHL season The 1994–95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. The All-Star Game is revived, with All-Stars grouped into "Team Canada" and "Team USA." Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule... |
Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 17 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 AHL season The 1995–96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions. The Northern Conference includes the North and Atlantic Divisions... |
Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 22 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 71 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Merano | Serie A | 12 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Ambri-Piotta HC Ambri-Piotta Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League A. The club was founded September 19, 1937 and is also known as "Bianco-Blu"... |
NLA | 45 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Ambri-Piotta | NLA | 40 | 30 | 63 | 93 | 60 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 40 | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Ambri-Piotta | NLA | 44 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | ||
| 1999–00 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 1999–2000 AHL season The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Quebec Citadelles Quebec Citadelles The Quebec Citadelles were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada at the Colisée Pepsi... |
AHL | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 75 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 53 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Nashville Predators Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC, is a professional ice hockey team based in Geneva, Switzerland and compete in National League A.-History:* 1905 : Foundation of Servette FC's ice hockey section.... |
NLA | 48 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 97 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 2004–05 | EV Zug EV Zug EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. They are a current member of National League A and play their home games at Bossard Arena.-History:EV Zug won its lone championship in the 1997–98 season.... |
NLA | 44 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 85 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 45 | ||
| 2005–06 | EV Zug | NLA | 32 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 42 | ||
| 2006–07 | EV Zug | NLA | 42 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 95 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 2007–08 Nationalliga A season The 2007-08 NLA season was the 70th regular season of the Nationalliga A , the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.-Final standings:-Playoff bracket:-External links:**... |
EV Zug | NLA | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America... |
32 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 KHL season The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on February 26, 2009... |
Ak Bars Kazan | KHL Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe.... |
54 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | ||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 15th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in various communities in Saskatchewan, Canada... |
Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1999 1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -World Championship Group C:Played at Eindhoven and Tilburg, Netherlands April 5–11. Yugoslavia was supposed to particpate in this tournament, but was prevented by the host Dutch government.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Final Round 25-28 Place:... |
Russia | WC Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European... |
5th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2000 2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -World Championship Group A :Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2001# -World Championship Group B :... |
Russia | WC Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European... |
11th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |