Alexei Zhamnov

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Alexei Zhamnov
Born (1970-10-01) October 1, 1970 (age 51)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
National team  Soviet Union,
Olympic flag.svg Unified Team and
 Russia
NHL Draft 77th overall, 1990
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1992–2006

Alexei Yuryevich "Alex" Zhamnov (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Жамнов; born October 1, 1970) is the current head coach of the Russia men's national ice hockey team and former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins. He is the general manager of HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously served as general manager of Vityaz Chekhov and Atlant Moscow Oblast.

Playing career[]

Alexei Zhamnov was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 4th round, 77th overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. After the 1992 Olympics, he began his career with the Jets in the 1992-1993 season.

Zhamnov centred the Jets formidable "Olympic line" with teammates Keith Tkachuk and Teemu Selanne, with all three being Olympians for their respective countries.

Zhamnov's tenure with the Jets was very successful, having managed over a point per game in each of his four seasons there. His best season was his third season, where he led the Jets in scoring. Of particular note was when he scored 5 goals against the Los Angeles Kings on April 1, 1995. The game would ultimately end in a 7-7 tie.

After the Jets moved to Phoenix, Zhamnov was traded by the Phoenix Coyotes (having never suited up for them) to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Jeremy Roenick in the summer of 1996. While he no longer maintained his point per game scoring pace with the Blackhawks, he ironically had offensive success with Roenick's childhood friend Tony Amonte. During his tenure with the Blackhawks he would serve as team captain from 2002 to 2004.

He was then traded by Chicago to the Philadelphia Flyers for Jim Vandermeer, Colin Fraser, and a 2nd round selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

In 2005 Zhamnov would sign with the Boston Bruins as a free agent.

He was placed on long-term injury list by the Boston Bruins on November 5, 2005, and retired in 2006.

International play[]

Zhamnov 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, Zhamnov spent time playing in his homeland.

Awards[]

  • 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

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Dynamo Moscow USSR 4 0 0 0 0
1988–89 MCOP Moscow USSR III 8 4 1 5 6
1989–90 Dynamo Moscow USSR 43 11 6 17 21
1990–91 Dynamo Moscow USSR 46 14 12 28 24
1991–92 Dynamo Moscow CIS 32 12 16 28 20 7 3 5 8 8
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
1999–2000 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 II 24 5 22 27 20 14 7 7 14 10
2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 24 1 9 10 30
USSR/CIS totals 125 39 34 73 65 7 3 5 8 8
NHL totals 807 249 470 719 668 35 6 13 19 18

International[]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Soviet Union WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 1 7 6
1991 Soviet Union WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 4 5 9 12
1991 Soviet Union CC 5th 5 3 0 3 2
1992 Unified Team OLY 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 0 3 3 8
1992 Russia WC 5th 6 0 0 0 29
1996 Russia WCH SF 4 0 2 2 6
1998 Russia OLY 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2 1 3 2
2000 Russia WC 11th 5 0 1 1 0
2002 Russia OLY 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1 0 1 4
Senior totals 50 10 12 22 63

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