Alexei Vasiliev (ice hockey, born 1977)
This article is about the ice hockey defenseman. For the ice hockey forward, see Aleksei Vasiliev (ice hockey b. 1984). For other people with the same name, see Alexey Vasilyev (disambiguation).
| Alexei Vasiliev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 1, 1977 Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Lokomotiv Yaroslavl New York Rangers Hartford Wolfpack Milwaukee Admirals | ||
| NHL Draft |
110th overall, 1995 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2015 | ||
Alexei Sergeyevich Vasiliev (Васильев, Алексей Сергеевич ; born September 1, 1977) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League. He played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1999–2000 NHL season, going scoreless and receiving 2 penalty minutes in a contest against the Montreal Canadiens.
Vasiliev also spent 12 seasons playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Russian Superleague & Kontinental Hockey League. His contract was not renewed for the 2011–12 KHL season, which saved his life as he was not on the plane that crashed September 7, 2011, killing the majority of the team.
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- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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