Valeri Viktorovich Kamensky () (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the Soviet Championship League before moving to the National Hockey League. Internationally, he represented the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team and later the Russia men's national ice hockey team. Kamensky was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016.
Playing career Before the National Hockey League (NHL), he started his career with Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship League (1982–1985) and then played for the powerhouse club CSKA Moscow (1985–1991). In 1991 he moved to the NHL, where he played for the Quebec Nordiques (1991–1995, spending the 1994 lockout break in HC Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland), Colorado Avalanche (1995–1999), New York Rangers (1999–2001), Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils (2001–2002). He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Avalanche.
He is also known for scoring one of the most memorable goals of the 1997–98 season. He received a pass and scored while spinning in mid-air. The goal was used in the opening intro for the NHL 98 video game. He also scored the first goal in the Avalanche's history in Denver since the relocation from Quebec City.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83Khimik VoskresenskUSSR50000————— 1983–84Khimik VoskresenskUSSR202246————— 1984–85Khimik VoskresenskUSSR45931224————— 1985–86CSKA MoscowUSSR40159248————— 1986–87CSKA MoscowUSSR371382116————— 1987–88CSKA MoscowUSSR5126204640————— 1988–89CSKA MoscowUSSR4018102830————— 1989–90CSKA MoscowUSSR4519183738————— 1990–91CSKA MoscowUSSR4620264666————— 1991–92Quebec NordiquesNHL237142114————— 1992–93Quebec NordiquesNHL321522371460116 1993–94Quebec NordiquesNHL7628376542————— 1994–95HC Ambrì–PiottaNDA12136192————— 1994–95Quebec NordiquesNHL401020302221010 1995–96Colorado AvalancheNHL81384785852210122228 1996–97Colorado AvalancheNHL6828386638178142216 1997–98Colorado AvalancheNHL7526406660723518 1998–99Colorado AvalancheNHL6514304428104594 1999–2000New York RangersNHL5813193224————— 2000–01New York RangersNHL6514203436————— 2001–02Dallas StarsNHL243692————— 2001–02New Jersey DevilsNHL3048121820000 2003–04Khimik VoskresenskRSL23591453————— 2004–05Khimik VoskresenskRSL5717193659————— USSR/Russia totals 329 122 96 218 230 — — — — — NHL totals 637 200 301 501 383 66 25 35 60 72
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1984 Soviet Union EJC 5 1 3 4 0 1985 Soviet Union WJC 7 2 2 4 8 1986 Soviet Union WJC 7 7 6 13 6 1986 Soviet Union WC 9 2 0 2 8 1987 Soviet Union WC 10 5 3 8 6 1987 Soviet Union CC 9 6 1 7 6 1988 Soviet Union OG 8 4 2 6 4 1989 Soviet Union WC 10 4 4 8 8 1990 Soviet Union WC 10 7 2 9 20 1991 Soviet Union WC 10 6 5 11 10 1994 Russia WC 5th 6 5 5 10 12 1998 Russia OG 6 1 2 3 0 2000 Russia WC 11th 6 0 0 0 10 Junior totals 19 10 11 21 14 Senior totals 84 40 24 64 84
Awards 1985–86: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League). 1986: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships). 1986–87: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League). 1988: Gold medal (XV Olympic Winter Games). 1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League). 1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Cup). 1989: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships). 1988–89: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League). 1990: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships). 1995–96: Stanley Cup, Colorado Avalanche (NHL) 1998: Silver medal (XVIII Olympic Winter Games). 2004–05: Faith Towards Hockey Award. 2016: Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.
References
External links
Valery Kamensky at Hockey CCCP International