Igor Vyazmikin

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Igor Vyazmikin
Born (1966-01-08)January 8, 1966
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died October 30, 2009(2009-10-30) (aged 43)
Moscow, Russia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position
Left wing
Shot Left
Played for
HC Severstal
National team  Soviet Union
NHL Draft 252nd overall, 1987
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1983–1999

Igor Viktorovich Vyazmikin (Russian: Игорь Викторович Вязьмикин; January 8, 1966 – 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 was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, and represented the Soviet Union twice internationally, at the 1984 and 1986 World Junior Championships. He died on October 30, 2009, from a long illness.[1][2] He was 43 years old.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 CSKA Moscow Soviet 38 8 12 20 4
1984–85 CSKA Moscow Soviet 26 6 5 11 6
1985–86 CSKA Moscow Soviet 19 7 6 13 6
1986–87 CSKA Moscow Soviet 4 0 0 0 0
1987–88 CSKA Moscow Soviet 8 1 0 1 16
1988–89 CSKA Moscow Soviet 30 10 7 17 20
1989–90
Khimik Voskresensk
Soviet 34 11 13 24 26
1990–91 Khimik Voskresensk Soviet 23 7 12 19 17
1990–91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 4 1 0 1 0
1990–91 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 33 12 19 31 21 4 3 2 5 10
1991–92 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 8 3 5 8 2
1991–92 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 6 0 3 3 8
1992–93
Fargo-Moorhead Express
AmHA 24 17 39 56 57
1993–94 Rungsted Ishockey Klub DNK 28 28 31 59 60
1994–95
HC Fassa
ITA 12 8 17 25 6
1994–95 HC Selva ITA.2 12 10 20 30 24
1995–96 Hermes FIN.2 29 18 20 38 129 10 7 14 21 22
1996–97 Ilves SM-l 36 8 13 21 76 3 0 0 0 2
1997–98 CSKA Moscow RSL 25 6 7 13 16
1998–99 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 18 3 4 7 31 3 1 0 1 10
Soviet totals 182 50 55 105 95
NHL totals 4 1 0 1 0

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1983
Soviet Union
EJC 5 9 3 12 8
1984
Soviet Union
WJC
7 6 3 9 6
1984 Soviet Union EJC 5 11 4 15 8
1986 Soviet Union WJC 7 5 5 10 6
Junior totals 24 31 15 46 28

Awards

  • EJC-A
    All-Star Team (1983, 1984)
  • Named Best Forward at EJC-A (1983)
  • WJC-A All-Star Team (1986)

External links

References

  1. ^ Игорь Вязьмикин умер Archived 2009-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. IIHF
    . December 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2013.