Nikolai Drozdetsky
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| Born |
14 June 1957 USSR[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
25 November 1995 (aged 38) St. Petersburg, Russia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position |
Right Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National team |
 Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1974–1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Nikolai Vladimirovich Drozdetsky (
most valuable player of the Soviet elite league in 1984. He scored 252 goals in 503 league games and 64 goals in 109 international games with the Soviet national team.[3]
Drozdetsky played on the Soviet national team in 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1985, which won the
IIHF World Championships in 1981 and 1982, the Olympic gold medal in 1984, the 1981 Canada Cup, and the 1981, 1982, and 1985 European championships.[2] He was the top goal scorer at the 1984 Olympics with ten goals in seven games, and also led the Soviet team with 12 points.[1]
He died from complications of diabetes right after participating in a Seniors' hockey game.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | SKA Leningrad
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USSR | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 31 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 27 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 41 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 41 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 46 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 42 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 39 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 31 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 14 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 30 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 42 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Borås HC | SWE III
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34 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Borås HC | SWE III | 34 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Borås HC | SWE II | 28 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Borås HC | SWE II | 26 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Borås HC | SWE II | 32 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Borås HC | SWE II | 31 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR totals | 501 | 250 | 190 | 440 | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SWE II totals | 117 | 57 | 98 | 155 | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Soviet Union
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EJC
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5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1976 | Soviet Union | WJC
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— | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | |
1981
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Soviet Union
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WC
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8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Soviet Union | CC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
1982
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Soviet Union | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | OG | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
1985
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Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 40 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 14 | |||
References
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolai Drozdetsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey. Azhockey.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
- ^ Team CCCP Players Info: Nikolay DROZDETSKY (Николай ДРОЗДЕЦКИЙ). Chidlovski.net. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Nikolai Drozdetsky at CCCP International
- (in Russian) Soviet sports legends – Nikolai Drozdetsky