Valeri Zelepukin
Valeri Zelepukin | |||
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Born |
Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 17 September 1968||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
National team |
Soviet Union and Russia | ||
NHL draft |
221st overall, 1990 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 1984–2006 |
Valeri Mikhailovich Zelepukin (
Zelepukin scored his most famous goal while with New Jersey in Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals against the arch-rival New York Rangers. With 7.7 seconds left on the clock and the Rangers leading 1-0, teammate Claude Lemieux centred the puck to Zelepukin in front of the net. After a couple of attempts, Zelepukin buried the puck past Ranger goaltender Mike Richter to tie the game. Richter protested to referee Bill McCreary that he had been interfered with, but the goal stood.[1][2] Zelepukin's goal went for nought, however, when New York's Stéphane Matteau scored a dramatic wrap-around goal on Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur in double-overtime to win the game and the series for the Rangers.[3][4] The Rangers would go on to defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win their first Stanley Cup in 54 years, but Zelepukin and the Devils redeemed themselves the next year, when they won their first Stanley Cup championship in a four-game sweep of the Detroit Red Wings.
Zelepukin also coached KHL team Metallurg Novokuznetsk during the 2016-17 season. However, Zelepukin was fired after the team had a 1-8-0 record.
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 | ||
1984–85 | Khimik Voskresensk
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USSR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | SKA MVO Kalinin
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USSR II | 45 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 46 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Khimik Voskresensk | USSR | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 44 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 22 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 78 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 70 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||
1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 61 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1999–2000 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 55 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
2000–01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 29 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||
2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 27 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | SKA St. Petersburg
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RSL | 58 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | SKA St. Petersburg | RSL | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | RSL | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
USSR totals | 173 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NHL totals | 595 | 117 | 177 | 294 | 527 | 85 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 48 | ||||
RSL totals | 166 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 294 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
International
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing Russia | ||
Men's Ice hockey | ||
1998 Nagano | Team |
Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1986 | Soviet Union
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EJC
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4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
1987 | Soviet Union | WJC
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DSQ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1988 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
1991
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Soviet Union
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WC | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
1996 | Russia | WCH | SF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
1998 | Russia | OG | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2004 | Russia | WC | 10th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 18 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 12 | ||||
Senior totals | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
References
- ^ Brooks, Larry (2014-05-27). "20 years later, there's more to celebrate than one heart-stopping goal". Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- New York Times. p. 30, Section 1. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Carpiniello, Rick. "25 years later: Stephane Matteau's incredible double OT goal sends the Rangers to the 1994 Stanley Cup final". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- New York Times. p. 27, Section 1.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database