Yuri Khmylev
| Yuri Khmylev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Khmylev with the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team in 2011 | |||
| Born |
August 9, 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
| ||
| National team |
 | ||
| NHL draft |
108th overall, 1992 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1999 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey
| ||
 |
1992 Albertville | Ice hockey |
Yuri Alexeyevich Khmylev (
1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres
.
Russian career
Khmylev represented the former
Canada Cup later that year, where the Soviets placed second. In 1989, Khmylev played in two games for CSKA Moscow during the Super Series
against NHL clubs.
Khmylev also suited up for his long-time team, Krylya Sovetov, when it played several NHL teams during the
Albertville, France. The Unified Team, consisting of players from former Soviet states, won the gold medal, defeating Canada
in the final tournament of the Olympics. Khmylev scored 10 points in eight games during the Olympics.
North American career
Khmylev was selected the following summer by the
penalty minutes
in 263 games.
Following a brief stint with
Nationalliga A in 1997–98, Khmylev returned to North America for his final professional season. In 1998–99, he suited up for the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League
, where he amassed 33 points in 48 games.
Khmylev returned to Buffalo following his retirement, as he is now an amateur scout with the Buffalo Sabres. He has a wife, Vera, and a daughter, Olga, who played tennis at Boston College. Olga now works at the Academy of Hockey at HARBORCENTER in Buffalo, NY, and is the official video presenter for the IIHF at the World Championships.
Awards
Inducted into the
Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1992
International Medals:
1984
World Junior Championships
– Gold1986 World Championships – Gold
1987 World Championships – Silver
1989 World Championships – Gold
1992 Winter Olympics – Gold
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Lokomotiv Moscow | USSR II | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 51 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 43 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 40 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 40 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 48 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 44 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 44 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 45 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | CIS | 36 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 68 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 72 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | IHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 48 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 66 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Québec Rafales
|
IHL | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 52 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron
|
NDA
|
17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 48 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| USSR totals | 429 | 159 | 113 | 272 | 280 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 263 | 64 | 88 | 152 | 133 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Soviet Union
|
EJC
|
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | WJC
|
|
7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
1986
|
Soviet Union
|
WC |
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1987
|
Soviet Union | WC | 
|
10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | CC |
|
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1989
|
Soviet Union | WC |
|
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1992 | Unified Team
|
OG |
|
8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
1992
|
Russia | WC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 46 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 18 | ||||
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
- Yuri Khmylev @ Hockey CCCP International