International Played on two silver medal teams for the Soviets at the 1990 and 1991 European Junior Championships ... Won a gold medal and was named a tournament All-Star at the 1992 World Junior Championship (7gp, 5g, 5a, 10pts) ... Won a gold medal with the Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France ... Played at the 1992 and 1998 World Championships ... Member of the 1996 and 2004 World Cup of Hockey teams ... Won bronze medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
Career Rangers' first round choice, 15th overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft ... Skated in 52 matches for Dynamo Moscow from 1989-1992 capturing two national titles ... Played 65 games and scored 20 goals in his rookie season of 1992-93 ... Won the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1994 ... Ranked third on the Rangers in playoff scoring with 21 points ... Tied for first on the team with seven points in the Stanley Cup Finals vs. Vancouver ... Traded from the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 25, 1998 ... Had career year with Pittsburgh in 2000-01 scoring 44 goals and 51 assists for 95 points ... Returned to the Rangers via trade from Pittsburgh on February 10, 2003 ... Traded to the Montreal Canadiens on March 2, 2004. |