International Member of the 1980 Soviet Union National Junior Team that captured gold at the World Junior Championship ... Named to 1980 World Junior Tournament All-Star Team ... Member of the Soviet Union's National Team that won gold medals at both the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics and also earned gold at the 1983, 1986, and 1989 World Championships ... Named a First Team All-Star at the 1983 and 1986 World Championships ... Centered famous "KLM" line with Vladimir Krutov and Sergei Makarov ... Member of Soviet Union All-Stars that competed versus NHL All-Stars at Rendez-Vous '87 ... Led Soviets to an 8-1 win over Canada in the finals of the 1981 Canada Cup with two goals ... Recorded four assists in five games in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey playing for Team Russia ... Member of bronze medal team at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Career Vancouver's 11th choice, 214th overall, in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft ... Played 12 seasons in the Soviet National League from 1977-78 through 1988-89, totaling 437 points (207 goals, 230 assists) in 463 games ... Earned Soviet Player of the Year Award in 1987-88 and was named to five All-Star Teams ... Made his NHL debut with Vancouver in 1989-90 ... Led San Jose in plus/minus rating with a +20 in 1993-94 ... Nominated for the Bill Masterton Trophy in 1994-95 ... Traded to Detroit on October 24, 1995 ... Established NHL highs with 22 goals, 50 assists and 72 points that year ... Won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 1997, 1998 and 2002 ... Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils September 10, 2003 ... Officially announced retirement April 20, 2004. |