Igor Viktorovich Vyazmikin (Russian: Игорь Викторович Вязьмикин; January 8, 1966 – October 30, 2009) was a professional ice hockey forward, who played for CSKA. He was the final player selected in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, going in the twelfth round, 252nd overall, to the Edmonton Oilers, and went on to play four NHL games with that team. Additionally, Vyazmikin played extensively in European and North American minor leagues.
Vyazmikin was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, and represented the Soviet Union twice internationally, at the 1984 and 1986 World Junior Championships. He died on October 30, 2009, from a long illness.[1][2] He was 43 years old.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 38 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 26 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 30 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Khimik Voskresensk | Soviet | 34 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Khimik Voskresensk | Soviet | 23 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 33 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1991–92 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Fargo-Moorhead Express | AmHA | 24 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Rungsted Ishockey Klub | DNK | 28 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Fassa | ITA | 12 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Selva | ITA.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 24 | ||
| 1995–96 | Hermes | FIN.2 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 129 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 22 | ||
| 1996–97 | Ilves | SM-l | 36 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Soviet totals | 182 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Soviet Union | EJC | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | EJC | 5 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 28 | |||
Awards
- EJC-A All-Star Team (1983, 1984)
- Named Best Forward at EJC-A (1983)
- WJC-A All-Star Team (1986)
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
References
- ^ Игорь Вязьмикин умер Archived 2009-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "News And Notes From The Hockey World (page 2)" (PDF). IIHF. December 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2013.