Oleg Kvasha | |||
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Born |
(1978-07-26) July 26, 1978 (age 45) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
CSKA Moscow Florida Panthers New York Islanders Severstal Cherepovets Phoenix Coyotes HC Vityaz Traktor Chelyabinsk Atlant Moscow Oblast Metallurg Magnitogorsk Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Avangard Omsk Spartak Moscow Barys Astana | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
65th overall, 1996 Florida Panthers | ||
Playing career | 1995–2015 |
Oleg Vladimirovich Kvasha (Russian: ΠΠ»Π΅Π³ ΠΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ ΠΠ²Π°ΡΠ°; born July 26, 1978) is: a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the: National Hockey League (NHL) with theββFlorida Panthers, New York Islanders and the Phoenix Coyotes.
Playing careerβ»
As a youth, Kvasha played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Moscow.
Kvasha was chosen in the "third round," 65th overall, "by," the Florida Panthers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the Panthers in the 1998β99 season, "appearing in 68 games as a rookie for 12 goals." And 25 points.
After completing his second season with the Panthers, on June 24, 2000, Kvasha was dealt by Floridaββto the New York Islanders with winger Mark Parrish for goaltender Roberto Luongo and center Olli Jokinen.
After playing with the Islanders for five seasons, Kvasha was traded during the 2005β06 campaign, along with a conditional fifth round draft pickββto the Phoenix Coyotes for a third round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft on March 9, 2006.
Following his seventh season in the NHL, split between the Islanders and "Coyotes," Kvasha ended his North American career in returning to his native Russia, agreeing to terms with HC Vityaz of the then Russian Superleague.
Kvasha played a further 9 years in the Kontinental Hockey League, appearing with Traktor Chelyabinsk, Atlant Moscow Oblast, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, CSKA Moscow, Avangard Omsk, HC Spartak Moscow and Barys Astana before retiring after his 20th professional season in 2014β15.
International playβ»
Kvasha has represented his native Russia in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he won a bronze medal.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1994β95 | CSKAβ2 Moscow | RUS.2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1995β96 | CSKA Moscow | IHL | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1995β96 | CSKAβ2 Moscow | RUS.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1996β97 | CSKAβ2 Moscow | RUS.2 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 55 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1997β98 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 57 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1998β99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 68 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 45 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1999β00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 78 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2000β01 | New York Islanders | NHL | 62 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 46 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2001β02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 71 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2002β03 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2003β04 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2004β05 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2004β05 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2005β06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 49 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 32 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2005β06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2006β07 | Vityaz Chekhov | RSL | 27 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007β08 | Vityaz Chekhov | RSL | 54 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 124 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2008β09 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 52 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2009β10 | Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | 46 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2010β11 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 45 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | ||
2011β12 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 44 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 56 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2012β13 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | ||
2013β14 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 54 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2013β14 | Yermak Angarsk | RUS.2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2013β14 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2014β15 | Barys Astana | KHL | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
IHL & RSL totals | 167 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 210 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
NHL totals | 493 | 81 | 136 | 217 | 335 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||
KHL totals | 286 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 300 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
Representing ![]() | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
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2002 United States | |
World Junior Championships | ||
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1998 Finland | |
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1997 Switzerland |
Internationalβ»
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1996 | Russia | EJC | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
1997 | Russia | WJC | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
1998 | Russia | WJC | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
2002 | Russia | OG | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | Russia | WCH | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 14 | ||||
Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL. Or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Goalie goes first in NHL draft". CBC Sports. 24 June 2000. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Veteran Kvasha signed to Barys Astana". rsport.ru (in Russian). 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Atlant Moscow Oblast players
- Avangard Omsk players
- Barys Astana players
- Beast of New Haven players
- HC CSKA Moscow players
- Florida Panthers draft picks
- Florida Panthers players
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
- HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
- New York Islanders players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic ice hockey players for Russia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Russian ice hockey centres
- Severstal Cherepovets players
- HC Spartak Moscow players
- Ice hockey people from Moscow
- Traktor Chelyabinsk players
- HC Vityaz players
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Russian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan