Biography[]Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov (Russian:Сергей Викторович Фёдоров, Sergej Viktorovič Fëdorov; born December 13, 1969 in Pskov, USSR; now Russia) is a professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League. Playing career[]Sergei was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, fourth round, 74th overall. In his pre-NHL days, he played for CSKA Moscow on a line with future superstars Pavel Bure and Alexander Mogilny, and was drafted in the same year as Bure and a year after Mogilny. In 1990, while CSKA Moscow was in Seattle for the Goodwill Games, Fedorov quietly slipped out of his hotel room and onto an airplane bound for Detroit. Thus, he became one of many NHL stars to have defected from the Soviet Union to play in the NHL. Arguably, his greatest season was in the 1993-94 NHL season, when he won that year's Hart Memorial Trophy (being the first European-trained player to do so), Frank J. Selke Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award, and finished second in scoring behind Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky with 56 goals and 120 points. He would also win another Frank J. Selke Trophy in 1996, after compiling another 100-point season with 39 goals and 107 points. One year later, he was a member of the Red Wings' first Stanley Cup championship team since 1955, contributing 20 points in 20 playoff games for Detroit. He would go on to win two more Stanley Cups in 1998 (with 30 points in 24 playoff games) and 2002, both with the Red Wings. He also won a bronze medal with Russia in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and a silver medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. In 1997, Fedorov earned $20 million, the highest salary ever paid to an NHL athlete. His base salary was reportedly only $1 million but his contract contained large bonuses. In recent years, Fedorov has been criticized for a perceived lack of heart (especially in an injury-riddled 1999-2000 season, when he only appeared in sixty-eight games). Other detractors also suspect that Fedorov was disappointed that his achievements were passed over. Wings Captain Steve Yzerman regularly received far more recognition from fans and media; an example was the 1998 postseason, when Fedorov had 30 playoff points to Yzerman's 24, but it was Yzerman that took home the Conn Smythe Trophy. Nonetheless, in the stifled offensive landscape of the inter-lockout NHL, Fedorov still managed to average close to a point a game, and, except for three seasons, had never scored less than thirty goals. In the 2003 offseason, he signed with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, where he played from 2003-2005. He was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 15, 2005. It was with the Ducks that Fedorov picked up his 1,000th point, becoming the first Russian-born and fifth European-born player to do so. Fedorov, as a Blue Jacket, also played his 1,000th NHL game on November 30, 2005 becoming the 13th European-born player to reach 1,000 NHL games and the 205th player overall to do so. He was also married (briefly) to Anna Kournikova before her relationship with Enrique Iglesias. His younger brother, Fedor Fedorov, is an ice hockey player with the New York Rangers' AHL team, the Hartford Wolf Pack. On 27 May 2006 he took part in Soccer Aid at Old Trafford, a charity football match held between England and the Rest of the World. He was a member of the Rest of the World team which comprised football legends and other celebrities. On 26 February 2008 he was traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Washington Capitals. Highlight Reel[]EmbedVideo received the bad id "width=425
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Scouting Report[]STRENGTHS: Possesses the total package: Speed, incredible defensive qualities, terrific hands and great passing skills. Has matured into a savvy veteran. WEAKNESSES: Injuries are starting to take a toll on his body. Will at times go through the motions and not play with enough desire and grit. His point totals are in decline. SCOUT'S BOTTOM LINE: "Sergei Fedorov isn't a No. 1 center anymore, but he's closer to that than anybody else on [Columbus'] roster, so they have to play him 20 minutes a night. I think his arm and back are worse than he's letting on because he's not as competitive as he was earlier in the season ... "I think Fedorov is done. He's more of a Band-Aid than anything else. You're not going to win with this guy, and he's eaten up a huge chunk of their payroll." Statistics[] --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1986-87 CSKA Moscow Russi 29 6 6 12 12
1987-88 CSKA Moscow Russi 48 7 9 16 20
1988-89 CSKA Moscow Russi 44 9 8 17 35
1989-90 CSKA Moscow Russi 48 19 10 29 20
1990-91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 31 48 79 66 7 1 5 6 4
1991-92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 32 54 86 72 11 5 5 10 8
1992-93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 73 34 53 87 72 7 3 6 9 23
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 56 64 120 34 7 1 7 8 6
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 20 30 50 24 17 7 17 24 6
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 39 68 107 48 19 2 18 20 10
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 30 33 63 30 20 8 12 20 12
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 21 6 11 17 25 22 10 10 20 12
1998-99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 26 37 63 66 10 1 8 9 8
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68 27 35 62 22 9 4 4 8 4
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75 32 37 69 40 6 2 5 7 0
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81 31 37 68 36 23 5 14 19 20
2002-03 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 36 47 83 52 4 1 2 3 0
2003-04 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 80 31 34 65 42 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 5 0 1 1 2
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 62 12 31 43 64 -- -- -- -- --
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NHL Totals 1055 443 620 1063 695 162 50 113 163 113
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