Maxim Kuznetsov

Russian judo athlete
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroRussian judo athlete
PlacesRussia Russia
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth15 July 1984, Bryansk
Age40 years
Star signCancer
The details

Biography

Maxim Romanovich Kuznetsov (born March 24, 1977) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Kuznetsov was drafted 1st (26th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After the 1995 draft, Kuznetsov played for the Dynamo Moscow before making the trip to North America. For two games in the 96–97 season and until the end of the 98–99 season he played for the Detroit Red Wings' AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings. He followed this with a single season playing for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks before being called up to the NHL in the 00–01 season. Unfortunately, a knee injury suffered in a game against Vancouver caused him to miss much of the remaining season. The following year he found his place with the Wings as a true defenceman and bolstered the already deep blueline, helping the Wings to win the Stanley Cup. He played 39 regular season games. but did not play in the playoffs. His name was left off the Stanley Cup, because he was two games short of 41 minimum required to be engraved on the cup. However, Detroit did award Maxim with a Stanley Cup Ring.

In the latter part of the 02–03 season, Kuznetsov was traded to the Los Angeles Kings along with Sean Avery and two draft picks for Mathieu Schneider. Upon his arrival with the Kings organization, he spent the majority of his playing time with the team's AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs.

On June 7, 2004 Kuznetsov signed as a free agent with Dynamo Moscow (due to the NHL lockout) once again. After playing only ten games for Moscow he was released and then signed as a free agent by SKA Saint Petersburg where he continued to contribute with his hard lined defensive play.

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1994–95Dynamo MoscowIHL/CIS110008
1995–96Dynamo MoscowIHL/CIS91122240000
1996–97Dynamo MoscowRSL2302216
1996-97Adirondack Red WingsAHL2011620000
1997-98Adirondack Red WingsAHL5155104330114
1998-99Adirondack Red WingsAHL600443030000
1999-00Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL47291136
2000–01Detroit Red WingsNHL2512323
2001–02Detroit Red WingsNHL3912340
2001–02Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL71014
2002–03Detroit Red WingsNHL5303354
2002-03Los Angeles KingsNHL30000
2003–04Los Angeles KingsNHL1601120
2003–04Manchester MonarchsAHL3928105720004
2004-05Dynamo MoscowRSL1000024
2004-05SKA St. PetersburgRSL34461072
2005–06Avangard OmskRSL60116
2005-06SKA St. PetersburgRSL151012630004
2006–07SKA St. PetersburgRSL1401112
2007-08Vityaz ChekhovRSL3121367
2008–09Traktor ChelyabinskKHL1000016
NHL totals1362810137

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