Alexei Kasatonov

Alexei Kasatonov
Born	(1959-10-14) October 14, 1959 Leningrad, USSR
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL New Jersey Devils Mighty Ducks of Anaheim St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins SL/IHL/RSL SKA Saint Petersburg CSKA Moscow
National team	Soviet Union
NHL Draft	225th overall, 1983 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1976–1997

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold	1984 Sarajevo	Team
Gold	1988 Calgary	Team
Silver	1980 Lake Placid	Team

Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov (Russian: Алексей Викторович Касатонов; born October 14, 1959 in Leningrad, Soviet Union now Russia) is a retired ice hockey defenceman, a long-time member of the Soviet Union national team.

On the international stage, Kasatonov won two golds (1984, 1988) and one silver (1980) in the Olympics, and five golds (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989) in the World Championships. On the club level, Kasatonov played for SKA Leningrad, CSKA Moscow, New Jersey Devils, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, St. Louis Blues, and Boston Bruins. He was Anaheim's lone representative in the 45th National Hockey League All-Star Game.

After retiring from the NHL in 1996, following a shoulder injury in an AHL game for the Prividence Bruins, Alexei returned to play one last season for his former soviet club HC CSKA Moscow. Due to the severity of Alexei's injury his playing days were now behind him as he chose to return to New Jersey and settle down with his wife and son. Around 1998 Alexei could not stay away from Hockey as he began to train his son and soon began coaching youth hockey in the Tri-State area, running his own weekly clinics in Staten Island for 7 years. In 2003 Alexei founded the Admirals Hockey Club which at its peak had 5 teams ranging from Squirts to Juniors. In 2004 Alexei accepted the Head Coaching position at Columbia University.

In 2008 Alexei moved back to Russia for a Head Coaching position at PHC Krylya Sovetov.

Today (2010) Alexei is back in Moscow as the Vice President of the HC CSKA Moscow Hockey Club.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	SKA Leningrad	SL		7	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	SKA Leningrad	SL		35	4	7	11	15		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	CSKA Moscow	SL		40	5	14	19	30		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	CSKA Moscow	SL		37	5	8	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	CSKA Moscow	SL		47	10	12	22	38		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	CSKA Moscow	SL		46	12	27	39	45		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	CSKA Moscow	SL		44	12	19	31	37		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	CSKA Moscow	SL		39	12	24	36	20		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	CSKA Moscow	SL		40	18	18	36	26		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	CSKA Moscow	SL		40	6	17	23	27		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	CSKA Moscow	SL		40	6	17	23	27		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	CSKA Moscow	SL		40	13	17	30	16		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	CSKA Moscow	SL		43	8	12	20	8		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	CSKA Moscow	SL		41	8	14	22	8		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	CSKA Moscow	SL		30	6	7	13	16		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	New Jersey Devils	NHL		39	6	15	21	16		6	0	3	3	14
1989–90	Utica Devils	AHL		3	0	2	2	14		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	New Jersey Devils	NHL		78	10	31	41	76		7	1	3	4	10
1991–92	New Jersey Devils	NHL		76	12	28	40	70		7	1	1	2	12
1992–93	New Jersey Devils	NHL		64	3	14	17	57		4	0	0	0	0
1993–94	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		55	4	18	22	43		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	St. Louis Blues	NHL		8	0	2	2	19		4	2	0	2	2
1994–95	CSKA Moscow	RSL		9	2	3	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Boston Bruins	NHL		44	2	14	16	33		5	0	0	0	2
1995–96	Boston Bruins	NHL		19	1	0	1	12		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Providence Bruins	AHL		16	3	6	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	CSKA Moscow	RSL		38	3	20	23	68		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				383	38	122	160	326		33	4	7	11	40

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978	Soviet Union	WJC	1 !		7	1	2	3	2
1979	Soviet Union	WJC	1 !		6	3	4	7	6
Junior Int'l Totals					13	4	6	10	8
1980	Soviet Union	Oly	2 !		7	2	5	7	2
1981	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		8	1	3	4	8
1981	Soviet Union	CC	1 !		7	1	10	11	8
1982	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		10	0	3	3	6
1983	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		10	1	10	11	14
1984	Soviet Union	Oly	1 !		7	3	3	6	0
1984	Soviet Union	CC	SF		6	1	4	5	2
1985	Soviet Union	WC	3 !		9	5	6	11	19
1986	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		10	3	4	7	4
1987	Soviet Union	WC	3 !		10	3	5	8	8
1987	Soviet Union	CC	2 !		9	1	4	5	4
1988	Soviet Union	Oly	1 !		7	2	6	8	0
1989	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		10	2	0	2	2
1991	Soviet Union	WC	3 !		10	3	3	6	8
1991	Soviet Union	CC	5th		5	0	1	1	6
Senior Int'l Totals					125	28	67	95	97

External links

• Columbia Spectator Article
• Hockey Stats and Bio
• Alexei Kasatonov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Alexei Kasatonov's NHL player profile
• Alexei Kasatonov – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net