Vladimir Krutov

Vladimir Krutov
Born	June 1, 1960 (1960-06-01) Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Vancouver Canucks HC CSKA Moscow Zürcher SC Brunflo IK Östersunds IK
National team	Soviet Union
NHL Draft	238th overall, 1986 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1977–1996

Medal record
Competitor for Soviet Union
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Silver	1980 Lake Placid	Ice hockey
Gold	1984 Sarajevo	Ice hockey
Gold	1988 Calgary	Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold	1981 Sweden	Ice hockey
Gold	1982 Finland	Ice hockey
Gold	1983 West Germany	Ice hockey
Bronze	1985 Czechoslovakia	Ice hockey
Gold	1986 Soviet Union	Ice hockey
Silver	1987 Austria	Ice hockey
Gold	1989 Sweden	Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold	1979 Sweden	Ice hockey
Gold	1980 Finland	Ice hockey

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Крутов) born June 1, 1960) is a former Soviet hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of the famed KLM Line. He is considered one of the best hockey wingers of the 1980s.

For the Soviet Union national team, Krutov won the 1981 Canada Cup, two golds (1984, 1988) and one silver (1980) in the Olympics, and six golds (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990), one silver (1987), and one bronze (1985) in the World Championships.

On the club level, Krutov played for CSKA Moscow from 1978 to 1989. He was one of the first Soviet players to make the jump to the NHL, doing so with the Vancouver Canucks in 1989. However, Krutov did not have a successful season, battling homesickness and weight problems (the latter leading to the unflattering nicknames Vladimir Crouton and Vlad the Inhaler).

Krutov left the NHL after his lone season in North America and played for a number of smaller clubs before retiring. He has since gone into coaching.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	CSKA Moscow	USSR		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	CSKA Moscow	USSR		24	8	3	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	CSKA Moscow	USSR		40	30	12	42	16		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	CSKA Moscow	USSR		47	25	15	40	20		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	CSKA Moscow	USSR		46	37	29	66	30		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	CSKA Moscow	USSR		44	32	21	53	34		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	CSKA Moscow	USSR		44	37	20	57	20		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	CSKA Moscow	USSR		40	23	30	53	26		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	CSKA Moscow	USSR		40	31	17	48	10		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	CSKA Moscow	USSR		39	26	24	50	16		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	CSKA Moscow	USSR		38	19	23	42	20		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	CSKA Moscow	USSR		35	20	21	41	12		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		61	11	23	34	20		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Zürcher SC	NLA		1	0	1	1	0		3	3	6	9	0
1991–92	Zürcher SC	NLA		28	13	19	32	4		6	4	3	7	4
1992–93	Östersunds IK	Swe-3		19	25	24	49	12		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Östersunds IK	Swe-2		28	18	22	40	14		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Östersunds IK	Swe-2		27	9	9	18	31		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Brunflo IK	Swe-3		18	7	9	16	6		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				61	11	23	34	20		—	—	—	—	—

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979	Soviet Union	WJC	1 !		6	8	6	14	2
1980	Soviet Union	WJC	1 !		5	7	4	11	5
Junior Int'l Totals					11	15	10	25	7
1980	Soviet Union	Oly	2 !		7	6	5	11	4
1981	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		8	6	3	9	8
1981	Soviet Union	CC	1 !		7	4	4	8	10
1982	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		10	4	3	7	6
1983	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		10	8	7	15	12
1984	Soviet Union	Oly	1 !		7	4	1	5	2
1984	Soviet Union	CC	3 !		6	3	5	8	4
1985	Soviet Union	WC	3 !		10	3	5	8	8
1986	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		10	7	10	17	14
1987	Soviet Union	WC	2 !		10	11	3	14	8
1987	Soviet Union	CC	2 !		9	7	7	14	4
1988	Soviet Union	Oly	1 !		8	6	9	15	0
1989	Soviet Union	WC	1 !		10	4	2	6	12
Senior Int'l Totals					112	73	64	137	92

External links

• Vladimir Krutov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Vladimir Krutov's NHL player profile
• Vladimir Krutov – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

Preceded by Viacheslav Fetisov

Soviet MVP 1987

Succeeded by Igor Larionov