Vladimir Krutov
| Vladimir Krutov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Died | 6 June 2012 (aged 52) Moscow, Russia |
| 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 |
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Крутов) (1 June 1960 – 6 June 2012), nicknamed The Tank,[1] was a 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.
Krutov left the NHL after his lone season in North America and played for a number of smaller clubs before retiring to move into coaching. His son Alexei Krutov is also a hockey player and currently plays for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League.
In 2010, he was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.[2]
Krutov died in a hospital in Moscow on 6 June 2012, of internal bleeding and liver failure, just five days after his 52nd birthday.[2]
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Career statistics [edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR totals | 438 | 288 | 215 | 503 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 61 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for the Soviet Union |
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| 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 |
International statistics [edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Soviet Union | WJC |  |
6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | WJC | |
5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 11 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 7 | ||||
| 1980 | Soviet Union | Oly |  |
7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Soviet Union | WC | |
8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |
| 1981 | Soviet Union | CC | |
7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1982 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1983 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | Oly | |
7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | CC |  |
6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 8 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | CC | |
9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | Oly | |
8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 112 | 73 | 64 | 137 | 92 | ||||
References [edit]
- ^ Fyodorov, Gennady (6 June 2012). "Former Soviet great Krutov dies at 52". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Vladimir Krutov, Soviet ice hockey legend, dead at 52". Toronto Star. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
External links [edit]
- Vladimir Krutov's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Vladimir Krutov's player profile at NHL.com
- Vladimir Krutov – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Vladimir Krutov's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
| Preceded by Viacheslav Fetisov |
Soviet MVP 1987 |
Succeeded by Igor Larionov |
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