Igor Kravchuk
| Igor Kravchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 13, 1966 Ufa, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa CSKA Moscow Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues Ottawa Senators Calgary Flames Florida Panthers | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union, Unified Team and Russia | ||
| NHL draft |
71st overall, 1991 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 1982–2003 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing the Soviet Union
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1988 Calgary | Team |
Representing the  Unified Team
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1992 Albertville | Team |
| Representing Russia
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1998 Nagano | Team |
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2002 Salt Lake City | Team |
Igor Aleksandrovich Kravchuk (Russian: Игорь Александрович Кравчук; born September 13, 1966) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who spent several seasons in the Soviet League and then in the National Hockey League and also competed internationally for the USSR, Unified Team and Russia.
Playing career
Kravchuk started his NHL career in 1992 with the Chicago Blackhawks, who drafted him 71st overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. Kravchuk scored in his first NHL game. He would also spend time with the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers. In all, Kravchuk played in 699 regular season games, scoring 64 goals and 210 assists for 274 points, collecting 251 penalty minutes. He also played in 51 playoff games, scoring 6 goals and 15 assists for 21 points, collecting 18 penalty minutes. Kravchuk was also a member of the Unified Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Two days after his 21st birthday Kravchuk was the lone defenceman facing a 3 on 1 in the final game of the 1987 Canada Cup. Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, and Larry Murphy skated in on goaltender Sergei Mylnikov and Lemieux scored the game and series winning goal at 18:34 of the third period. He has two sons; Ilya and Christopher.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Avangard Ufa | USSR III | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR II | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR II | 50 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 48 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | CIS | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 38 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 81 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 81 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 79 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 64 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 37 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 78 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR/CIS totals | 242 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 699 | 64 | 210 | 274 | 261 | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 18 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Soviet Union | EJC | 
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WJC |
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | CC | 
|
5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | OG |
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WC |
|
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | CC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1992 | Unified Team | OG |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1998 | Russia | OG |
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Russia | WC | 11th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Russia | OG |
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||||
| Senior totals | 62 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 28 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Calgary Flames players
- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Florida Panthers players
- HC CSKA Moscow players
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic ice hockey players of Russia
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Unified Team
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- Ottawa Senators players
- Russian ice hockey defencemen
- St. Louis Blues players
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
- Soviet ice hockey defencemen
- Sportspeople from Ufa