Andrei Nazarov

This article is about the Russian ice hockey player. For the Estonian decathlete of the same name, see Andrei Nazarov (athlete).

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovich and the family name is Nazarov.

Andrei Nazarov
Born	(1974-05-22) May 22, 1974 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Dynamo Moscow San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning Calgary Flames Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Boston Bruins Phoenix Coyotes Metallurg Novokuznetsk Avangard Omsk Minnesota Wild
National team	Russia
NHL Draft	10th overall, 1992 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	1991–2006

Andrei Viktorovich Nazarov (Russian: Андрей Викторович Назаров; born May 22, 1974) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and head coach of HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly managed the Kazakh team Barys Astana (of the Kontinental Hockey League's Chernyshev Division), the Ukrainian national team and been joint coach of the Russian National Hockey Team. He has been nicknamed "the Russian Bear", and in his coaching career, "the Russian Keenan".

Career

Nazarov was drafted 10th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Boston Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild. In his NHL career, Nazarov played 571 regular season games, scoring 53 goals and 71 assists for 124 points. He also collected 1,409 penalty minutes.

Nazarov served only one season (2013-2014) as the coach of HC Donbass before moving to Barys.

In 2021, without any evidence, Nazarov accused NHL star Artemi Panarin of assaulting a woman. Nazarov, a known supporter of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has repeatedly and publicly criticized Panarin for his outspoken beliefs regarding Putin’s regime.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Mechel Chelyabinsk	USR.2		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Dynamo Moscow	CIS		2	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Dynamo–2 Moscow	CIS.3		40	13	6	19	47		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Dynamo Moscow	RUS		42	8	2	10	79		10	1	1	2	8
1992–93	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.2		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Dynamo Moscow	RUS		6	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Kansas City Blades	IHL		71	15	18	33	64		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	San Jose Sharks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kansas City Blades	IHL		43	15	10	25	55		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	San Jose Sharks	NHL		26	3	5	8	94		6	0	0	0	9
1995–96	Kansas City Blades	IHL		27	4	6	10	118		2	0	0	0	2
1995–96	San Jose Sharks	NHL		42	7	7	14	62		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		3	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	San Jose Sharks	NHL		60	12	15	27	222		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL		40	1	1	2	112		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		14	1	1	2	58		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		26	2	0	2	43		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Calgary Flames	NHL		36	5	9	14	30		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Calgary Flames	NHL		76	10	22	32	78		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		16	1	0	1	29		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Boston Bruins	NHL		63	1	4	5	200		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Boston Bruins	NHL		47	0	2	2	164		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		30	6	3	9	51		3	0	0	0	2
2002–03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		59	3	0	3	135		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		33	1	2	3	125		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	RSL		9	0	0	0	20		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Avangard Omsk	RSL		24	0	2	2	153		7	0	0	0	6
2005–06	Minnesota Wild	NHL		2	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Houston Aeros	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				571	53	71	124	1409		9	0	0	0	11

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992	Russia	EJC			6	3	1	4	12
1998	Russia	WC	5th		6	1	2	3	10
Senior totals					6	1	2	3	10

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