Nikolai Drozdetsky
| Nikolai Drozdetsky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
14 June 1957 Kolpino, Russian SFSR, USSR[1] | ||
| Died |
25 November 1995 (aged 38) St. Petersburg, Russia[1] | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
SKA Leningrad HC CSKA Moscow Borås HC | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1995 | ||
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Medal record | |||
Nikolai Vladimirovich Drozdetsky (Russian: Николай Владимирович Дроздецкий, 14 June 1957 – 25 November 1995) was a Russian ice hockey right winger. He played for SKA Leningrad in 1974–1979, then for HC CSKA Moscow from 1979 until part way through the 1986/87 season, when he played again for Leningrad, until 1989. He finished his career with Borås HC in Sweden, where he played in 1989–1995.[2] He was named most valuable player of the Soviet elite league in 1984. He scored 252 goals in 503 league games and 64 goals in 109 international games with the Soviet national team.[3]
Drozdetsky played on the Soviet national team in 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1985, which won the IIHF World Championships in 1981 and 1982, the Olympic gold medal in 1984, the 1981 Canada Cup, and the 1981, 1982, and 1985 European championships.[2] He was the top goal scorer at the 1984 Olympics with ten goals in seven games, and also led the Soviet team with 12 points.[1]
He died from complications of diabetes right after participating in a Seniors' hockey game.[1]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 31 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 27 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 41 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 41 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 46 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 42 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 39 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 31 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 14 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 30 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | SKA Leningrad | USSR | 42 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Borås HC | SWE III | 34 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Borås HC | SWE III | 34 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Borås HC | SWE II | 28 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Borås HC | SWE II | 26 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Borås HC | SWE II | 32 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Borås HC | SWE II | 31 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR totals | 501 | 250 | 190 | 440 | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SWE II totals | 117 | 57 | 98 | 155 | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Soviet Union | EJC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1976 | Soviet Union | WJC | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 1981 | Soviet Union | WC | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Soviet Union | CC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1982 | Soviet Union | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | OG | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 40 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 14 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolai Drozdetsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey. Azhockey.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
- ^ Team CCCP Players Info: Nikolay DROZDETSKY (Николай ДРОЗДЕЦКИЙ). Chidlovski.net. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Nikolai Drozdetsky at CCCP International
- (in Russian) Soviet sports legends – Nikolai Drozdetsky
- 1957 births
- 1995 deaths
- Borås HC players
- HC CSKA Moscow players
- Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic ice hockey players for the Soviet Union
- People from Kolpino
- Russian ice hockey right wingers
- SKA Saint Petersburg players
- Soviet expatriate ice hockey players
- Soviet ice hockey right wingers
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Deaths from diabetes in Russia