Igor Kravchuk

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 Soviet Union, Unified Team, and Russia.

Igor Kravchuk
Born	(1966-09-13) September 13, 1966 (age 58) 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
	1988 Calgary	Team
Representing the  Unified Team
	1992 Albertville	Team
Representing  Russia
	1998 Nagano	Team
	2002 Salt Lake City	Team

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.^[1]

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. In addition to his 1992 Olympic gold medal, Kravchuk also won gold with the Soviet team in 1988, and two medals (silver in 1998 and bronze in 2002) with Russia. He also won numerous world championship medals at all levels. Kravchuk 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