Igor Kuznetsov (ice hockey)

Igor Mikhailovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Игорь Михайлович Кузнецов; born October 19, 1955) is a Kazakhstani-German retired professional ice hockey player. He is currently an executive and founding chairman of the KIMEX and Grazie chain stores.^[1]

Igor Kuznetsov
Born	(1955-10-19)October 19, 1955 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position	Center
Played for	Burevestnik Alma-Ata Avtomobilist Karaganda SKA Novosibirsk Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk HPK EC Ratingen
Playing career	1971–1993

Career

Igor Kuznetsov is the graduate of Alma-Ata ice hockey school. He began his playing career at the Burevestnik Alma-Ata team. However, his best years he played for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, when he captained 10 years and was team top scorer three times in 1984-85 (76 points: 43 G, 33 A), 1985-86 (98 points: 53 G, 45 A) and 1988-89 (90 points: 44 G, 46 A) seasons. After Soviet Union collapse, he went to play to Finnish team HPK, where he helped to win bronze medals at SM-liiga in 1991. In 1991, Kuznetsov signed a contract with German team EC Ratingen and helped to promote them to 2nd Bundesliga. He played 43 games and scored 37 goals. Next season he ended his career because of a foot fracture.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984-85	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	USSR-2		51	43	33	76	20		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	USSR-2		64	53	45	98	48		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	USSR-2		63	61	38	99	46		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	USSR		26	20	7	27	12		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	USSR-2		36	26	23	49	28		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	USSR-2		61	44	46	90	26		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	HPK	SM-liiga		44	18	51	69	12		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	HPK	SM-liiga		44	13	25	38	18		8	1	1	2	0
1991-92	EC Ratingen	2.BL		29	28	31	59	28		14	9	12	21	10
1992-93	EC Ratingen	1.BL		5	1	4	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
USSR totals				26	20	7	27	12		—	—	—	—	—