Vadim Tarasov

Vadim Gennadievich Tarasov (Russian: Вадим Геннадьевич Тарасов; born December 31, 1976) is a retired Kazakhstani-Russian professional ice hockey goaltender.

Vadim Tarasov
Vadim Tarasov as a Severstal Cherepovets player in the 2011-12 KHL season.
Born	(1976-12-31) December 31, 1976 (age 48) Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Quebec Citadelles Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Severstal Cherepovets Salavat Yulaev Ufa Metallurg Novokuznetsk
National team	Russia
NHL draft	196th overall, 1999 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1992–2013

Tarasov was drafted 196th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and after two seasons with Metallurg Novokuznetsk he signed a contract in 2001 and was assigned to their AHL affiliate the Quebec Citadelles, but played in only 14 regular season games and returned to Russia the next season, re-joining Metallurg Novokuznetsk. He remained with the team until 2006 where he signed for Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

His son, Daniil, is a professional ice hockey goaltender who was drafted 86th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

External links

• Vadim Tarasov's career stats at KHL Database
• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database