Alexei Gusarov

Alexei Vasilievich Gusarov (; born July 8, 1964) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. Gusarov and Valeri Kamensky were the first Russian-born players to achieve the Triple Gold Club, along with being one of the first 10 members in the Triple Gold Club. He reached this level while with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996.

Playing career Born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Gusarov was a veteran of the Soviet national team before playing in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the 1989 IIHF World Championship, the 1996 Stanley Cup, and the Olympic gold medal in 1988.

Standing 6'2" and weighing in at 183 lb (83 kg), Gusarov was selected 213th overall by Quebec Nordiques in the 1988 NHL entry draft.

Retirement After his playing career ended, Gusarov retired to Colorado, where he started coaching the AAA hockey club Evolution. He returned to Russia in 2011, first serving as an assistant general manager for SKA Saint Petersburg before moving to HC Sochi of the KHL as an assistant coach from 2014 to 2017.

Gusarov returned to Colorado, and accepted a role in scouting for the Avalanche from the 2018–19 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1980–81 HK VIFK USSR III 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1981–82 SKA Leningrad USSR 20 1 2 3 16 — — — — — 1981–82 HK VIFK USSR III 20 0 0 0 8 — — — — — 1982–83 SKA Leningrad USSR 42 2 1 3 32 — — — — — 1983–84 SKA Leningrad USSR 43 2 3 5 32 — — — — — 1984–85 CSKA Moscow USSR 36 3 2 5 26 — — — — — 1985–86 CSKA Moscow USSR 40 3 5 8 30 — — — — — 1986–87 CSKA Moscow USSR 38 4 7 11 24 — — — — — 1987–88 CSKA Moscow USSR 39 3 2 5 28 — — — — — 1988–89 CSKA Moscow USSR 42 5 4 9 37 — — — — — 1989–90 CSKA Moscow USSR 42 4 7 11 42 — — — — — 1990–91 CSKA Moscow USSR 15 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 36 3 9 12 12 — — — — — 1990–91 Halifax Citadels AHL 2 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 68 5 18 23 22 — — — — — 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 79 8 22 30 57 5 0 1 1 0 1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 76 5 20 25 38 — — — — — 1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 14 1 2 3 6 — — — — — 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65 5 15 20 56 21 0 9 9 12 1996–97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 58 2 12 14 28 17 0 3 3 14 1997–98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 72 4 10 14 42 7 0 1 1 6 1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 54 3 10 13 24 5 0 0 0 2 1999–2000 Colorado Avalanche NHL 34 2 2 4 10 — — — — — 2000–01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 9 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2000–01 New York Rangers NHL 26 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL 16 0 4 4 6 13 0 0 0 4 USSR totals 357 27 33 60 279 — — — — — NHL totals 607 39 128 167 313 68 0 14 14 38

International Year Team Event Place GP G A Pts PIM 1982 Soviet Union EJC 5 1 1 2 6 1984 Soviet Union WJC 7 4 5 9 8 1984 Soviet Union CC SF 2 0 0 0 4 1985 Soviet Union WC 10 2 1 3 6 1986 Soviet Union WC 9 1 2 3 8 1987 Soviet Union WC 10 1 2 3 8 1987 Soviet Union CC 6 1 1 2 6 1988 Soviet Union OG 8 1 3 4 6 1989 Soviet Union WC 9 2 1 3 2 1990 Soviet Union WC 10 1 3 4 6 1991 Soviet Union WC 10 1 4 5 2 1991 Soviet Union CC 5th 5 0 2 2 0 1998 Russia OG 6 0 1 1 8 Junior totals 12 5 6 11 14 Senior totals 85 10 20 30 56

Awards and honors Award YearNHL Stanley Cup 1996