Alexei Kasatonov

Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov (; born 14 October 1959) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who was a long-time member of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2009.

Career On the international stage, Kasatonov won two Olympic gold medals, in 1984 and 1988, and silver in 1980. He won an additional five gold medals at the World Championships in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 and 1989.

On the club level, Kasatonov played for SKA Leningrad, CSKA Moscow, New Jersey Devils, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, St. Louis Blues, and Boston Bruins. He was Anaheim's lone representative in the 1994 National Hockey League All-Star Game. Following a shoulder injury in an American Hockey League (AHL) game for the Providence Bruins in 1996, Kasatonov retired from the NHL and returned to play one last season for his former club CSKA Moscow. The severity of the injury led Kasatonov to end his playing career, and he returned to New Jersey to settle down with his wife and son.

In 1998, Kasatonov was the general manager of the Russian Olympic Team that captured the silver medal in Nagano. After the Olympics he began training his son, and soon began coaching youth hockey in the Tri-State area, running his own weekly clinics in Staten Island for seven years. In 2003, Kasatonov founded the Admirals Hockey Club, which at its peak had five teams ranging from Squirts to Juniors. In 2004, Kasatonov accepted the head coaching position at Columbia University.

In 2008, Kasatonov returned to Russia for a head coaching position at PHC Krylya Sovetov. In 2010, Kasatonov was the vice president of CSKA Moscow. In 2011–12, Kasatonov became the vice president and general manager of SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League, the first club that he played for in the Soviet Union.

Honours and awards

IIHF Hall of Fame (inducted 2009) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Order of Honour Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Badge of Honour Medal "For Distinguished Labour" NHL All-Star game (1994)

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 SKA Leningrad Soviet 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1977–78 SKA Leningrad Soviet 35 4 7 11 15 — — — — — 1978–79 CSKA Moscow Soviet 40 5 14 19 30 — — — — — 1979–80 CSKA Moscow Soviet 37 5 8 13 26 — — — — — 1980–81 CSKA Moscow Soviet 47 10 12 22 38 — — — — — 1981–82 CSKA Moscow Soviet 46 12 27 39 45 — — — — — 1982–83 CSKA Moscow Soviet 44 12 19 31 37 — — — — — 1983–84 CSKA Moscow Soviet 39 12 24 36 20 — — — — — 1984–85 CSKA Moscow Soviet 40 18 18 36 26 — — — — — 1985–86 CSKA Moscow Soviet 40 6 17 23 27 — — — — — 1986–87 CSKA Moscow Soviet 40 13 17 30 16 — — — — — 1987–88 CSKA Moscow Soviet 43 8 12 20 8 — — — — — 1988–89 CSKA Moscow Soviet 41 8 14 22 8 — — — — — 1989–90 CSKA Moscow Soviet 30 6 7 13 6 — — — — — 1989–90 Utica Devils AHL 3 0 2 2 7 — — — — — 1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL 39 6 15 21 16 6 0 3 3 14 1990–91 New Jersey Devils NHL 78 10 31 41 76 7 1 3 4 8 1991–92 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 12 28 40 70 7 1 1 2 12 1992–93 New Jersey Devils NHL 64 3 14 17 57 4 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 55 4 18 22 43 — — — — — 1993–94 St. Louis Blues NHL 8 0 2 2 19 4 2 0 2 2 1994–95 CSKA Moscow IHL 9 2 3 5 6 — — — — — 1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 44 2 14 16 33 5 0 0 0 2 1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 19 1 0 1 12 — — — — — 1995–96 Providence Bruins AHL 16 3 6 9 10 — — — — — 1996–97 CSKA Moscow RSL 38 3 20 23 68 1 0 0 0 0 Soviet totals 529 119 196 315 312 — — — — — NHL totals 383 38 122 160 326 33 4 7 11 40

International Year Team Event Place GP G A Pts PIM 1977 Soviet Union EJC 6 3 1 4 6 1978 Soviet Union WJC 7 1 2 3 2 1979 Soviet Union WJC 6 3 4 7 6 1980 Soviet Union OG 7 2 5 7 2 1981 Soviet Union WC 8 1 3 4 8 1981 Soviet Union CC 7 1 10 11 8 1982 Soviet Union WC 10 0 3 3 6 1983 Soviet Union WC 10 1 10 11 14 1984 Soviet Union OG 7 3 3 6 0 1984 Soviet Union CC SF 6 1 4 5 2 1985 Soviet Union WC 9 5 6 11 19 1986 Soviet Union WC 10 3 4 7 4 1987 Soviet Union WC 10 3 5 8 8 1987 Soviet Union CC F 9 1 4 5 4 1988 Soviet Union OG 7 2 6 8 0 1989 Soviet Union WC 10 2 0 2 2 1991 Soviet Union WC 10 3 3 6 8 1991 Soviet Union CC 5th 5 0 1 1 6 Junior totals 19 7 7 14 14 Senior totals 125 28 67 95 97