Alexei Zhamnov

Alexei Yuryevich "Alex" Zhamnov (; born October 1, 1970) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins. He is currently serving the head coach of HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously served as general manager of Vityaz Chekhov and Atlant Moscow Oblast and was the head coach of the Russia men's national ice hockey team.

Playing career Alexei Zhamnov was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 4th round, 77th overall, in the 1990 NHL entry draft. After the 1992 Olympics, he began his career with the Jets in the 1992–93 season.

Zhamnov centered the Jets "Olympic line" with teammates Keith Tkachuk and Teemu Selanne, with all three being Olympians for their respective countries.

Zhamnov's tenure with the Jets was very successful, having managed over a point per game in each of his four seasons there. His best season was in the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season, where he led the Jets in scoring and finished third in the entire league. Of particular note was when he scored 5 goals against the Los Angeles Kings on April 1, 1995. The game would ultimately end in a 7–7 tie.

After the Jets moved to Phoenix, Zhamnov was traded by the Phoenix Coyotes (having never suited up for them) to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Jeremy Roenick in the summer of 1996. While he no longer maintained his point per game scoring pace with the Blackhawks, he ironically had offensive success with Roenick's childhood friend Tony Amonte. During his tenure with the Blackhawks he would serve as team captain from 2002 to 2004.

On 20 February 2004, Zhamnov was then traded by Chicago to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Jim Vandermeer, Colin Fraser, and a second-round selection in the 2004 NHL entry draft.

On 4 August 2005, Zhamnov signed a three-year deal with the Boston Bruins as a free agent. However having played just 24 games into his first season with the Bruins into the 2005–06 season, Zhamnov was often injured and placed on the long-term injury list by the Boston Bruins on January 7, 2006 after suffering a career ending broken ankle in what would be his final professional game in a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Zhamnov subsequently retired in 2006.

International play

Zhamnov was a part of three Olympic Games, winning gold, silver, and bronze medals with the Unified Team and Russian teams. He was selected to play in 2006, but did not participate due to injury. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Zhamnov spent time playing in his homeland.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Dynamo Moscow USSR 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1988–89 MCOP Moscow USSR III 8 4 1 5 6 — — — — — 1989–90 Dynamo Moscow USSR 43 11 6 17 21 — — — — — 1990–91 Dynamo Moscow USSR 46 14 12 28 24 — — — — — 1991–92 Dynamo Moscow CIS 32 12 16 28 20 7 3 5 8 8 1992–93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 68 25 47 72 58 6 0 2 2 2 1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 61 26 45 71 62 — — — — — 1994–95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 30 35 65 20 — — — — — 1995–96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 58 22 37 59 65 6 2 1 3 8 1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 74 20 42 62 56 — — — — — 1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 70 21 28 49 61 — — — — — 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 20 41 61 50 — — — — — 1999–00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 71 23 37 60 61 — — — — — 2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 63 13 36 49 40 — — — — — 2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 77 22 45 67 67 5 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 74 15 43 58 70 — — — — — 2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 23 6 12 18 14 — — — — — 2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20 5 13 18 14 18 4 10 14 8 2004–05 Vityaz Chekhov RUS II 24 5 22 27 20 14 7 7 14 10 2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 24 1 9 10 30 — — — — — USSR/CIS totals 125 39 34 73 65 7 3 5 8 8 NHL totals 807 249 470 719 668 35 6 13 19 18

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1990 Soviet Union WJC 7 6 1 7 6 1991 Soviet Union WC 10 4 5 9 12 1991 Soviet Union CC 5th 5 3 0 3 2 1992 Unified Team OLY 8 0 3 3 8 1992 Russia WC 5th 6 0 0 0 29 1996 Russia WCH SF 4 0 2 2 6 1998 Russia OLY 6 2 1 3 2 2000 Russia WC 11th 5 0 1 1 0 2002 Russia OLY 6 1 0 1 4 Senior totals 50 10 12 22 63

Awards and honors Award YearNHL Second All-Star team1994–95 All-Star Game 2001–02