Oleg Petrov

Oleg Viktorovich Petrov (Олег Викторович Петров; born April 18, 1971) is a Russian former ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1992 and 2003.

Professional career Petrov was drafted 127th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1991 NHL entry draft and became the first Russian to play for the team. He played in 382 career NHL games, scoring 72 goals and 115 assists for 187 points. The most goals he ever scored in a single season in the NHL was 24 and the most points he ever achieved was 47. He won a Stanley Cup in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens; however, he did not play enough games to officially qualify, so his name was not put on the Stanley Cup.

He left the NHL to end his career in Switzerland and signed up with EV Zug in Switzerland's Nationalliga A. He was the team's leading scorer in 2004–05 with 30 goals and 23 assists.

In November 2007, Ak Bars Kazan, which had problems with their roster after losing their second line in the off-season, signed Oleg Petrov, along with Jukka Hentunnen and Petr Ċajanek, to form a new second line. In a 2007 interview with a Russian sport website, Oleg Petrov said that he would consider quitting professional hockey after the season. In the summer of 2009, Oleg Petrov concluded a one-year contract with KHL team Atlant Mytishchi.

In August 2012, Petrov signed a 1-year contract with Spartak Moscow. Later that season, he was traded to HC Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl). He also announced that 2012-2013 would be the last season in his career.

He currently tours across Canada as part of the Montreal Canadiens alumni.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 SKA MVO Kalinin URS.2 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1988–89 MCOP Moscow URS.3 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1989–90 CSKA Moscow Soviet 30 4 7 11 4 — — — — — 1990–91 CSKA Moscow Soviet 43 7 4 11 8 — — — — — 1991–92 CSKA Moscow CIS 34 8 13 21 6 8 2 3 5 2 1991–92 CSKA–2 Moscow CIS.3 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 2 1 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 1992–93 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 55 26 29 55 36 5 4 1 5 0 1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 55 12 15 27 2 2 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 23 8 20 28 18 — — — — — 1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 2 3 5 4 — — — — — 1994–95 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 17 7 11 18 12 17 5 6 11 10 1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 36 4 7 11 23 5 0 1 1 0 1995–96 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 22 12 18 30 71 6 2 6 8 0 1996–97 HC Merano ITA 12 5 12 17 4 2 2 1 3 2 1996–97 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 45 24 28 52 44 — — — — — 1997–98 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 40 30 63 93 60 14 11 11 22 40 1998–99 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 45 35 52 87 52 15 9 11 20 32 1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 2 24 26 8 — — — — — 1999–2000 Québec Citadelles AHL 16 7 7 14 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 81 17 30 47 24 — — — — — 2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 24 17 41 12 12 1 5 6 2 2002–03 Montreal Canadiens NHL 53 7 16 23 16 — — — — — 2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 17 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Genève–Servette HC NLA 48 24 32 56 97 12 3 7 10 18 2004–05 EV Zug NLA 44 29 23 52 85 8 1 5 6 45 2005–06 EV Zug NLA 32 11 21 32 58 7 3 3 6 42 2006–07 EV Zug NLA 42 12 40 52 95 12 4 6 10 18 2007–08 EV Zug NLA 18 6 8 14 8 — — — — — 2007–08 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 32 8 13 21 22 10 5 4 9 10 2008–09 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 54 9 13 22 24 21 5 3 8 20 2009–10 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 50 18 9 27 58 4 1 0 1 6 2010–11 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 34 8 21 29 50 24 7 5 12 27 2011–12 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 31 4 6 10 16 10 0 0 0 20 2012–13 Spartak Moscow KHL 40 3 12 15 26 — — — — — 2012–13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 5 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 382 72 115 187 101 20 1 6 7 2 NDA/NLA totals 314 171 267 438 499 68 31 43 74 195 KHL totals 214 42 61 103 178 63 13 8 21 75

International Year Team Event Place GP G A Pts PIM 1989 Soviet Union EJC 6 1 4 5 4 1991 Soviet Union WJC 7 4 4 8 4 1998 Russia WC 5th 6 3 3 6 4 1999 Russia WC 5th 6 0 2 2 4 2000 Russia WC 11th 6 1 1 2 4 Junior totals 13 5 8 13 8 Senior totals 18 4 6 10 12