Vladimir Vorobiev

Vladimir Anatolievich Vorobiev (; born November 2, 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected in the tenth round of the 1992 NHL entry draft, 240th overall, by the New York Rangers, and played 33 games in the National Hockey League with the Rangers and Edmonton Oilers between 1997 and 1999. The vast majority of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2011, was spent in the Russian Super League and its successor, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Internationally Vorobiev played for the Russian national team at the 1995 and 1996 World Championships. After his retirement Vorobiev has worked in coaching roles in the KHL, and currently is an assistant coach with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

Playing career Vorobiev did not come to North America until the 1996–97 NHL season, five years after he had been drafted. He split time between the New York Rangers, the Hartford Wolf Pack, and the Binghamton Rangers of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers and spent two seasons in their system, (playing only two games at the NHL level, despite scoring a goal in both games) before returning to Russia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989–90 Metallurg Cherepovets USSR-2 19 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1990–91 Metallurg Cherepovets USSR-2 62 17 10 27 20 — — — — — 1991–92 Metallurg Cherepovets USSR-2 57 16 7 25 34 — — — — — 1992–93 Metallurg Cherepovets RUS 42 18 5 23 18 — — — — — 1992–93 Metallurg Cherepovets-2 RUS-2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Dynamo Moscow RUS 36 9 14 23 10 11 3 1 4 2 1994–95 Dynamo Moscow RUS 48 9 20 29 28 14 1 7 8 2 1995–96 Dynamo Moscow RUS 42 19 9 28 49 9 2 8 10 2 1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 16 5 5 10 6 — — — — — 1996–97 Binghamton Rangers AHL 61 22 27 49 6 4 1 1 2 2 1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 15 2 2 4 6 — — — — — 1997–98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 56 20 28 48 18 15 11 8 19 4 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 64 24 41 65 22 — — — — — 1998–99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 8 3 6 9 2 6 0 1 1 2 1999–00 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 37 9 9 18 16 — — — — — 1999–00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 23 6 7 13 0 1 0 0 0 2 2000–01 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 38 9 3 12 8 6 0 1 1 0 2002–03 Dynamo Moscow RSL 47 8 9 17 20 5 1 3 4 2 2003–04 Dynamo Moscow RSL 54 11 19 30 19 3 0 0 0 2 2003–04 Dynamo Moscow-2 RUS-3 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2004–05 Dynamo Moscow RSL 41 8 14 22 12 9 1 2 3 0 2005–06 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 41 7 15 22 24 13 7 6 13 4 2006–07 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 51 10 23 33 44 16 2 7 9 4 2007–08 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 41 9 19 28 26 — — — — — 2008–09 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 47 5 28 33 32 4 1 0 1 0 2009–10 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 21 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 33 2 4 6 16 2 0 0 0 6 RUS/RSL totals 481 117 150 267 269 86 17 35 52 18 KHL totals 101 7 38 45 48 8 1 0 1 6 NHL totals 33 9 7 16 14 1 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Russia WC 6 0 2 2 6 1996 Russia WC 8 0 2 2 2 Senior totals 14 0 4 4 6

Awards and honors International Hockey League championship: 1995 (with Dynamo) AHL All-Star Game: 1998 Russian Super League championship: 2005 (with Dynamo) IIHF European Champions Cup: 2006 (with Dynamo) Russian Super League championship: 2006 (with Ak Bars) IIHF European Champions Cup: 2007 (with Ak Bars)