Alexei Kasatonov
| Alexei Kasatonov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kasatonov in 2009 | |||
| Born |
14 October 1959 Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL New Jersey Devils Mighty Ducks of Anaheim St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins SL/IHL/RSL SKA Saint Petersburg CSKA Moscow | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
225th overall, 1983 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1997 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1984 Sarajevo | Team |
| 1988 Calgary | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1980 Lake Placid | Team |
Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov (Russian: Алексей Викторович Касатонов; born 14 October 1959 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a retired Russian ice hockey defenceman, a long-time member of the Soviet Union national team.
On the international stage, Kasatonov won two golds (1984, 1988) and one silver (1980) in the Olympics, and five golds (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989) in the World Championships. 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 45th National Hockey League All-Star Game.
After retiring from the NHL in 1996, following a shoulder injury in an AHL game for the Providence Bruins, Kasatonov returned to play one last season for his former Soviet club HC CSKA Moscow. Due to the severity of the injury his playing days were now behind him as he chose to return to New Jersey and 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 could not stay away from Hockey as he began to train 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 moved back to Russia for a head coaching position at PHC Krylya Sovetov.
(2010) Kasatonov is back in Moscow as the Vice President of the HC CSKA Moscow Hockey Club. (2011–2012) Kasatonov became the Vice President and General Manager of SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL, 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 | |
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 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Columbia Spectator Article