Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey)

Vladimir Igorevich Malakhov (Russian: Владимир Игоревич Малахов; born August 30, 1968) is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the Russian Super League. Currently, Malakhov is a Player Development coach for the New York Islanders.

Vladimir Malakhov
Born (1968-08-30) August 30, 1968
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for USSR
Spartak Moscow
CSKA Moscow
NHL
New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
National team  Russia,
Unified Team and
 Soviet Union
NHL Draft 191st overall, 1989
New York Islanders
Playing career 19862005
Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
1992 Albertville Ice hockey
2002 Salt Lake City Ice hockey

Malakhov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, tenth round, 191st overall. He has played for Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils (winning the Stanley Cup in 2000), New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers.

Transactions

Controversy

In 1999 Donald Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, was given a check for $350,000 from Vladimir to be given as a loan to a friend of Vladimir's, Yulia Fomina. The friend, however, swore in an affidavit that she never received the money and never even knew the check had been written until it was discovered years later in a Florida lawsuit.[1][2]

On December 19, 2005, reports surfaced that Malakhov, who joined the Devils for the second time, had unexpectedly retired from the NHL. However, shortly after the story broke, his agent claimed that Malakhov had not retired and was taking a leave of absence "to deal with some internal, personal and medical issues." This claim was disputed by Lou Lamoriello, Devils CEO, president, general manager, and interim head coach. Lamoriello rejected the request for a leave of absence and treated Malakhov's absence as a retirement. This marked the end of Malakhov's pro career.

Achievements

  • Olympic Bronze Medal (2002)
  • 1999–2000 Stanley Cup (New Jersey)
  • NHL All-Rookie Team (1993)
  • Olympic Gold Medal (1992)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87Spartak MoscowUSSR2201112
1987–88Spartak MoscowUSSR2822426
1988–89CSKA MoscowUSSR3462816
1989–90CSKA MoscowUSSR482101234
1990–91CSKA MoscowUSSR465131822
1991–92CSKA MoscowCIS320881281120
1992–93Capital District IslandersAHL321311
1992–93New York IslandersNHL64143852591736912
1993–94New York IslandersNHL761047578040006
1994–95New York IslandersNHL263131632
1994–95Montreal CanadiensNHL1414514
1995–96Montreal CanadiensNHL615232879
1996–97Montreal CanadiensNHL651020304350006
1997–98Montreal CanadiensNHL7413314470934710
1998–99Montreal CanadiensNHL6213213477
1999–2000Montreal CanadiensNHL70004
1999–2000New Jersey DevilsNHL17145192314518
2000–01New York RangersNHL30224
2001–02New York RangersNHL816222883
2002–03New York RangersNHL713141752
2003–04New York RangersNHL563151853
2003–04Philadelphia FlyersNHL601121715612
2005–06New Jersey DevilsNHL2945926
USSR/CIS totals 210 15 36 51 122 8 1 1 2 0
NHL totals 712 86 260 346 697 75 8 19 27 64

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1987 Soviet Union WJC DQ 6 0 0 0 4
1990 Soviet Union WC 10 0 1 1 10
1991 Soviet Union WC 10 0 0 0 4
1991 Soviet Union CC 5th 5 0 0 0 4
1992 Unified Team OG 8 3 0 3 4
1992 Russia WC 5th 6 2 1 3 4
1996 Russia WCH SF 4 1 0 1 8
2002 Russia OG 6 1 3 4 4
Senior totals 49 7 5 12 38

References

  1. Cormier, Anthony. "Why Trump's Lawyer Was Sued Over $350,000 He Says He Doesn't Remember Cashing". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. Hettena, Seth. "A Brief History of Michael Cohen's Criminal Ties". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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