Igor Viktorovich Vyazmikin (Russian: Игорь Викторович Вязьмикин; January 8, 1966 – October 30, 2009) was a professional ice hockey forward, who played for CSKA. He was the final player selected in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, going in the twelfth round, 252nd overall, to the Edmonton Oilers, and went on to play four NHL games with that team. Additionally, Vyazmikin played extensively in Europe and North American minor leagues.
Igor Vyazmikin | |||
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Born |
Moscow, Soviet Union | January 8, 1966||
Died |
October 30, 2009 Moscow, Russia | (aged 43)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
HC CSKA Moscow Khimik Voskresensk Cape Breton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Milwaukee Admirals Phoenix Roadrunners Fargo-Moorhead Express HC Fassa (Italy) Hermes HT Ilves HC Severstal | ||
National team | Soviet Union | ||
NHL Draft |
252nd overall, 1987 Edmonton Oilers | ||
Playing career | 1983–1999 |
Vyazmikin was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, and represented the Soviet Union twice internationally, at the 1984 and 1986 World Junior Championships. He died on October 30, 2009, from a long illness.[1][2] He was 43 years old.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1983–84 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 38 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 26 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | Soviet | 30 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Khimik Voskresensk | Soviet | 34 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Khimik Voskresensk | Soviet | 23 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 33 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
1991–92 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Fargo-Moorhead Express | AmHA | 24 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Rungsted Ishockey Klub | DNK | 28 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | HC Fassa | ITA | 12 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | HC Selva | ITA.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 24 | ||
1995–96 | Hermes | FIN.2 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 129 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 22 | ||
1996–97 | Ilves | SM-l | 36 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
Soviet totals | 182 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NHL totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1983 | Soviet Union | EJC | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |
1984 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
1984 | Soviet Union | EJC | 5 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 | |
1986 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 24 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 28 |