Igor Kravchuk
| Igor Kravchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 13, 1966 Ufa, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa CSKA Moscow Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues Ottawa Senators Calgary Flames Florida Panthers | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union  Unified Team & Russia | ||
| NHL Draft |
71st overall, 1991 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 1982–2003 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing the Soviet Union
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1988 Calgary | Team |
| Representing the Unified Team
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| | 1992 Albertville | Team |
| Representing Russia
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1998 Nagano | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Salt Lake City | Team |
Igor Aleksandrovich Kravchuk (Russian: Игорь Александрович Кравчук; born September 13, 1966) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who spent several seasons in the National Hockey League and also competed internationally for the USSR and Russia.
Playing career
Kravchuk started his NHL career in 1992 with the Chicago Blackhawks, who drafted him 71st overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He would also spend time with the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers. In all, Kravchuk played in 699 regular season games, scoring 64 goals and 210 assists for 274 points, collecting 251 penalty minutes. He also played in 51 playoff games, scoring 6 goals and 15 assists for 21 points, collecting 18 penalty minutes. Kravchuk was also a member of the Unified Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Two days after his 21st birthday Kravchuk was the lone defenceman facing a 3 on 1 in the final game of the 1987 Canada Cup. Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, and Larry Murphy skated in on goaltender Sergei Mylnikov and Lemieux scored the game and series winning goal at 18:34 of the third period. He has two sons; Ilya and Christopher. He also has a daughter.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR-2 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 48 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | CIS | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 38 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 81 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 81 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 79 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 64 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 37 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 78 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 699 | 64 | 210 | 274 | 261 | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 18 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | CC |  |
5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | Oly | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WC | |
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | CC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1992 | Unified Team | Oly | |
8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1998 | Russia | Oly | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Russia | WC | 11th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Russia | Oly | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 62 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 28 | ||||
External links
- (Russian) Igor Kravchuk
- Igor Kravchuk's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Igor Kravchuk's player profile at NHL.com
- Igor Kravchuk profile at Eurohockey.com