# Vadim Glovatsky

Vadim Nikolayevich Glovatsky (Russian: Вадим Николаевич Гловацкий, 1 January 1970 – 5 January 2015) was a Soviet and later Kazakhstani ice hockey defender. He played for several Soviet and Russian clubs between 1985–2005, and represented Kazakhstan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing fifth.
Glovatsky won the Russian title with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 1999 and 2001, placing second in 1998 and third in 2000; he won the European Hockey League title in 1999 and 2000 and the Russian Cup in 1998 with the same club. After retiring from competitions he worked as an assistant coach of Chelyabinsk Polar Bears.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1985–86 | Metallurg Chelyabinsk | URS.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Metallurg Chelyabinsk | URS.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Metallurg Chelyabinsk | URS.2 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | SKA Sverdlovsk | URS.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Metallurg Chelyabinsk | URS.2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Metallurg Chelyabinsk | URS.2 | 65 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | URS | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | CIS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | CIS.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | IHL | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1992–93 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | IHL | 46 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1993–94 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | IHL | 52 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1995–96 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | IHL | 49 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1995–96 | Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk | RUS.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 43 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1997–98 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 44 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| 1998–99 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 34 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 31 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999–2000 | Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk | RUS.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2001–02 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001–02 | Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk | RUS.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Severstal–2 Cherepovets | RUS.3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Sibir–2 Novosibirsk | RUS.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS.2 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Polytechnic Chelyabinsk | RUS.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| URS.2/CIS.2 totals | URS.2/CIS.2 totals | URS.2/CIS.2 totals | 161 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 187 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 161 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 59 |
| RSL totals | RSL totals | RSL totals | 297 | 25 | 73 | 98 | 188 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 55 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1997 | Kazakhstan | WC B | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | Kazakhstan | OG | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | Kazakhstan | WC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |