# Andrei Tarasenko (ice hockey)

Andrei Vladimirovich Tarasenko (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Тарасенко, 11 September 1968 – 11 July 2024) was a Russian ice hockey player. He participated in the 1994 Winter Olympics, where his team secured a fourth-place finish. He played in eight games and scored two goals. After retiring he worked as the head coach and then senior coach with HC Sibir Novosibirsk, the club he played for in 1984–1986 and 2001–2003.
Tarasenko died on 11 July 2024, at the age of 55. His son Vladimir is also an ice hockey player.

## 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 |
| 1984–85 | Sibir Novosibirsk | USSR II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Sibir Novosibirsk | USSR II | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Mashinostroitel Novosibirsk | USSR III | | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 1986–87 | Sibir Novosibirsk | USSR II | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | SKA Novosibirsk | USSR III | 71 | 37 | 2 | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | SKA Novosibirsk | USSR II | 71 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | USSR | 46 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | USSR | 46 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | CIS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | IHL | 42 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993–94 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | IHL | 44 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1994–95 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | IHL | 50 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | IHL | 52 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 25 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1997–98 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 46 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 22 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999–2000 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 36 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 29 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 51 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
| 2002–03 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 46 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Kazakhmys Satpaev | KAZ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Kazakhmys Satpaev | KAZ | 22 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Kazakhmys Satpaev | RUS II | 50 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Kazakhmys Satpaev | KAZ | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Kazakhmys Satpaev | RUS II | 44 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| USSR/CIS totals | USSR/CIS totals | USSR/CIS totals | 99 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 188 | 68 | 103 | 171 | 94 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| RSL totals | RSL totals | RSL totals | 208 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 120 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1994 | Russia | OG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | Russia | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |