Valeri Kamensky

Valeri Viktorovich Kamenski () (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player.
==Playing career==
Before the National Hockey League (NHL), he started his career with Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship League (1982–1985) and the played for the powerhouse club CSKA Moscow (1985–1991). In 1991 he moved to the NHL, where he played for the Quebec Nordiques (1991–1995, spending the 1994 lockout break in HC Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland), Colorado Avalanche (1995–1999), New York Rangers (1999–2001), Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils (2001–2002). He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Avalanche.
He is also known for scoring one of the most memorable goals of the 97/98 season. He received a pass and scored while spinning in mid-air. The goal was used in the opening intro for the NHL 98 video game. He also scored the first goal in the Avalanche's history in Denver since the relocation from Quebec City.
==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
1982–83 	Khimik Voskresensk	USSR 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Khimik Voskresensk	USSR 		20 	2 	2 	4 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Khimik Voskresensk	USSR 		45 	9 	3 	12 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	CSKA Moscow 	USSR 		40 	15 	9 	24 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	CSKA Moscow 	USSR 		37 	13 	8 	21 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	CSKA Moscow 	USSR 		51 	26 	20 	46 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	CSKA Moscow 	USSR 		40 	18 	10 	28 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	CSKA Moscow 	USSR 		45 	19 	18 	37 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	CSKA Moscow 	USSR 		46 	20 	26 	46 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		23 	7 	14 	21 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		32 	15 	22 	37 	14 		6 	0 	1 	1 	6
1993–94 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		76 	28 	37 	65 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	HC Ambrì–Piotta 	NDA 		12 	13 	6 	19 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		40 	10 	20 	30 	22 		2 	1 	0 	1 	0
1995–96 	Colorado Avalanche	NHL 		81 	38 	47 	85 	85 		22 	10 	12 	22 	28
1996–97 	Colorado Avalanche	NHL 		68 	28 	38 	66 	38 		17 	8 	14 	22 	16
1997–98 	Colorado Avalanche	NHL 		75 	26 	40 	66 	60 		7 	2 	3 	5 	18
1998–99 	Colorado Avalanche	NHL 		65 	14 	30 	44 	28 		10 	4 	5 	9 	4
1999–2000 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		58 	13 	19 	32 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		65 	14 	20 	34 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		24 	3 	6 	9 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		30 	4 	8 	12 	18 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	Khimik Voskresensk	RSL 		23 	5 	9 	14 	53 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Khimik Voskresensk	RSL 		57 	17 	19 	36 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
USSR totals	USSR totals 	USSR totals		329 	122 	96 	218 	230 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		637 	200 	301 	501 	383 		66 	25 	35 	60 	72
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1984 	Soviet Union 	EJC 	 		5 	1 	3 	4 	0
1985 	Soviet Union 	WJC 	 		7 	2 	2 	4 	8
1986 	Soviet Union 	WJC 	 		7 	7 	6 	13 	6
1986 	Soviet Union 	WC 	 		9 	2 	0 	2 	8
1987 	Soviet Union 	WC 	 		10	5 	3 	8 	6
1987 	Soviet Union 	CC 	 		9 	6 	1 	7 	6
1988 	Soviet Union 	OG 	 		8 	4 	2 	6 	4
1989 	Soviet Union 	WC 	 		10	4 	4 	8 	8
1990 	Soviet Union 	WC 	 		10	7 	2 	9 	20
1991 	Soviet Union 	WC 	 		10	6 	5 	11 	10
1994 	Russia 	WC 	5th 		6 	5 	5 	10 	12
1998 	Russia 	OG 	 		6 	1 	2 	3 	0
2000 	Russia 	WC 	11th 		6 	0 	0 	0 	10
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		19	10	11	21 	14
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		84	40	24	64 	84
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
*1985–86: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
*1986: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
*1986–87: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
*1988: Gold medal (XV Olympic Winter Games).
*1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
*1987–88: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (USSR Cup).
*1989: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
*1988–89: Gold medal, CSKA Moscow (Soviet Championship League).
*1990: Gold medal (Ice Hockey World Championships).
*1995–96: Stanley Cup, Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
*1998: Silver medal (XVIII Olympic Winter Games).
*2004-05: Faith Towards Hockey Award
==References==
==External links==
*
*Valery Kamensky at Hockey CCCP International
Category:1966 births
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:HC Ambrì-Piotta players
Category:HC CSKA Moscow players
Category:HC Khimik Voskresensk players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:National Hockey League All-Stars
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Russia
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Russia
Category:Quebec Nordiques draft picks
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
Category:Russian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Soviet ice hockey left wingers
Category:Triple Gold Club
Category:Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Category:IIHF Hall of Fame inductees