Yuri Kuznetsov (b.1965)

Yuri Kuznetsov (Russian Юрий Кузнецов, born 31 January 1965 in Moscow, Russia) is a former Russian ice hockey player.
== Career Notes ==
;Early career in Russia
Kuznetsov started his professional career in 1985, playing in Russia for Krylya Sovetov Moscow of the Soviet Hockey League and of the Vysshaya Liga until 1993.
;Finland
After one year in Swedish Elitserien, he joined HIFK in the SM-Liiga where played for 3 seasons. At the beginning of the 1997-98 season he moved to SaiPa where Kuznetsov stayed for nearly five seasons. During the middle of the 2001-02 season, Kuznetsov left SaiPa and returned to his homeland and the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl after nine years spent abroad.
Overall, Kuznetsov played in 388 matches in SM-Liiga and scored 53 goals, 119 assists and 172 points. He collected 305 penalty minutes. Kuznetsov belonged to the best defenders of the league, scoring 36 points in each of the seasons 1999-00 and 2000-01.
;End of career
After half of a season in Russia, Kuznetsov came back to Finland to play the 2002-03 season for Hokki in Mestis, which was the final year of his career.
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	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
85/86 	Krylia Sovetov 	RSL 	 	40 	0 	2 	2 	20 	 	 	 	 	 	
86/87 	Krylia Sovetov 	RSL 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	
86/87 	 	Vys. 	 	20 	5 	3 	8 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	
87/88 	Voronezh Buran 	Vys. 	 	65 	13 	11 	24 	62 	 	 	 	 	 	
89/90 	Krylia Sovetov 	RSL 	 	52 	0 	2 	2 	26 	 	 	 	 	 	
90/91 	Krylia Sovetov 	RSL 	 	23 	1 	2 	3 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	
91/92 	Krylia Sovetov 	RSL 	 	30 	4 	1 	5 	14 	 	 	 	 	 	
92/93 	Krylia Sovetov 	RSL 	 	42 	8 	2 	10 	14 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0
93/94 	IF Björklöven 	Elitserien 	 	22 	4 	5 	9 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	
93/94 	IF Björklöven 	Allsvenskan 	 	17 	3 	1 	4 	30 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
94/95 	HIFK 	SM-Liiga 	 	49 	9 	18 	27 	56 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0
95/96 	HIFK 	SM-Liiga 	 	50 	6 	11 	17 	75 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
96/97 	HIFK 	SM-Liiga 	 	48 	6 	14 	20 	32 	 	 	 	 	 	
97/98 	SaiPa 	SM-Liiga 	 	48 	6 	5 	11 	44 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
98/99 	SaiPa 	SM-Liiga 	 	54 	3 	15 	18 	34 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	2
99/00 	SaiPa 	SM-Liiga 	 	54 	12 	24 	36 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	
00/01 	SaiPa 	SM-Liiga 	 	55 	9 	27 	36 	34 	 	 	 	 	 	
01/02 	SaiPa 	SM-Liiga 	 	30 	2 	5 	7 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	
01/02 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	RSL 	 	20 	2 	2 	4 	8 	 	9 	0 	0 	0 	14
02/03 	Hokki 	Mestis 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	
Totals 	Totals 	Totals 	 	739 	93 	152 	245 	519 	 	34 	2 	4 	6 	20
SM-Liiga 	SM-Liiga 	SM-Liiga 	 	388 	53 	119 	172 	305 	 	16 	2 	3 	5 	4
Russian Superleague	Russian Superleague	Russian Superleague	 	219 	15 	11 	26 	100 	 	16 	0 	1 	1 	14
Elitserien 	Elitserien 	Elitserien 	 	22 	4 	5 	9 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== See also ==
* Kuznetsov should not be confused with Yuri Kuznetsov (b. Novosibirsk 1971), Russian ice hockey left wing who played for Russia in the 2001 IIHF World Championship.
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Category:Soviet ice hockey players
Category:Krylya Sovetov Moscow players
Category:IF Björklöven players
Category:HIFK players
Category:SaiPa players
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players