Vyacheslav Kozlov

Vyacheslav "Slava" Anatolevich Kozlov (born May 3, 1972, in Voskresensk, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian ice hockey left winger and alternate captain who currently plays for the Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion (1997, 1998) from his years playing with the Detroit Red Wings. He has also played for the Buffalo Sabres and Atlanta Thrashers.
==Playing career==
Kozlov was drafted 45th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Kozlov made his NHL debut on March 12, 1992, recording two assists in Detroit's 5–4 win over the St. Louis Blues. He became a regular player with Detroit in the 1993–94 NHL season. After the Red Wings acquired Igor Larionov in 1995, coach Scotty Bowman created a 5–man Russian unit (the "Russian Five") consisting of forwards Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov and Larionov, and defensemen Vladimir Konstantinov and Viacheslav Fetisov. This group helped Detroit to a Stanley Cup win in 1997.
Kozlov played for Detroit until the summer of 2001, when he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in the trade that put Dominik Hašek in a Red Wings jersey. After one injury-shortened season in Buffalo, Kozlov was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers.
Since the inception of the shootout into NHL play in 2005, Kozlov has been been known as one of the league's best scorers in the shootout.
Kozlov re-signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 4, 2007, with a 3-year, $11–million contract. 
Kozlov played his 1000th NHL game on December 26, 2007, against the Columbus Blue Jackets and his former Russian Five teammate, Sergei Fedorov. After scoring only 41 points during the 2007–08 season, many thought his scoring touch had disappeared. However, he bounced back in 2008–09 with one of the best seasons of his career, scoring 26 goals and 76 points.
==Awards==
*1996–97 NHL Stanley Cup (Detroit Red Wings)
*1997–98 NHL Stanley Cup (Detroit Red Wings)
*2006–07 Dan Snyder Memorial Award
==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
1987–88 	Khimik Moscow Oblast	RSL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Khimik Moscow Oblast	RSL 	 	14 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Khimik Moscow Oblast	RSL 	 	45 	14 	12 	26 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Khimik Moscow Oblast	RSL 	 	45 	11 	13 	24 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	HC CSKA Moscow 	RSL 	 	11 	6 	5 	11 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL 	 	45 	23 	36 	59 	54 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	4
1992–93 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	17 	4 	1 	5 	14 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	2
1993–94 	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	15 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	77 	34 	39 	73 	50 	 	7 	2 	5 	7 	12
1994–95 	HC CSKA Moscow 	RSL 	 	10 	3 	4 	7 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	46 	13 	20 	33 	45 	 	18 	9 	7 	16 	10
1995–96 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	82 	36 	37 	73 	70 	 	19 	5 	7 	12 	10
1996–97 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	75 	23 	22 	45 	46 	 	20 	8 	5 	13 	14
1997–98 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	80 	25 	27 	52 	46 	 	22 	6 	8 	14 	10
1998–99 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	79 	29 	29 	58 	45 	 	10 	6 	1 	7 	4
1999–00 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	72 	18 	18 	36 	28 	 	8 	2 	1 	3 	12
2000–01 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	72 	20 	18 	38 	30 	 	6 	4 	1 	5 	2
2001–02 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	38 	9 	13 	22 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	79 	21 	49 	70 	66 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	76 	20 	32 	52 	74 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Khimik Moscow Oblast	RSL 	 	38 	12 	18 	30 	69 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 	 	8 	2 	4 	6 	0 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	8
2005–06 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	82 	25 	46 	71 	33 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	81 	28 	52 	80 	36 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	6
2007–08 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	82 	17 	24 	41 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	82 	26 	50 	76 	44 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1127 	348 	479 	827 	671 	 	118 	42 	37 	79 	82
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
*Played for the Soviet Union in the 1988 European Junior Championships.
*Played for the Soviet Union in the 1989 European Junior Championships.
*Played for the Soviet Union in the 1990 World Junior Championships.
*Played for the Soviet Union in the 1990 European Junior Championships. 
*Played for the Soviet Union in the 1991 World Junior Championships.
*Played for the Soviet Union in the 1991 World Championships.
*Played for the Soviet Union in the 1991 Canada Cup.
*Played for Team Russia in the 1994 World Championships.
*Played for Team Russia in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
===International statistics===
Year	Team 	Comp	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1987	Soviet Union	EJC 	5 	2	1 	3 	4
1988	Soviet Union	EJC 	6 	5	7 	12 	8
1989	Soviet Union	EJC 	6 	9	10	19 	11
1990	Soviet Union	WJC 	7 	4	7 	11 	0
1991	Soviet Union	WJC 	7 	3	9 	12 	12
1991	Soviet Union	WC 	10	3	4 	7 	10
1991	Soviet Union	CC 	5 	1	2 	3 	6
1994	Russia 	WC 	1 	0	0 	0 	4
1996	Russia 	WCH 	5 	1	2 	3 	8
==References==
*2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8
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