Vyacheslav Kozlov

Vyacheslav Kozlov	Vyacheslav Kozlov
 	
Born 	May 3, 1972 (1972-05-03) (age 38),
Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, URS
Height
Weight 	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position 	Left wing
Shoots 	Left
F. teams 	
Detroit Red Wings
Buffalo Sabres
Atlanta Thrashers
Viacheslav Anatolevich Kozlov (Russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Козлов; born May 3, 1972 in Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger who currently is a free agent in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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==
==== Detroit Red Wings====
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 was also a contributing member of the team during their second consecutive Stanley Cup run in 1998.
==== Buffalo Sabres====
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.
==== Atlanta Thrashers====
Since the inception of the shootout into NHL play in 2005, Kozlov has been known as the league's best scorer in the shootouts as of the end of season 08-09.
Kozlov played his 1,000th 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.
Kozlov re-signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 4, 2007, with a three-year, $11–million contract with no trade clause. Rick Dudley announce that they will not resign Kozlov to the 2010-2011 Season.
== 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 Voskresensk 	USSR 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Khimik Voskresensk 	USSR 		14 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Khimik Voskresensk 	USSR 		45 	14 	12 	26 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Khimik Voskresensk 	USSR 		45 	11 	13 	24 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	CSKA Moscow 	CIS 		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 	CSKA Moscow 	IHL 		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 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		55 	8 	18 	26 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1182 	356 	497 	853 	704 		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 	Event 	Place 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990 	Soviet Union	WJC 	2 		7 	4	7	11 	0
1991 	Soviet Union	WJC 	2 		7 	3	9	12 	12
1991 	Soviet Union	WC 	3 		10	3	4	7 	10
1991 	Soviet Union	CC 	5th 		5 	1	2	3 	6
1994 	Russia 	WC 	5th 		1 	0	0	0 	4
1996 	Russia 	WCH 	SF 		5 	1	2	3 	8
Int'l totals	Int'l totals	Int'l totals	Int'l totals		21	5	8	13 	28
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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