Vyacheslav Fetisov

Viacheslav (Slava) Alexandrovich Fetisov, born April 20, 1958, in Moscow, Soviet Union now Russia) was the Minister of Sport in Russia in 2002-2008, is the current member of the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kontinental Hockey League, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency Athletes Committee, and a former ice hockey defenseman, considered one of the best defensemen of all time, a long-time captain for the Soviet Union national team. He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (International Ice Hockey Federation) Team of the Century in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries, receiving the most votes out of all players.
With Igor Larionov, he was instrumental in breaking the barrier that stopped Soviet players from joining the NHL. Fetisov was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.
On the international stage, Fetisov is one of the most decorated players ever, winning two golds (1984, 1988) and one bronze (1980) in the Olympics, and seven golds (1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990), one silver (1987), two bronzes (1985, 1991) in the World Championships, one Canada Cup in 1981, and Ice Hockey World Junior Championship in 1978. At the 2002 Olympics, he was head coach of the Russian national team, winning the bronze. Fetisov and team mate Igor Larionov, along with NHL defenseman Scott Niedermayer, are the only players to win the Stanley Cup, World Ice Hockey Champions, Ice Hockey at the Winter Olympics, World Ice Hockey Junior Championship, and Canada/World Cup Championship.
On the club level, Fetisov played for CSKA Moscow (1975–89), New Jersey Devils (1989–95) and Detroit Red Wings (1995–98). He won two Stanley Cups with Detroit (1997, 1998). After retiring as a player, Fetisov became an assistant coach with New Jersey (1999–2002), winning the Stanley Cup in 2000. In his heyday, many referred to Fetisov as the Russian Bobby Orr.
Fetisov was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1984).
On March 29, 2005, Fetisov joined the World Anti-Doping Agency's Athlete Committee as its inaugural chairman.
Following a private party on June 13, 1997, celebrating the Red Wings’ Stanley Cup triumph, Fetisov, along with teammate Vladimir Konstantinov and team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov, hired a limousine to drive them home. The driver, Richard Gnida, whose license was suspended at the time for drunk driving, lost control of the limousine and hit a tree on the median of Woodward Avenue, in Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb north of Detroit. Konstantinov spent several weeks in a coma before finally pulling through. He also suffered from serious head injuries and paralysis, while Fetisov escaped with relatively minor injuries and was able to play the following season. Mnatsakanov sustained heavy head injuries and also spent some time in a coma. He has had a considerably more difficult recovery than Konstantinov. The driver was charged with and convicted of driving with a suspended license.
== 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
1978–79 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	29 	10 	19 	29 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	37 	10 	14 	24 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	— 	13 	16 	29 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	46 	15 	26 	41 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	43 	6 	17 	23 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	44 	19 	30 	49 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	20 	13 	12 	25 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	40 	15 	19 	34 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	39 	13 	20 	33 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	46 	18 	17 	35 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	HC CSKA Moscow 	USSR 	 	23 	9 	8 	17 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	72 	8 	34 	42 	52 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	10
1990–91 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	67 	3 	16 	19 	62 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	15
1991–92 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	70 	3 	23 	26 	108 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	8
1992–93 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	76 	4 	23 	27 	158 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	4
1993–94 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	52 	1 	14 	15 	30 	 	14 	1 	0 	1 	8
1994–95 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Detroit Red Wings	NHL 	 	14 	3 	11 	14 	2 	 	18 	0 	8 	8 	14
1995–96 	Detroit Red Wings	NHL 	 	69 	7 	35 	42 	96 	 	19 	1 	4 	5 	34
1996–97 	Detroit Red Wings	NHL 	 	64 	5 	23 	28 	76 	 	20 	0 	4 	4 	42
1997–98 	Detroit Red Wings	NHL 	 	58 	2 	12 	14 	72 	 	21 	0 	3 	3 	10
USSR totals	USSR totals 	USSR totals	 	367 	141 	198 	339 	314 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	546 	36 	192 	228 	656 	 	116 	2 	26 	28 	145
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
* Fetisov at Hockey CCCP International
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