Vitali Prokhorov

Vitali Vladimirovich Prokhorov (born December 25, 1966 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired professional hockey player who played briefly with the St. Louis Blues in the NHL. He played left wing and shot left-handed.
Prokhorov began his playing career in his native USSR. He played for Spartak Moscow for 9 seasons from 1983 until 1992. He also played for the USSR in the 1991 Canada Cup and for Russia in the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Ice Hockey World Championship. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union many Russian players attempted to come to North America to play in the NHL. Prokhorov was no exception, and he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round, 64th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He along with Vitali Karamnov and Igor Korolev created a "Moscow Express Line" that was expected to bring a big scoring punch to the Blues.
For the 1992–1993 season however things did not go well for Prokhorov. After a slow start, Prokhorov suffered a shoulder injury that limited him to only 26 games the whole year. He did have a bright spot during the season however when he scored a hat trick against the Philadelphia Flyers on October 31, 1992. After starting the 1993–1994 season with the Peoria Rivermen Prokhorov played 55 games with the Blues, scoring 25 points. The following season Prokhorov played 20 games with the Rivermen and only 2 games with the Blues before being released. 
Following his stint in the NHL Prokhorov played the 1995–1996 season in Sweden and 4 more seasons in Russia before retiring from hockey in 2001.
== 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
1983–84 	Spartak Moscow 	USSR 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Spartak Moscow 	USSR 	 	31 	1 	1 	2 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Spartak Moscow 	USSR 	 	29 	3 	9 	12 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Spartak Moscow 	USSR 	 	27 	1 	6 	7 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Spartak Moscow 	USSR 	 	19 	5 	0 	5 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Spartak Moscow 	USSR 	 	37 	11 	5 	16 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Spartak Moscow 	USSR 	 	43 	13 	8 	21 	35 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Spartak Moscow 	USSR 	 	43 	21 	10 	31 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Spartak Moscow 	CIS 	 	32 	12 	16 	28 	54 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	14
1992–93 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	26 	4 	1 	5 	15 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	55 	15 	10 	25 	20 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1993–94 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 	 	19 	13 	10 	23 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Spartak Moscow 	IHL 	 	8 	1 	4 	5 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 	 	20 	6 	3 	9 	6 	 	9 	4 	7 	11 	6
1995–96 	Färjestads BK 	SEL 	 	37 	7 	11 	18 	61 	 	8 	2 	0 	2 	31
1997–98 	Spartak Moscow 	RSL 	 	46 	21 	14 	35 	92 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	12
1998–99 	HC Davos 	NLA 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	CSKA Moscow 	RSL 	 	12 	5 	5 	10 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 	 	16 	2 	4 	6 	8 	 	9 	2 	1 	3 	27
1999–2000 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL 	 	20 	8 	11 	19 	8 	 	12 	5 	4 	9 	2
2000–01 	Lada Togliatti 	RSL 	 	14 	2 	4 	6 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Vityaz Podolsk 	RSL 	 	24 	5 	9 	14 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Khimik Voskresensk 	RUS-2 	 	32 	10 	8 	18 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	83 	19 	11 	30 	35 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	Place 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1991 	Soviet Union 	CC 	5th 	5 	1	2 	3 	4
1992 	Unified Team 	Oly 	 	8 	2	4 	6 	6
1992 	CIS 	WC 	5th 	6 	0	3 	3 	4
1998 	Russia 	WC 	5th 	6 	0	1 	1 	0
Senior Int'l Totals	Senior Int'l Totals	Senior Int'l Totals	Senior Int'l Totals	25	3	10	13 	14
==External links==
* 
* 
*
*
Category:Born in 1966
Category:Färjestads BK players
Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:CSKA Moscow players
Category:HC Davos players
Category:Khimik Voskresensk players
Category:Lada Togliatti players
Category:Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Category:Spartak Moscow players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the Unified Team
Category:Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players
Category:Russian ice hockey players
Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Soviet ice hockey players
Category:Vityaz Chekhov players
Category:Retired in 2001
Category:1992 Olympian