Victor Nechayev

Victor Nechayev (born January 28, 1955) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played three games for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. He was the first player from the Soviet Union to play in the NHL, as well as the first to score a goal.
In the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, Nechayev was picked 132nd overall by the Kings. Unlike other Soviet players, Nechayev was able to join the team immediately, since he was already living in North America at the time he was drafted. He scored his only NHL goal against the New York Rangers on October 17, 1982.
==Video==
A minutes worth of video of Nechayev including his only NHL goal.
Victor Nechayev scores the first Russian NHL goal ever for Kings (1982)
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