Alexander Mogilny | |||
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Born |
Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
February 18, 1969 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
USSR CSKA Moscow NHL Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs |
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National team |
Soviet Union Russia |
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NHL Draft | 89th overall, 1988 Buffalo Sabres |
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Playing career | 1986–2006 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing Soviet Union | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1988 Calgary | Ice hockey | |
World Championship | ||
1989 Sweden | Ice hockey | |
World Junior Championship | ||
1988 Soviet Union | Ice hockey | |
1989 USA | Ice hockey |
Alexander Gennadevich Mogilny (Russian: Александр Геннадиевич Могильный; born February 17, 1969), is a former Russian professional ice hockey player, currently the president of Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
In the National Hockey League (NHL), Mogilny played for the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and the New Jersey Devils. He tied for the NHL lead in goals in the 1992–93 season with 76, and became a member of the Triple Gold Club by winning the Stanley Cup in 2000 with the New Jersey Devils.
In the Soviet Union, Mogilny played on a line with center Sergei Fedorov and winger Pavel Bure. He represented the Soviet Union in 1988 and 1989 at the World Junior Championships, winning the Best Forward award in 1988. Mogilny was also part of the 1987 junior squad that competed in the World Championships known as the Punch-up in Piestany, after both the Canadian and Russian juniors were disqualified after a bench clearing brawl in the gold medal match. Mogilny played for the senior Soviet team that won a gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. After the medal ceremony of the 1989 World Championships in , he left the Soviet team and defected to North America with the help of representatives of the Buffalo Sabres, the NHL club that had drafted him, 89th overall, a year earlier in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.