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Alexei Gusarov

Alexei Gusarov
Born (1964-07-08) July 8, 1964 (age 52)
Leningrad, URS
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for USSR
SKA Leningrad
CSKA Moscow
NHL
Quebec Nordiques
Colorado Avalanche
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
National team  Soviet Union 
 Russia
NHL Draft 213th overall, 1988
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1981–2001
Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Team

Alexei Vasilievich Gusarov (Russian: Алексей Васильевич Гусаров) (born July 8, 1964) is a retired Russian ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues.

Born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Gusarov was a veteran of the Soviet national team before playing in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the 1989 IIHF World Championship, the 1996 Stanley Cup, and the Olympic gold medal in 1988.

Standing 6'2" and weighing in at 183 lb (83 kg), Gusarov was selected 213th overall by Quebec Nordiques in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Gusarov is considered to be one of the finest Russian defensemen to play in the NHL. After his playing career ended Gusarov retired to Colorado where he started coaching the AAA hockey club Evolution.

Gusarov now serves as the general manager of a professional hockey team in Russia.



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