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Slava Kozlov

Vyacheslav Kozlov
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Kozlov (right) during his tenure with the Atlanta Thrashers.
Born (1972-05-03) May 3, 1972 (age 44)
Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, URS
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for NHL:
Detroit Red Wings
Buffalo Sabres
Atlanta Thrashers
Russia:
CSKA Moscow
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Dynamo Moscow
Spartak Moscow
Atlant Moscow Oblast
National team  Soviet Union 
 Russia
NHL Draft 45th overall, 1990
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1987–2015
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union Soviet Union
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Finland
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Finland
Silver medal – second place 1991 Canada

Vyacheslav Anatolevich "Slava" Kozlov (Russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Козлов; born May 3, 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger. Kozlov is a two-time Stanley Cup champion (1997, 1998) from his years playing with the Detroit Red Wings. He has also played for the Buffalo Sabres and Atlanta Thrashers.

Kozlov was drafted 45th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Kozlov made his NHL debut on March 12, 1992, recording two assists in Detroit's 5–4 win over the St. Louis Blues. He became a regular player with Detroit in the 1993–94 NHL season. After the Red Wings acquired Igor Larionov in 1995, coach Scotty Bowman created a 5–man Russian unit (the "Russian Five") consisting of forwards Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov and Igor Larionov, and defensemen Vladimir Konstantinov and Viacheslav Fetisov. This group helped Detroit to a Stanley Cup win in 1997. Kozlov was also a contributing member of the team during their second consecutive Stanley Cup run in 1998.

Kozlov played for Detroit until the summer of 2001, when he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in a trade that put Dominik Hašek in a Red Wings jersey. After one injury-shortened season in Buffalo, Kozlov was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers.


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