Vyacheslav Kozlov

Vyacheslav Kozlov
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
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
	1991 Finland
World Junior Championships
	1990 Finland
	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.