Andrei Nazarov

This article is about the Russian ice hockey player. For the Estonian decathlete of the same name, see Andrei Nazarov (athlete).

Andrei Nazarov
Born	(1974-05-22) May 22, 1974 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning Calgary Flames Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Boston Bruins Phoenix Coyotes Minnesota Wild
National team	Russia
NHL Draft	10th overall, 1992 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	1991–2006

Andrei Viktorovich Nazarov (Russian: Андрей Викторович Назаров; born May 22, 1974) is a former Russian professional ice hockey player. He has formerly managed the Kazakh team Barys Astana (of the Kontinental Hockey League's Chernyshev Division), the Ukrainian national team and been joint coach of the Russian National Hockey Team . He has been nicknamed "The Russian Bear", and in his coaching career, "The Russian Keenan".

Nazarov was drafted 10th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Boston Bruins and Phoenix Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild. In his NHL career, Nazarov played 571 regular season games, scoring 53 goals and 71 assists for 124 points. He also collected 1409 penalty minutes.

Nazarov served only one season (2013-2014) as the coach of HC Donbass before moving to Barys.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	HC Dynamo Moscow	CIS		2	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HC Dynamo Moscow	IHL		42	8	2	10	79		10	1	1	2	8
1993–94	HC Dynamo Moscow	IHL		6	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Kansas City Blades	IHL		71	15	18	33	64		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	San Jose Sharks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kansas City Blades	IHL		43	15	10	25	55		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	San Jose Sharks	NHL		26	3	5	8	94		6	0	0	0	9
1995–96	Kansas City Blades	IHL		27	4	6	10	118		2	0	0	0	2
1995–96	San Jose Sharks	NHL		42	7	7	14	62		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		3	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	San Jose Sharks	NHL		60	12	15	27	222		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL		40	1	1	2	112		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		14	1	1	2	58		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		26	2	0	2	43		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Calgary Flames	NHL		36	5	9	14	30		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Calgary Flames	NHL		76	10	22	32	78		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		16	1	0	1	29		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Boston Bruins	NHL		63	1	4	5	200		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Boston Bruins	NHL		47	0	2	2	164		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		30	6	3	9	51		3	0	0	0	2
2002–03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		59	3	0	3	135		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		33	1	2	3	125		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	RSL		9	0	0	0	20		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Avangard Omsk	RSL		24	0	2	2	153		7	0	0	0	6
2005–06	Minnesota Wild	NHL		2	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Houston Aeros	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				571	53	71	124	1409		9	0	0	0	11

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Russia	WC	5th		6	1	2	3	10

External links

• Andrei Nazarov's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Andrei Nazarov profile at Eurohockey.com
• Andrei Nazarov's player profile at NHL.com

Preceded by Mike Rathje	San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 1992	Succeeded by Viktor Kozlov
Preceded by Ari-Pekka Selin	Head coach of the Barys Astana 2014–15	Succeeded by Yerlan Sagymbayev