Alexei Kasatonov

Alexei Kasatonov
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Born	(1959-10-14) 14 October 1959 Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL New Jersey Devils Mighty Ducks of Anaheim St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins SL/IHL/RSL SKA Saint Petersburg CSKA Moscow
National team	Soviet Union
NHL Draft	225th overall, 1983 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1976–1997

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
	1984 Sarajevo	Team
	1988 Calgary	Team
	1980 Lake Placid	Team

Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov (Russian: Алексей Викторович Касатонов; born 14 October 1959 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a retired Russian ice hockey defenceman, a long-time member of the Soviet Union national team.

On the international stage, Kasatonov won two golds (1984, 1988) and one silver (1980) in the Olympics, and five golds (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989) in the World Championships. On the club level, Kasatonov played for SKA Leningrad, CSKA Moscow, New Jersey Devils, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, St. Louis Blues, and Boston Bruins. He was Anaheim's lone representative in the 45th National Hockey League All-Star Game.

After retiring from the NHL in 1996, following a shoulder injury in an AHL game for the Providence Bruins, Kasatonov returned to play one last season for his former soviet club HC CSKA Moscow. Due to the severity of the injury his playing days were now behind him as he chose to return to New Jersey and settle down with his wife and son. In 1998 Kasatonov was the general manager of the Russian Olympic Team that captured the Silver Medal in Nagano. After the Olympics he could not stay away from Hockey as he began to train his son and soon began coaching youth hockey in the Tri-State area, running his own weekly clinics in Staten Island for 7 years. In 2003 Kasatonov founded the Admirals Hockey Club which at its peak had 5 teams ranging from Squirts to Juniors. In 2004 Kasatonov accepted the Head Coaching position at Columbia University.

In 2008 Kasatonov moved back to Russia for a Head Coaching position at PHC Krylya Sovetov.

(2010) Kasatonov is back in Moscow as the Vice President of the HC CSKA Moscow Hockey Club. (2011–2012) Kasatonov became the Vice President and General Manager of CKA St. Petersburg of the KHL, the first club that he played for in the Soviet Union.

Honours and awards

• IIHF Hall of Fame (inducted 2009)
• Order For Merit to the Fatherland 4th class
• Order of Honour
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• Order of the Badge of Honour
• Medal "For Distinguished Labour"

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	SKA Leningrad	Soviet		7	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	SKA Leningrad	Soviet		35	4	7	11	15		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		40	5	14	19	30		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		37	5	8	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		47	10	12	22	38		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		46	12	27	39	45		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		44	12	19	31	37		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		39	12	24	36	20		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		40	18	18	36	26		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		40	6	17	23	27		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		40	13	17	30	16		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		43	8	12	20	8		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		41	8	14	22	8		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	New Jersey Devils	NHL		39	6	15	21	16		6	0	3	3	14
1989–90	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		30	6	7	13	6		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Utica Devils	AHL		3	0	2	2	7		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	New Jersey Devils	NHL		78	10	31	41	76		7	1	3	4	8
1991–92	New Jersey Devils	NHL		76	12	28	40	70		7	1	1	2	12
1992–93	New Jersey Devils	NHL		64	3	14	17	57		4	0	0	0	0
1993–94	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		55	4	18	22	43		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	St. Louis Blues	NHL		8	0	2	2	19		4	2	0	2	2
1994–95	Boston Bruins	NHL		44	2	14	16	33		5	0	0	0	2
1994–95	CSKA Moscow	CIS		9	2	3	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Boston Bruins	NHL		19	1	0	1	12		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Providence Bruins	AHL		16	3	6	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HK CSKA Moscow	RSL		38	3	20	23	68		1	0	0	0	0
Soviet totals				529	119	196	315	312		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				383	38	122	160	326		33	4	7	11	40

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978	Soviet Union	WJC			7	1	2	3	2
1979	Soviet Union	WJC			6	3	4	7	6
Junior Int'l Totals					13	4	6	10	8
1980	Soviet Union	Oly			7	2	5	7	2
1981	Soviet Union	WC			8	1	3	4	8
1981	Soviet Union	CC			7	1	10	11	8
1982	Soviet Union	WC			10	0	3	3	6
1983	Soviet Union	WC			10	1	10	11	14
1984	Soviet Union	Oly			7	3	3	6	0
1984	Soviet Union	CC	SF		6	1	4	5	2
1985	Soviet Union	WC			9	5	6	11	19
1986	Soviet Union	WC			10	3	4	7	4
1987	Soviet Union	WC			10	3	5	8	8
1987	Soviet Union	CC			9	1	4	5	4
1988	Soviet Union	Oly			7	2	6	8	0
1989	Soviet Union	WC			10	2	0	2	2
1991	Soviet Union	WC			10	3	3	6	8
1991	Soviet Union	CC	5th		5	0	1	1	6
Senior Int'l Totals					125	28	67	95	97

External links

• Columbia Spectator Article
• Hockey Stats and Bio
• Alexei Kasatonov's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Alexei Kasatonov's player profile at NHL.com
• Alexei Kasatonov profile at Eurohockey.com