Sergei Berezin

For Soviet football player and Russian coach, see Sergei Berezin (footballer).

Sergei Berezin
Born	(1971-11-05) November 5, 1971 Voskresensk, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Khimik Voskresensk Kölner Haie Toronto Maple Leafs Phoenix Coyotes Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks Washington Capitals HC CSKA Moscow
National team	Russia
NHL Draft	256th overall, 1994 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1990–2004

Sergei Yevgenyevich Berezin (Russian: Серге́й Евгеньевич Березин; born November 5, 1971) is a former NHL player from 1996–97 through 2002–03. Berezin, who played left wing in the NHL, was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the tenth round (#256 overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Upon being selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the tenth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Berezin played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks) where he registered 137 total points in 88 games played. From 1990-1994 Sergei played in Russia for Khimik Voskresensk where, in 1993-1994, he picked up 41 points in 40 games.

In his first season in the NHL (1996–97) Berezin scored 25 goals and had 41 points in 73 games. This production was enough to earn a spot on the NHL all-rookie team. His best NHL season was in 1998-1999 when he scored 37 goals and 59 points. After the 2000-2001 season Berezin was traded from Toronto to the Phoenix Coyotes.

Over the next two seasons, Berezin would play for four different NHL franchises. In 2001-2002 Berezin played for the Coyotes and the Montreal Canadiens. While playing in a home game for the Canadiens, Berezin scored the storied franchise's 10,000th home ice goal. In the following season he would play for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals.

He retired from professional hockey while playing for CSKA Moscow.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Khimik Voskresensk	USSR		30	6	2	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Khimik Voskresensk	CIS		36	7	5	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Khimik Voskresensk	IHL		38	9	3	12	12		2	1	0	1	0
1993–94	Khimik Voskresensk	IHL		40	31	10	41	16		3	2	0	2	2
1994–95	Kölner Haie	DEL		43	38	19	57	8		18	17	8	25	10
1995–96	Kölner Haie	DEL		50	49	31	80	8		14	13	9	22	10
1996–97	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		73	25	16	41	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		68	16	15	31	10		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		76	37	22	59	12		17	6	6	12	4
1999–00	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		61	26	13	39	2		12	4	4	8	0
2000–01	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		79	22	28	50	8		11	2	5	7	2
2001–02	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		41	7	9	16	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		29	4	6	10	4		6	1	1	2	0
2002–03	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		66	18	13	31	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Washington Capitals	NHL		9	5	4	9	4		6	0	1	1	0
2003–04	HC CSKA Moscow	RSL		16	1	3	4	14		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				502	160	126	286	54		52	13	17	30	6

International statistics

Year	Team	Comp	Place	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	Soviet Union	WJC		7	3	1	4	6
1994	Russia	Oly	4th	8	3	2	5	2
1994	Russia	WC	5th	6	2	1	3	2
1995	Russia	WC	5th	6	7	1	8	4
1996	Russia	WC	4th	8	4	5	9	2
1996	Russia	WCH	SF	2	1	0	1	0
1998	Russia	WC	5th	6	6	2	8	2
Senior int'l totals				36	23	11	34	12

External links

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