»POSITION Defense »SHOOTS Left »HEIGHT 6'2 »WEIGHT 21 »BIRTHPLACE Ufa, Russia »BIRTHDATE 1/21/78 »SALARY $1,425,000.00 »EXPIRES - »DRAFTED Drafted by San Jose in the 1st round(2nd) in 1996 NHL Entry Draft. »ACQUIRED Claimed off waivers from New Jersey; November, 4, 2002.

»Season Stats GP G A PTS +/- PIM SH SH% 358 28 63 91 -15 328 533 5.25

»Playoff Stats GP G A PTS +/- PIM SH SH% 24 1 1 2 -5 28 36 2.78

»Scouting Report

Role with the team: A defenseman with good size who compliments his partner well with average skills that appear to be solid.   Strengths: Average in just about everything he does. Good passing, good skater.   Weaknesses: Is a guy who likes to be in the shadow of another player. Never takes the spotlight and runs with it.   Potential: Was picked 2nd overall in the '96 Entry Draft. Hasn't lived to be the premiere defenseman that San Jose once thought that he could.

»Player Biography

Lives in Los Angeles, CA during the offseason with his wife, Teresa, and son, Ivan; says Andrei Nazarov of the Phoenix Coyotes is his best hockey friend; Enjoys "The Sopranos" and "The Godfather"; names his father, Yuri, as the most influential person in his life...

Player Biography Information courtesy of NHLPA and Wild.com