Sergei Fedorov

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Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 206 lb (94 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Nationality	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia
Born	December 13, 1969, Pskov, USSR
NHL Draft	74th overall, 1989 Detroit Red Wings
Pro Career	1990 – present

</div></div>Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov (Russian:Сергей Викторович Фёдоров, Sergej Viktorovič Fëdorov; born December 13 1969 in Pskov, Soviet Union; now Russia) is a professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League.

1 Playing Career
2 Marriage
3 Legal Trouble
4 Awards
5 Career statistics
6 International play
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Playing Career

Sergei was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, fourth round, 74th overall. In his pre-NHL days, he played for CSKA Moscow on a line with future superstars Pavel Bure and Alexander Mogilny and was drafted in the same year as Bure and a year after Mogilny. In 1990, while CSKA Moscow was in Seattle for the Goodwill Games, Fedorov quietly slipped out of his hotel room and onto an airplane bound for Detroit. Thus, he became one of many NHL stars to have defected from the Soviet Union to play in the NHL.

Arguably, his greatest season was in the 1993-94 NHL season when he won that year's Hart Memorial Trophy (being the first European-trained player to do so), Frank J. Selke Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award, and finished second in scoring behind Los Angeles' Wayne Gretzky with 56 goals and 120 points. He would also win another Frank J. Selke Trophy in 1996, after compiling another 100-point season with 39 goals and 107 points. One year later, he was a member of the Red Wings' first Stanley Cup championship team since 1955, contributing 20 points in 20 playoff games for Detroit. He would go on to win two more Stanley Cups in 1998 (with 20 points in 22 playoff games) and 2002, both with the Red Wings. During the 1990's he was third in playoff scoring, with 134 points behind only Jaromir Jagr (135) and Mario Lemieux (136). He is also the only player in NHL history to have four consecutive 20+ point playoff campaigns. He won a bronze medal with Russia in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and a silver medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.

In 1998, Fedorov earned $28 million, the highest salary ever paid to an NHL athlete. His base salary was only $2 million but his contract contained two large bonuses ($14 million signing bonus and $12 million bonus for his team reaching the Conference Finals).

In the 2003 offseason, Fedorov signed with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, earning the ire of Hockeytown. Fedorov remained with Anaheim between 2003-2005. It was with the Ducks that Fedorov picked up his 1,000th point, becoming the first Russian-born and fifth European-born player to do so. He was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 15, 2005. Fedorov, as a Blue Jacket, also played his 1,000th NHL game on November 30, 2005 becoming the 13th European-born player to reach 1,000 NHL games and the 205th player overall to do so. However, Fedorov's production as of late has never reached the levels posted in Detroit, and he has lost the superstar status he enjoyed during his days with the Red Wings.

Throughout the latter stages of his career, Fedorov has been criticized for egotism, greed, and lack of a team-player ethic. In 1998, he held out in contract negotiations for more than half the season, only rejoining the team when offered a record-large contract. After the 2002-2003 season, Fedorov again held out on negotiations, making claims that he should be the Red Wings` franchise player. This time, the issue was not settled, leading to his departure to Anaheim.

[edit] Marriage

Sergei claimed he and Tennis star Anna Kournikova were married in 2001, but later divorced in 2003.  However, Kournikova's representatives deny any marriage to Fedorov.

[edit] Legal Trouble

Fedorov was arrested by Royal Oak, Michigan police in September, 2001 for misdemeanor driving while impaired. Officers stopped Fedorov for running a red light and asked him to take a Breathalyzer test. Fedorov registered a 0.09 blood alcohol level, which was below the 0.10 required for a drunk driving charge but Fedorov was charged with misdemeanor impaired driving. Fedorov pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year's probation, directed to perform 100 hours of community service, and ordered to pay fines and court costs.

[edit] Awards

NHL All-Rookie Team - 1991
Played in NHL All-Star Game - 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2003
Frank J. Selke Trophy - 1994, 1996
Hart Memorial Trophy - 1994
Lester B. Pearson Award - 1994

[edit] Career statistics

As of June 25, 2006 [1]

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986-87	CSKA Moscow	USSR	29	6	6	12	12	--	--	--	--	--
1987-88	CSKA Moscow	USSR	48	7	9	16	20	--	--	--	--	--
1988-89	CSKA Moscow	USSR	44	9	8	17	35	--	--	--	--	--
1989-90	CSKA Moscow	USSR	48	19	10	29	20	--	--	--	--	--
1990-91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	77	31	48	79	66	7	1	5	6	4
1991-92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	32	54	86	72	11	5	5	10	8
1992-93	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	34	53	87	72	7	3	6	9	23
1993-94	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	82	56	64	120	34	7	1	7	8	6
1994-95	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	42	20	30	50	24	17	7	17	24	6
1995-96	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	78	39	68	107	48	19	2	18	20	10
1996-97	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	74	30	33	63	30	20	8	12	20	12
1997-98	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	21	6	11	17	25	22	10	10	20	12
1998-99	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	77	26	37	63	66	10	1	8	9	8
1999-00	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	68	27	35	62	22	9	4	4	8	4
2000-01	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	75	32	37	69	40	6	2	5	7	0
2001-02	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	31	37	68	36	23	5	14	19	20
2002-03	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	36	47	83	52	4	1	2	3	0
2003-04	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	80	31	34	65	42	--	--	--	--	--
2005-06	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	5	0	1	1	2	--	--	--	--	--
2005-06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	62	12	31	43	64
NHL totals			1033	437	609	1046	667	162	50	113	163	113

[edit] International play

Played for the Soviet Union in:

1988 World Junior Championships (silver medal)
1989 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
1989 World Championships (gold medal)
1990 World Championships (gold medal)
1991 Canada Cup

Played for Russia in:

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Preceded by: Ron Francis	Frank J. Selke Trophy Winner 1996	Succeeded by: Michael Peca
Preceded by: Doug Gilmour	Frank J. Selke Trophy Winner 1994	Succeeded by: Ron Francis
Preceded by: Mario Lemieux	Lester B. Pearson Award Winner 1994	Succeeded by: Eric Lindros
Preceded by: Mario Lemieux	Winner of the Hart Trophy 1994	Succeeded by: Eric Lindros