Vladimir Igorevich Malakhov (russian: Владимир Игоревич Малахов; born August 30, 1968) is a Russian former professional

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player of the

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(NHL). He has also played in the

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. Currently, Malakhov is a Player Development coach for the New York Islanders. Malakhov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, tenth round, 191st overall. He has played for Spartak Moscow,

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, New York Islanders,

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, New Jersey Devils (winning the Stanley Cup in 2000),

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and the Philadelphia Flyers.

Transactions

*June 17, 1989 – New York Islanders' 10th round draft choice (191st overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. *April 5, 1995 – Traded by the New York Islanders, along with

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to the

in exchange for Craig Darby, Kirk Muller and

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. *March 1, 2000 – Traded by the Montreal Canadiens to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for

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, Josh Dewolf and New Jersey's 2001 2nd round draft choice. *July 10, 2000 – Signed as a free agent with the

*March 8, 2004 – Traded by the New York Rangers to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Rick Kozak and Philadelphia's 2005 2nd round draft choice. *August 5, 2005 – Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils. *October 1, 2006 – Traded by the New Jersey Devils, along with a conditional 1st round draft choice, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for

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and Jim Fahey.

Controversies

In 1999,

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’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, was given a check for $350,000 from Malakhov to be given as a loan to his friend, Yulia Fomina. The friend, however, swore in an affidavit that she never received the money and never even knew the check had been written until it was discovered years later in a Florida lawsuit. During the 1999-2000 NHL season, Malakhov came under fire from Canadiens head coach

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, after it was revealed that he went on a ski trip to a resort in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec with his family during the All-Star break. This proved to be controversial with team management, as he hadn't played with the team all season, as he was recovering from a knee injury. As he was in breach of his contract, Malakhov was suspended by the Canadiens as a result. Malakhov further angered Canadiens fans and coaches after he returned to the lineup following his suspension, after he responded to jeers by waving obscene gestures at fans which prompted louder jeers. When asked about it, Malakhov lashed out at the team's fans for his reaction. Malakhov, who was slated to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, was traded to the New Jersey Devils weeks later. On December 19, 2005, reports surfaced that Malakhov, who joined the Devils for the second time, had unexpectedly retired from the NHL. However, shortly after the story broke, his agent claimed that Malakhov had not retired and was taking a leave of absence "to deal with some internal, personal and medical issues." This claim was disputed by Lou Lamoriello, Devils CEO, president,

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, and interim

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. Lamoriello rejected the request for a leave of absence and treated Malakhov's absence as a retirement. This marked the end of Malakhov's pro career.

Achievements

* Olympic Bronze Medal (2002) * 1999–2000 Stanley Cup (New Jersey) *

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(1993) * Olympic Gold Medal (1992)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malakhov, Vladimir 1968 births Living people Battle of the Blades participants Capital District Islanders players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Montreal Canadiens players New Jersey Devils players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players New York Rangers players Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic ice hockey players of Russia Olympic ice hockey players of the Unified Team Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg Philadelphia Flyers players Russian ice hockey defencemen Soviet ice hockey defencemen Stanley Cup champions Triple Gold Club Olympic medalists in ice hockey Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics