Andrei Viktorovich Nazarov (; born May 22, 1974) is a Russian former professional

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player and head coach of HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly managed the Kazakh team

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(of the Kontinental Hockey League's Chernyshev Division), the Ukrainian national team and been joint coach of the Russian National Hockey Team. He has been nicknamed "the Russian Bear", and in his coaching career, "the Russian Keenan".

Career

Nazarov was drafted 10th overall by the

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in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He also played for the

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and the

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. In his NHL career, Nazarov played 571 regular season games, scoring 53 goals and 71 assists for 124 points. He also collected 1,409 penalty minutes. Nazarov served only one season (2013-2014) as the coach of HC Donbass before moving to Barys. In 2021, without any evidence, Nazarov accused NHL star Artemi Panarin of assaulting a woman, later saying he was motivated to make the accusation due to Panarin's comments supporting anti-government protests in Russia. Nazarov, a known supporter of Russian leader

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, has repeatedly and publicly criticized Panarin for his outspoken beliefs regarding Putin’s regime.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1974 births Living people Avangard Omsk players Boston Bruins players Calgary Flames players HC Dynamo Moscow players Metallurg Novokuznetsk players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Kansas City Blades players Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team coaches Kentucky Thoroughblades players Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players Minnesota Wild players NHL first-round draft picks Ice hockey people from Chelyabinsk Phoenix Coyotes players Russia men's national ice hockey team coaches Russian ice hockey coaches Russian ice hockey left wingers San Jose Sharks draft picks San Jose Sharks players Soviet ice hockey left wingers Tampa Bay Lightning players Russian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Ukraine men's national ice hockey team coaches {{Russia-icehockey-winger-stub