Nikolai Vladimirovich Drozdetsky (, 14 June 1957 – 25 November 1995) was a
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
right winger. He played for
SKA Leningrad
Hockey Club SKA (), often referred to as SKA Saint Petersburg and literally as the Sports Club of the Army, is a professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey Leag ...
in 1974–1979, then for
HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow (, ''Central Sports Club of the Army, Moscow'') is a professional ice hockey club based in Moscow, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). It is referred to in the West as "Central R ...
from 1979 until part way through the 1986/87 season, when he played again for Leningrad, until 1989. He finished his career with
Borås HC
Borås HC is a Swedish professional ice hockey club, based in Borås, currently playing in HockeyEttan in Sweden.
The club played constantly in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan between 2007 and 2012, but due to economical problems the Bo ...
in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
, where he played in 1989–1995.
[A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey](_blank)
Azhockey.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2011. He was named
most valuable player
In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...
of the Soviet elite league in 1984. He scored 252 goals in 503 league games and 64 goals in 109 international games with the Soviet national team.
Team CCCP Players Info: Nikolay DROZDETSKY (Николай ДРОЗДЕЦКИЙ)
Chidlovski.net. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
Drozdetsky played on the Soviet national team in 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1985, which won the IIHF World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), first officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the E ...
in 1981 and 1982, the Olympic gold medal in 1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
, the 1981 Canada Cup
The 1981 Labatt Canada Cup was the second best-on-best ice hockey world championship and involved the world's top six hockey nations. Tournament games were held in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. The Soviet Union defeated Canada in a s ...
, and the 1981, 1982, and 1985 European championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
*
Nikolai Drozdetsky at CCCP International
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Drozdetsky, Nikolai
1957 births
1995 deaths
Borås HC players
HC CSKA Moscow players
Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic ice hockey players for the Soviet Union
People from Kolpino
Russian ice hockey right wingers
SKA Saint Petersburg players
Soviet expatriate ice hockey players
Soviet ice hockey right wingers
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Deaths from diabetes in Russia