Pavel Viktorovich Torgayev (; born January 25, 1966) is a Russian former professional

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player. He played 55 games in the

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for the

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and

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from 1995 to 1999. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1982 to 2005, was mainly spent in Russia. He was selected by the Flames in the 11th round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Torgayev played for the Soviet Union national junior team and then the Russian national team at the

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and 1995 World Championships.

Playing career

Torgaev spent 12 seasons in the Soviet League before moving to

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for two years in 1993. After being drafted by the Flames, Torgaev came to North America, where he appeared in 41 regular season games with the Flames in 1995–96, recording six goals and ten assists in 41 games. After returning to Europe to play in

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for three seasons, Torgaev once again returned to the NHL in 1999–00, Torgaev appeared in nine more games with the Flames before being claimed by Tampa Bay on waivers. After playing five more games with the Lightning, he refused an assignment to the minor leagues, and returned to Russia, where he remained until his retirement following the 2004–05 season. Torgaev represented his nation internationally several times. He was a member of the bronze medal winning Soviet team at the 1985 World Junior Championships. Torgaev was also a member of the Russian national team at the

, scoring two goals as the Russians finished fourth. In 1995, he again represented Russia at the

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Regular season and playoffs

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torgayev, Pavel 1966 births Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players HC Davos players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players HC Lugano players Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics JYP Jyväskylä players Living people Olympic ice hockey players for Russia Russian ice hockey centres Saint John Flames players Severstal Cherepovets players Soviet ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Nizhny Novgorod Tampa Bay Lightning players Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players HC TPS players Competitors at the 1985 Summer Universiade Winter World University Games medalists in ice hockey FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union