Sergei Gonchar
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Sergei Gonchar Facts
- Date of Birth
- Apr 13, 1974
- Age
- 52
- Place of Birth
- Chelyabinsk, RUS
- Nation
- Russia
- Youth Team
- Traktor Chelyabinsk
- Position
- D
- Height
- 188 cm / 6'2"
- Weight
- 95 kg / 209 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
- Player Type
- Offensive Defenseman
- Highlights
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Gonchar had seven points in his first season (31 games played) and showed huge potential, as he transferred smoothly to the North American style of hockey. He broke out as a top-notch offensive defenseman in his second season and followed that up with several seasons of high offensive production, including six straight seasons of 30 or more points. Despite his immense talent, Gonchar never won a Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman; the closest he ever got was finishing fourth in voting three times.
Overall, Gonchar was an offensively skilled defenseman with an excellent eye for the game. A good skater with good stickhandling. Had a good opening pass and was generally a good passer. He was a lethal weapon on the power play, a world class player and also played sound defense. With a devastating wrist shot and smooth skating skills, he liked to shoot from the blue line, but he was never very physical player.
Gonchar is a two-time Olympic medal-winner with Russia. He earned a silver medal at the 1998 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2002 Olympic Games. In addition, Gonchar also competed in the 1993 World Junior Championship, two World Cups and three World Championships.
Nephews: Mikhail Gonchar, Artyom Gonchar
Team Staff profile of Sergei Gonchar also available »Overall, Gonchar was an offensively skilled defenseman with an excellent eye for the game. A good skater with good stickhandling. Had a good opening pass and was generally a good passer. He was a lethal weapon on the power play, a world class player and also played sound defense. With a devastating wrist shot and smooth skating skills, he liked to shoot from the blue line, but he was never very physical player.
Gonchar is a two-time Olympic medal-winner with Russia. He earned a silver medal at the 1998 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2002 Olympic Games. In addition, Gonchar also competed in the 1993 World Junior Championship, two World Cups and three World Championships.
Nephews: Mikhail Gonchar, Artyom Gonchar
He’s so smart. He knows so much about the game. You just need to listen, and you’ll learn so much from him
—Justin Schultz 2017
You look at his track record, over 1,300 games, 800 points. He's had a phenomenal track record at the NHL level
—Mike Johnston 2015
He took care of me. He’s a great guy and an unbelievable player. He’s my best friend here
—Evgeni Malkin 2013
He’s a very good player, a character player. He’s going to bring a great presence to our dressing room. He’ll help the young kids
—Jim Nill 2013
Sergei is an outstanding defenseman with excellent offensive skills, and he will be a tremendous asset to the Penguins organization
—Craig Patrick 2005
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91-92 |  Soviet Union U18 | Phoenix Cup | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
 CIS U18 | Viking Cup | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 97-98 |  Lada Togliatti | Euro HL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 04-05 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Spengler Cup | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
Sergei Gonchar Career Totals
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| League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AHL | 2 | 61 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 0.69 | 67 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -2 |
 EJC-18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 | 8 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Euro HL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| International | 8 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0.42 | 26 | 6* | 0 | |||||||
| KHL | 1 | 37 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 0.78 | 40 | 19 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 20 | 1301 | 220 | 591 | 811 | 0.62 | 981 | 33 | 14 | 141 | 22 | 68 | 90 | 0.64 | 102 | 3 |
| OG | 4 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Phoenix Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Russia | 4 | 122 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 0.32 | 164 | 22* | 3 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.21 | 32 | -2* |
| Russia2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Soviet | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 6 | - | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | - |
| Soviet2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
 Spengler Cup | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Viking Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| WC | 3 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.50 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| WCup | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
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Sergei Gonchar Career Highlights
| Season | Awards by Season |
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| 1991-1992 | |
| 1993-1994 | |
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| 2012-2013 |
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Retired10/03/2015
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11/11/2014
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06/07/2013
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09/16/2012
07/01/2010
Sergei Gonchar Biography and Trivia
Cult/Star player for Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Cult/Star player for Ottawa Senators
Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins
Cult/Star player for Russia
Cult/Star player for Traktor Chelyabinsk
Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals
- 2015-10-27 • Announces retirement, becoming Pittsburgh Penguins' Defensemen Development Coach
- 2013-06-10 • Re-signed to a two-year contract ($10M) by the Dallas Stars
- 2013-06-07 • Traded to the Dallas Stars for a conditional 2013 6th round pick
- 2012-09-16 • Signed to a lockout contact by Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- 2010-07-01 • Signed to a three-year contract ($16.5M) by the Ottawa Senators
- 2005-08-03 • Signed to a five-year contract ($25M) by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2004-09-21 • Signed to a lockout contact by Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- 2004-08-03 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2004-03-03 • Traded to the Boston Bruins for Shaone Morrisonn & 2004 1st (Jeff Schultz) & 2nd (Mikhail Yunkov) round picks
Gonchar met his future wife, Xenia Smetanenko, then a figure skater for Armenia, at the 1998 Nagano Olympic games.