Yashin was a highly skilled forward, scoring many goals and assists throughout his career, who made many NHL headlines for the wrong reasons. He tried to have his contract renegotiated three times in five years when he played with the Senators. He sat out the 1998-99 season over a contract dispute. He became the first Russian to be the full-time captain of an NHL team. He spent 12 seasons in NHL and moved back to Russia in 2007 after being bought out of the Islanders contract, where he continued his career. Even after retirement in 2012, he was still being paid by Islanders until 2015. In December 2012, he was appointed to the post of general manager of the Russian National Women's Team.
On the international stage, the former first rounder is a two-time member of Russia's Olympic team (1998 and 2002), a seven-time member of its World Championship team (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2005), two-time member of its World Junior team (1992, 1993) and a two-time member of its World Cup team.
Brother: Dmitry Yashin
S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | |
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1989-90 | Luch Sverdlovsk | Soviet2 | 3* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | -* | | | |||||||
1990-91 | Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk | Soviet | 26* | 2* | 1* | 3* | 10* | -* | | | Relegation | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | - |
1990-91 | Soviet Union U18 | EJC-18 | 6* | 2* | 3* | 5* | 2* | -* | | | |||||||
1991-92 | Dynamo Moskva | Soviet | 28* | 7* | 3* | 10* | 19* | -* | | | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1991-92 | Dynamo Moskva-2 | Soviet3 | 6* | 6* | 2* | 8* | 8* | -* | | | |||||||
1991-92 | CIS U20 | WJC-20 | 7* | 4* | 2* | 6* | 2* | 8* | | | |||||||
1992-93 | Dynamo Moskva | Russia | 27* | 10* | 12* | 22* | 18* | -* | | | Playoffs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | - |
1992-93 | Russia U20 | WJC-20 | 3* | 1* | 0* | 1* | 4* | -2* | | | |||||||
1992-93 | Russia | WC | 8* | 2* | 1* | 3* | 5* | 2* | | | |||||||
1993-94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 83* | 30* | 49* | 79* | 22* | -49* | | | |||||||
1993-94 | Russia | WC | 5* | 1* | 2* | 3* | 8* | 2* | | | |||||||
1994-95 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 24* | 15* | 20* | 35* | 32* | 19* | | | |||||||
1994-95 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 47* | 21* | 23* | 44* | 20* | -20* | | | |||||||
1995-96 | CSKA Moskva | Russia | 4* | 2* | 2* | 4* | 4* | -* | | | |||||||
1995-96 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 46* | 15* | 24* | 39* | 28* | -15* | | | |||||||
1995-96 | Russia “C” | WC | 8* | 4* | 5* | 9* | 4* | 4* | | | |||||||
1996-97 | Ottawa Senators “A” | NHL | 82* | 35* | 40* | 75* | 44* | -7* | | | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
1996-97 | Russia | WCup | 5* | 0* | 2* | 2* | 6* | 0* | | | |||||||
1996-97 | Russia | WC | 5* | 3* | 0* | 3* | 12* | -2* | | | |||||||
1997-98 | Ottawa Senators “A” | NHL | 82* | 33* | 39* | 72* | 24* | 6* | | | Playoffs | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -6 |
1997-98 | Russia | OG | 6* | 3* | 3* | 6* | 0* | 6* | | | |||||||
1998-99 | Ottawa Senators “C” | NHL | 82* | 44* | 50* | 94* | 54* | 16* | | | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -4 |
1998-99 | Russia “C” | WC | 6* | 8* | 1* | 9* | 6* | 4* | | | |||||||
1999-00 | Russia | WC | 5* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 8* | 0* | | | |||||||
1999-00 | Did not play | * | * | * | * | * | * | | | ||||||||
2000-01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 82* | 40* | 48* | 88* | 30* | 10* | | | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2000-01 | Russia “C” | WC | 7* | 2* | 3* | 5* | 6* | -3* | | | |||||||
2001-02 | New York Islanders “A” | NHL | 78* | 32* | 43* | 75* | 25* | -3* | | | Playoffs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -2 |
2001-02 | Russia | OG | 6* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 0* | 1* | | | |||||||
2001-02 | Russia (all) | International | 6* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 0* | 1* | | | |||||||
2002-03 | New York Islanders “A” | NHL | 81* | 26* | 39* | 65* | 32* | -12* | | | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 |
2003-04 | New York Islanders “A” | NHL | 47* | 15* | 19* | 34* | 10* | -1* | | | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
2003-04 | Russia | WC | 6* | 1* | 2* | 3* | 2* | 0* | | | |||||||
2004-05 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Russia | 10* | 3* | 3* | 6* | 14* | 7* | | | Playoffs | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
2004-05 | Russia “A” | WCup | 4* | 1* | 2* | 3* | 4* | 3* | | | |||||||
2004-05 | Russia | WC | 9* | 2* | 1* | 3* | 8* | 3* | | | |||||||
2005-06 | New York Islanders “C” | NHL | 82* | 28* | 38* | 66* | 68* | -14* | | | |||||||
2005-06 | Russia “A” | OG | 8* | 1* | 3* | 4* | 4* | 1* | | | |||||||
2006-07 | New York Islanders “C” | NHL | 58* | 18* | 32* | 50* | 44* | 6* | | | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007-08 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Russia | 56* | 16* | 27* | 43* | 63* | 10* | | | Playoffs | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 |
2008-09 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 56* | 21* | 26* | 47* | 30* | 10* | | | Playoffs | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
2008-09 | Russia (all) | International | 3* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 0* | 0* | | | |||||||
2009-10 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 56* | 18* | 46* | 64* | 38* | 21* | | | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
2010-11 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 52* | 15* | 18* | 33* | 50* | 4* | | | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
2011-12 | CSKA Moskva | KHL | 43* | 9* | 11* | 20* | 18* | 0* | | | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | |
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1992-93 | Russia | Sauna Cup | 3* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 2* | 1* | | | |||||||
1992-93 | Russia | Deutschland Cup | 3* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 2* | 2* | | | |||||||
2004-05 | Russia | EHT | 2* | 0* | 2* | 2* | 0* | -* | | | |||||||
2008-09 | Russia | EHT | 3* | 0* | 1* | 1* | 0* | 0* | | | |||||||
2010-11 | SKA St. Petersburg | Spengler Cup | 4* | 3* | 3* | 6* | 4* | -* | | |
League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | | | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
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Deutschland Cup | 1 | 3* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 0.67* | 2* | 2* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
EHT | 2 | 5* | 0* | 3* | 3* | 0.60* | 0* | 0* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
EJC-18 | 1 | 6* | 2* | 3* | 5* | 0.83* | 2* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
IHL | 1 | 24* | 15* | 20* | 35* | 1.46* | 32* | 19* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
International | 2 | 9* | 1* | 2* | 3* | 0.33* | 0* | 1* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
KHL | 4 | 207* | 63* | 101* | 164* | 0.79* | 136* | 35* | | | 4 | 30 | 11 * | 16 * | 27 * | 0.90 * | 14 * | 5 * |
NHL | 12 | 850* | 337* | 444* | 781* | 0.92* | 401* | -83* | | | 8 | 48 | 11 * | 16 * | 27 * | 0.56 * | 24 * | -16 * |
OG | 3 | 20* | 5* | 7* | 12* | 0.60* | 4* | 8* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Russia | 4 | 97* | 31* | 44* | 75* | 0.77* | 99* | 17* | | | 3 | 35 | 18 * | 16 * | 34 * | 0.97 * | 44 * | 12 * |
Sauna Cup | 1 | 3* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 0.67* | 2* | 1* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Soviet | 2 | 54* | 9* | 4* | 13* | 0.24* | 29* | -* | | | 2 | 18 | 1 * | 3 * | 4 * | 0.22 * | 12 * | - * |
Soviet2 | 1 | 3* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00* | 0* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Soviet3 | 1 | 6* | 6* | 2* | 8* | 1.33* | 8* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Spengler Cup | 1 | 4* | 3* | 3* | 6* | 1.50* | 4* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
WC | 9 | 59* | 24* | 16* | 40* | 0.68* | 59* | 10* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
WCup | 2 | 9* | 1* | 4* | 5* | 0.56* | 10* | 3* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
WJC-20 | 2 | 10* | 5* | 2* | 7* | 0.70* | 6* | 6* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
DATE | STATUS | FROM | TO | SOURCE |
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09/27/2011 | ||||
09/27/2011 | Confirmed | SKA St. Petersburg | CSKA Moskva | |
07/18/2010 | ||||
07/18/2010 | Extension | SKA St. Petersburg | SKA St. Petersburg | |
05/28/2009 | ||||
05/28/2009 | Confirmed | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | SKA St. Petersburg |
Cult/Star player for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Cult/Star player for New York Islanders
Cult/Star player for Ottawa Senators
Cult/Star player for Russia
Cult/Star player for SKA St. Petersburg
Career transactions
Suspended for entire 1999-2000 season by Ottawa Senators for refusing to report to team, 1999-11-09.
Independent arbitrator ruled that Yashin was eligible to play for Team Russia at 2000 World Hockey Championships.
- 2001-06-23 • Traded to NY Islanders by Ottawa for Bill Muckalt, Zdeno Chára and NY Islanders' 1st round pick (Jason Spezza) in 2001 NHL Draft
- 2005-02-14 • Signed as a free agent by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
- 2007-07-20 • Signed as a free agent by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
- 2009-05-29 • Signed as a free agent by SKA St. Petersburg