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Russia Alexander Mogilny
#89 Albany River Rats / AHL - 05/06
1-time Triple Gold Club 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Feb 18, 1969
Position
RW
Age
55
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Khabarovsk, RUS
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
CSKA Moskva
Status
Retired
Drafted
1988 round 5 #89 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Mogilny is perhaps best known for being the first Russian to defect from the Soviet Union and join the NHL. He also holds the record for goals in a season by a Russian, scoring 76 in 1993. The 6x All-Star retired in 2006 with 473 goals and 1,032 points in 990 games and ranks 4th all-time in scoring among Russian players. Mogilny is a Triple Gold Club member and won the Maurice Richard and Lady Byng, as well as the Stanley Cup with the Devils in 2000.

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Alexander Mogilny Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1985-86 Soviet Union U17 WHC-17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Soviet Union U18 EJC-18 5* 4* 1* 5* 4* -* |
1986-87 CSKA Moskva Soviet 28* 15* 1* 16* 4* -* |
Soviet Union U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 2* 5* 4* -* |
1987-88 CSKA Moskva Soviet 39* 12* 8* 20* 14* -* |
Soviet Union U20 WJC-20 7* 8* 10* 18* 2* -* |
Soviet Union OG 6* 3* 2* 5* 2* -* |
1988-89 CSKA Moskva Soviet 31* 11* 11* 22* 24* -* |
Soviet Union U20 WJC-20 7* 7* 5* 12* 4* -* |
Soviet Union WC 10* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65* 15* 28* 43* 16* 8* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -2
1990-91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62* 30* 34* 64* 16* 14* | Playoffs 6 0 6 6 2 -1
1991-92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67* 39* 45* 84* 73* 7* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 0 -1
1992-93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77* 76* 51* 127* 40* 7* | Playoffs 7 7 3 10 6 2
1993-94 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 66* 32* 47* 79* 22* 8* | Playoffs 7 4 2 6 6 1
1994-95 Spartak Moskva Russia 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 44* 19* 28* 47* 36* 0* | Playoffs 5 3 2 5 2 -6
1995-96 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79* 55* 52* 107* 16* 14* | Playoffs 6 1 8 9 8 -1
1996-97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76* 31* 42* 73* 18* 9* |
Russia WCup 5* 2* 4* 6* 0* 0* |
1997-98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51* 18* 27* 45* 36* -6* |
1998-99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59* 14* 31* 45* 58* 0* |
1999-00 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 47* 21* 17* 38* 16* 7* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 12* 3* 3* 6* 4* -4* | Playoffs 23 4 3 7 4 1
2000-01 New Jersey Devils NHL 75* 43* 40* 83* 43* 10* | Playoffs 25 5 11 16 8 3
2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66* 24* 33* 57* 8* 1* | Playoffs 20 8 3 11 8 1
2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73* 33* 46* 79* 12* 4* | Playoffs 6 5 2 7 4 2
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 37* 8* 22* 30* 12* 9* | Playoffs 13 2 4 6 8 -1
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 34* 12* 13* 25* 6* -7* |
Albany River Rats AHL 19* 4* 10* 14* 17* -4* |

Alexander Mogilny Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 19* 4* 10* 14* 0.74* 17* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 4* 1* 5* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 16 990* 473* 559* 1 032* 1.04* 432* 81* | 12 124 39 * 47 * 86 * 0.69 * 58 * -2 *
OG 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Soviet 3 98* 38* 20* 58* 0.59* 42* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 0* 3* 3* 0.30* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 5* 2* 4* 6* 1.20* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 20* 18* 17* 35* 1.75* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Alexander Mogilny Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for CSKA Moskva

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Cult/Star player for Russia

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Career transactions
- 2005-08-16 • Signed to a two-year contract ($7M) by the New Jersey Devils
- 2001-07-03 • Signed to a four-year contract ($22M) by the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2000-03-14 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils for Brendan Morrison & Denis Pederson
- 1995-07-08 • Traded to the Vancouver Canucks with a 1995 5th round pick (Todd Norman) for Mike Peca, Mike Wilson & a 1995 1st round pick (Jay McKee)