Nikolai Vladimirovich Drozdetsky (Russian: Николай Владимирович Дроздецкий, 14 June 1957 – 25 November 1995) was a Russianice hockey right winger. He played for SKA Leningrad in 1974–1979, then for HC CSKA Moscow 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 in Sweden, where he played in 1989–1995.[2] He was named most valuable player 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.[3]
Drozdetsky played on the Soviet national team in 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1985, which won the IIHF World Championships in 1981 and 1982, the Olympic gold medal in 1984, the 1981 Canada Cup, and the 1981, 1982, and 1985 European championships.[2] He was the top goal scorer at the 1984 Olympics with ten goals in seven games, and also led the Soviet team with 12 points.[1]
He died from complications of diabetes right after participating in a Seniors' hockey game.[1]
^ abcdEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^ abA to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey. Azhockey.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
^Team CCCP Players Info: Nikolay DROZDETSKY (Николай ДРОЗДЕЦКИЙ). Chidlovski.net. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
External linksEdit
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Nikolai Drozdetsky at CCCP International
(in Russian) Soviet sports legends – Nikolai Drozdetsky
nikolai, drozdetsky, nikolai, vladimirovich, drozdetsky, russian, Николай, Владимирович, Дроздецкий, june, 1957, november, 1995, russian, hockey, right, winger, played, leningrad, 1974, 1979, then, cska, moscow, from, 1979, until, part, through, 1986, season, . Nikolai Vladimirovich Drozdetsky Russian Nikolaj Vladimirovich Drozdeckij 14 June 1957 25 November 1995 was a Russian ice hockey right winger He played for SKA Leningrad in 1974 1979 then for HC CSKA Moscow from 1979 until part way through the 1986 87 season when he played again for Leningrad until 1989 He finished his career with Boras HC in Sweden where he played in 1989 1995 2 He was named most valuable player 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 3 Nikolai DrozdetskyBorn 1957 06 14 14 June 1957Kolpino Russian SFSR USSR 1 Died25 November 1995 1995 11 25 aged 38 St Petersburg Russia 1 Height185 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight85 kg 187 lb 13 st 5 lb PositionRight WingShotLeftPlayed forSKA LeningradHC CSKA MoscowBoras HCNational team Soviet UnionPlaying career1974 1995Medal record Olympic Games1984 Sarajevo TeamWorld Championships1981 Sweden Team1982 Finland Team1985 Czechoslovakia TeamDrozdetsky played on the Soviet national team in 1981 1982 1984 and 1985 which won the IIHF World Championships in 1981 and 1982 the Olympic gold medal in 1984 the 1981 Canada Cup and the 1981 1982 and 1985 European championships 2 He was the top goal scorer at the 1984 Olympics with ten goals in seven games and also led the Soviet team with 12 points 1 He died from complications of diabetes right after participating in a Seniors hockey game 1 Contents 1 Career statistics 1 1 Regular season and playoffs 1 2 International 2 References 3 External linksCareer statistics EditRegular season and playoffs Edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1974 75 SKA Leningrad USSR 6 1 1 2 2 1975 76 SKA Leningrad USSR 31 6 7 13 4 1976 77 SKA Leningrad USSR 16 3 3 6 20 1977 78 SKA Leningrad USSR 27 15 14 29 21 1978 79 SKA Leningrad USSR 41 27 17 44 72 1979 80 CSKA Moscow USSR 41 31 18 49 22 1980 81 CSKA Moscow USSR 44 30 28 58 21 1981 82 CSKA Moscow USSR 46 28 16 44 25 1982 83 CSKA Moscow USSR 42 17 18 35 16 1983 84 CSKA Moscow USSR 44 31 20 51 34 1984 85 CSKA Moscow USSR 39 12 11 23 28 1985 86 CSKA Moscow USSR 31 12 8 20 20 1986 87 CSKA Moscow USSR 7 3 2 5 2 1986 87 SKA Leningrad USSR 14 13 1 14 4 1987 88 SKA Leningrad USSR 30 8 9 17 20 1988 89 SKA Leningrad USSR 42 13 17 30 20 1989 90 Boras HC SWE III 34 41 42 83 152 1990 91 Boras HC SWE III 34 42 46 88 104 1991 92 Boras HC SWE II 28 24 20 44 80 1992 93 Boras HC SWE II 26 12 33 45 56 1993 94 Boras HC SWE II 32 13 28 41 60 1994 95 Boras HC SWE II 31 8 17 25 69 USSR totals 501 250 190 440 331 SWE II totals 117 57 98 155 265 International Edit Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM1975 Soviet Union EJC 5 3 0 3 41976 Soviet Union WJC 0 2 2 1981 Soviet Union WC 8 5 6 11 41981 Soviet Union CC 7 2 2 4 21982 Soviet Union WC 8 1 0 1 21984 Soviet Union OG 7 10 2 12 21985 Soviet Union WC 10 5 7 12 4Senior totals 40 23 17 40 14References Edit a b c d Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Nikolai Drozdetsky Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 a b A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey Azhockey com Retrieved on 2 November 2011 Team CCCP Players Info Nikolay DROZDETSKY Nikolaj DROZDECKIJ Chidlovski net Retrieved on 2 November 2011 External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com or The Internet Hockey Database Nikolai Drozdetsky at CCCP International in Russian Soviet sports legends Nikolai DrozdetskyPreceded byVladislav Tretiak Soviet MVP1984 Succeeded bySergei Makarov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nikolai Drozdetsky amp oldid 1163959989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
