Igor Kravchuk
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Position | Defence |
Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb) |
Pro clubs | Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues Ottawa Senators Calgary Flames Florida Panthers |
Nationality | Russia |
Born | September 13, 1966 , Ufa, U.S.S.R. |
NHL Draft | 71th overall, 1991 Chicago Blackhawks |
Pro career | 1982 – 2003 |
Olympic medal record | |||
Men's Ice Hockey | |||
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Competitor for the Soviet Union | |||
Gold | 1988 Calgary | Team | |
Competitor for the the Unified Team | |||
Gold | 1992 Albertville | Team | |
Competitor for Russia | |||
Silver | 1998 Nagano | Team | |
Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | Team |
Igor Aleksandrovich Kravchuk (Russian: Игорь Александрович Кравчук; born September 13, 1966 in Ufa, Soviet Union) is a retired Russian ice hockey defenceman, who competed internationally for the USSR and Russia.
Kravchuk started his NHL career in 1992 with the Chicago Blackhawks, who drafted him 71st overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He would also spend time with the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers. In all, Kravchuk played in 699 regular season games, scoring 64 goals and 210 assists for 274 points, collecting 251 penalty minutes. He also played in 51 playoff games, scoring 6 goals and 15 assists for 21 points, collecting 18 penalty minutes. Kravchuk was also a member of the Unified Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
He now resides in montreal, and coaches a youth team known as the Harrington Icebergs (www.wiha.ca/). And is a proud father of two sons; Ilya and Christopher.