Alexei Yashin
Alexei Yashin is a Russian former professional ice hockey center who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders, serving as captain of both teams. He also played nine seasons in the Russian Superleague (RSL) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for Dynamo Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and SKA Saint Petersburg.
Yashin received his initial fame for being the first draft pick in the history of Ottawa Senators (second overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft). He arrived in Ottawa for the 1993-94 NHL season, scoring 79 points in his rookie season and earning a nomination for the Calder Memorial Trophy. Yashin was named team captain of the Senators, and the pinnacle of his career came in the 1998-99 season when he scored 94 points. At the conclusion of the season, Yashin was runner-up for both the Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's most valuable player, as well as being named an NHL Second Team All-Star.
On the international stage, Yashin has represented Russia in the 1996 and 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 1998, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics. He has won Olympic silver (1998) and bronze (2002) medals.
Yashin received his initial fame for being the first draft pick in the history of Ottawa Senators (second overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft). He arrived in Ottawa for the 1993-94 NHL season, scoring 79 points in his rookie season and earning a nomination for the Calder Memorial Trophy. Yashin was named team captain of the Senators, and the pinnacle of his career came in the 1998-99 season when he scored 94 points. At the conclusion of the season, Yashin was runner-up for both the Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's most valuable player, as well as being named an NHL Second Team All-Star.
On the international stage, Yashin has represented Russia in the 1996 and 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 1998, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics. He has won Olympic silver (1998) and bronze (2002) medals.
