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Sergei Bio
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Sergei FedorovPosition: Center
Shoots: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210 lbs
Birthdate: December 13, 1969
Birthplace: Pskov, USSR
Resides: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Year Drafted: 1989
Round Drafted: 4
Overall Choice: 74
Acquired: Detroit's 4th choice (74th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.
Compensation: $2,000,000.00 US
1998-99 Statistics
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Regular Season
Playoffs
GP G A PTS +/- PIM Shots %age GP G A PTS +/- PIM Shots
%age
77 26 37 63 9 66 224 11.61 10 1 8 9 3 8 38 2.63
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Fast Fact:
Fedorov finished tied for second on the team in scoring (63) with Igor Larionov in 1998-99.
The Finesse Game
Versatility is a Fedorov hallmark. He has played left wing and centre, and he fuels a power play and kills penalties. Fedorov is a tremendous package of offensive and defensive skills. He can go from checking the opponent's top centre to powering the power play from shift to shift. His skating is nothing short of phenomenal, and he can handle the puck while dazzling everyone with his blades. Fedorov likes to gear up from his own defensive zone, using his acceleration and balance to drive wide to his right, carrying the puck on his backhand and protecting it with his body. If the defenseman lets up at all, Fedorov is by him, pulling the puck quickly to his forehand. Nor is he by any means selfish. He has 360-degree vision of the ice and makes solid, confident passes right under opponents' sticks and smack onto the tape of his teammates'(the prime exampe being the 40-foot pass he scaled past two Washington defenders to Doug Brown for a power-play goal in Game 4 of the finals). Fedorov will swing behind the opposing net from left to right, fooling the defense into thinking he is going to continue to curl around, but he can quickly reverse with the puck on his backhand, shake his shadow and wheel around for a shot or goalmouth pass. He does it all in a flash, and skating with the puck doesn't slow him down one whit.
The Physical Game
When you are as gifted as Fedorov, opponents will do all they can to hit you and hurt you; when your medical history includes a concussion and a separated shoulder from such contact, you may become gun-shy. Nonetheless, although the wiry Fedorov seems reluctant to absorb big hits or deliver any, he will leave the relative safety of open ice and head to the trenches when he has to. Much of his power is generated from his strong skating. For the most part, his defense is dominated by his reads, anticipation and quickness in knocking down passes and breaking up plays. He is not much of a body checker, and he gets most of his penalties from stick and restraining fouls.
The Intangibles
Fedorov risked alienating his teammates with his lengthy contract dispute, which came on the heels of his refusal to join his Russian teammates when the Stanley Cup was brought to his country for the first time. All was forgiven, if not forgotten, when Fedorov rejoined the team (thanks to Carolina's lavish offer sheet, which Detroit matched). The Red Wings would not have repeated as Cup champions without him.
Personal Information
Detroit chose Sergei in the fourth round (74th overall) of the 1989 Entry Draft. He was runner-up to Ed Belfour for the 1990-91 Calder Memorial Trophy (the NHL award for top rookie) and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. In 1993-94, Sergei won the Hart Trophy (the award given to the league's MVP), the Selke Trophy (the award given to the league's best defensive forward), the Lester B. Pearson Award (an honor given to the league's top performer as voted by the Players' Association) and was named to the NHL First All-Star Team. He scored a goal in his first NHL game on October 4, 1990, against New Jersey. He has won two Stanley Cups as a member of the Red Wings, in 1996-97 and 1997-98. In the 1998-99 season, he scored 26 goals and 37 assists in 77 games.
Sergei played for the Central Red Army Team in Russia from 1986-90, scoring 41 goals and 74 points for the club. His best season was 1989-90, scoring 19 goals and 29 points in 48 games.
Sergei played for Russia at the 1988 World Junior Championship, earning All-Star honors. In 1989, he won a gold medal at the World Junior Championships, scoring 12 points. Sergei won two gold medals with the Soviet National Team in 1989 and 1990. He also participated in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and won a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Sergei enjoys golfing, tennis, boating and traveling.
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