Andrei Nazarov
| Andrei Nazarov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 22, 1974 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Dynamo Moscow San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning Calgary Flames Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Boston Bruins Phoenix Coyotes Metallurg Novokuznetsk Avangard Omsk Minnesota Wild | ||
| National team | Russia | ||
| NHL draft |
10th overall, 1992 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2006 | ||
Andrei Viktorovich Nazarov (Russian: Андрей Викторович Назаров; born May 22, 1974) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and head coach of HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly managed the Kazakh team Barys Astana (of the Kontinental Hockey League's Chernyshev Division), the Ukrainian national team and been joint coach of the Russian National Hockey Team. He has been nicknamed "the Russian Bear", and in his coaching career, "the Russian Keenan".