Vladimir Vorobiev

Vladimir Vorobiev
Born	(1972-11-02) November 2, 1972 Cherepovets, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Severstal Cherepovets Dynamo Moscow New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers Ak Bars Kazan Salavat Yulaev Ufa
National team	Russia
NHL Draft	240th overall, 1992 New York Rangers
Playing career	1989–2011

Vladimir Anatolievich Vorobiev (Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Воробьёв; born November 2, 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected in the tenth round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 240th overall, by the New York Rangers, and played 33 games in the National Hockey League with the Rangers and Edmonton Oilers between 1997 and 1999. The vast majority of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2011, was spent in the Russian Super League and its successor, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Internationally Vorobiev played for the Russian national team at the 1995 and 1996 World Championships. After his retirement Vorobiev has worked in coaching roles in the KHL, and currently is an assistant coach with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

Playing career

Vorobiev did not come to North America until the 1996–97 NHL season, five years after he had been drafted. He split time between the New York Rangers, the Hartford Wolf Pack, and the Binghamton Rangers of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers and spent two seasons in their system, (playing only two games at the NHL level, despite scoring a goal in both games) before returning to Russia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Metallurg Cherepovets	USSR-2		19	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Metallurg Cherepovets	USSR-2		62	17	10	27	20		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Metallurg Cherepovets	USSR-2		57	16	7	25	34		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Metallurg Cherepovets	RUS		42	18	5	23	18		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Metallurg Cherepovets-2	RUS-2		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Dynamo Moscow	RUS		36	9	14	23	10		11	3	1	4	2
1994–95	Dynamo Moscow	RUS		48	9	20	29	28		14	1	7	8	2
1995–96	Dynamo Moscow	RUS		42	19	9	28	49		9	2	8	10	2
1996–97	New York Rangers	NHL		16	5	5	10	6		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		61	22	27	49	6		4	1	1	2	2
1997–98	New York Rangers	NHL		15	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		56	20	28	48	18		15	11	8	19	4
1998–99	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		2	2	0	2	2		1	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		64	24	41	65	22		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		8	3	6	9	2		6	0	1	1	2
1999–00	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		37	9	9	18	16		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL		23	6	7	13	0		1	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Severstal Cherepovets	RSL		38	9	3	12	8		6	0	1	1	0
2002–03	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		47	8	9	17	20		5	1	3	4	2
2003–04	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		54	11	19	30	19		3	0	0	0	2
2003–04	Dynamo Moscow-2	RUS-3		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		41	8	14	22	12		9	1	2	3	0
2005–06	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		41	7	15	22	24		13	7	6	13	4
2006–07	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		51	10	23	33	44		16	2	7	9	4
2007–08	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	RSL		41	9	19	28	26		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		47	5	28	33	32		4	1	0	1	0
2009–10	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		21	0	6	6	0		2	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		33	2	4	6	16		2	0	0	0	6
RUS/RSL totals				481	117	150	267	269		86	17	35	52	18
KHL totals				101	7	38	45	48		8	1	0	1	6
NHL totals				33	9	7	16	14		1	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Russia	WC		6	0	2	2	6
1996	Russia	WC		8	0	2	2	2
Senior totals				14	0	4	4	6

Awards and honors

• International Hockey League championship: 1995 (with Dynamo)
• AHL All-Star Game: 1998
• Russian Super League championship: 2005 (with Dynamo)
• IIHF European Champions Cup: 2006 (with Dynamo)
• Russian Super League championship: 2006 (with Ak Bars)
• IIHF European Champions Cup: 2007 (with Ak Bars)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database