Alexander Mogilny
Russian ice hockey player (born 1969)
Alexander Mogilny
Alexander Gennadevich Mogilny (Russian: Александр Геннадиевич Могильный; muh-GIL-nee; born 18 February 1969) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the current president of Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Over a 16-season career in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1989 to 2005, he played for the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Mogilny was selected 89th overall by Buffalo in the 1988 NHL entry draft. In 1989, he became the first NHL draftee to defect from the Soviet Union to pursue a career in North America, marking a pivotal moment in the league's history. During his tenure with the Sabres, he became the first Russian player to serve as an NHL captain and lead the league in goals, scoring 76 in the 1992–93 season. Known for his sublime skating, skill, and sniper's touch, he is one of only seven NHL players to score more than 70 goals in a single season. Mogilny later won the Stanley Cup with the...
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