Alexei Vasiliev (ice hockey, born 1977)

Alexei Sergeyevich Vasiliev (Васильев, Алексей Сергеевич ; born September 1, 1977) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1999–2000 NHL season, going scoreless and receiving two penalty minutes in a contest against the Montreal Canadiens.

Alexei Vasiliev
Born (1977-09-01) September 1, 1977
Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
KHL team
Former teams
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
New York Rangers
Hartford Wolfpack
Milwaukee Admirals
NHL Draft 110th overall, 1995
New York Rangers
Playing career 19932015

Vasiliev also spent 12 seasons playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Russian Superleague and KHL. His contract was not renewed for the 2011–12 KHL season, which saved his life as he was not in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on September 7, 2011, that killed the majority of the team.

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