Valery Kamensky is a legendary Soviet andRussian hockey player. During his sports career he collected many awards and titles in his collection. The first Russian hockey player, who won the gold medals of the Olympic Games and the World Cup, as well as the owner of the Stanley Cup.
Kamensky Valery Victorovich was born in April 1966 in the Russian city of Voskresensk. Even in childhood, the extreme striker was noticed by the coaches of the main team.
Stubborn training and natural talent helped the young hockey player very quickly become famous not only within the Soviet Union, but throughout the world.
In March 1983, the 16-year-old hockey player ValeryKamensky first came out on the ice as part of the adult team "Chemist" from his native Voskresensk. In that season, the young striker was only allowed to go to the games. In total in the championship Kamensky played in 5 matches, without distinguishing himself by productive actions.
Only a year later Valery becomes a playerthe basic composition of the "Chemist". He played in 45 fights, in which he scored 9 goals and gave 3 assists. After this season he was invited to the capital's club CSKA.
After the transfer to the Moscow team ValeryKamensky from the first matches began to win a place in the first team. In the first season, he scored 24 (15 + 9) points in 40 fights. In the same year, the striker was first summoned to the location of the national team of the Soviet Union.
As part of the Moscow "Army" Valery Kamenskyspent 5 years. During this time, he became the champion of the Soviet Union three times, and twice - a silver medalist. In total for CSKA, the striker played 219 bouts, in which he scored 96 goals and 82 assisted his team-mates. In addition, he managed to rise to the rank of senior lieutenant of the army.
Thanks to the brilliant game in the Super Series against the teams of the NHL, Valery Kamensky was recognized by the whole world. In 1991, a Russian hockey player decided to move overseas and continue his sports career there.
On the NHL draft in 1991, Valery Kamensky waswas chosen by the club "Quebec Nordics". In the debut season for himself, the attacker was not always allowed to the main line-up. He played in 23 bouts, in which he scored 21 (7 + 14) points.
In the 1992/93 season, the Russian hockey player became more often on the ice. The striker tried to justify the trust of the coaches, and he succeeded. In 32 games Kamensky scored 37 (15 + 22) points.
In the next season, Valery was firmly entrenched inthe main part of the "Severians". He becomes one of the best players in performance: in 76 matches of the regular championship Kamensky scored 28 goals and gave 37 assists.
After the lockout of the NHL, during which the hockey playerplayed for the Swiss team "Ambri-Piotto", he played one more season for "Quebec Nordics", and then, together with the team, which became known as "Colorado Avalanche", moved to Denver.
The first season in a new place was very successful. 85 (38 + 47) points in the "regular" and 22 (10 + 12) - in a series of playoffs hockey Valery Kamensky helped his club win in the Stanley Cup.
As part of the "Colorado Avalanche" Russianthe striker spent 3 more seasons, in which 68 abandoned washers and 108 assists in 208 fights were noted. In the season 1997/98 the best goal of Valery Kamensky at the gate of the "Florida Panthers" was recognized as the most beautiful in that regular NHL championship.
In 1999, the hockey player moves to "New YorkRangers. "Here he spent two seasons, then played for six months for Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils." Kamensky decided to return to Russia in 2002. In the NHL, the striker played 637 games in which he scored 501 (200+ 301) item.
In Russia hockey player Valery Kamensky spoke with2003 to 2005 for his native Voskresensky "Chemist". In general, he played 80 fights, scored 22 goals and gave 28 assists. In 2005, Kamensky announced the end of his playing career.
After retiring from hockey Valery Viktorovich took upsocial activities. He is one of the founders of the "Talent and Success" foundation. Kamenskiy also holds the post of president of the Moscow regional hockey federation, and is a member of the Night Hockey League board. In 2015, he took up the post of vice-president of Moscow "Spartak".
Valery Kamensky was first summoned to the youththe USSR national team in 1985 on the eve of the World Cup. At this tournament Soviet hockey players became the third. A year later, at a similar competition, 7 goals and 6 Kamensky assistants helped the youth team to win gold medals.
In the same 1986, the striker issued a "champion" hat-trick - in the national team was the first at the World and European Championships in Moscow.
Two years later, Kamensky joined his collection of awards with the gold medal of the Olympic Games in Calgary. Valery played 8 bouts, scored 4 goals and gave 2 assists.
After the Olympics there were two victorious World Championships, in which the attackers were one of the best players of the Soviet team.
At the World Cup 1990 there was a very interesting event.After a rough game of Swedish defender Samuelsson Kamensky responded to the offender with a direct blow to the head in the forehead. Such a violation was the first at such a level and provoked changes in the hockey rules. Now for such a foul punish 10 minutes penalty and removal to the end of the game.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Valery Kamensky continued to play for the Russian national team. At the Olympic Games in Nagano in 1998, he became a silver medalist.
