Andrei Nazarov

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".

This article is about the Russian ice hockey player. For the Estonian decathlete of the same name, see Andrei Nazarov (athlete).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovich and the family name is Nazarov.
Andrei Nazarov
Born (1974-05-22) 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
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