Mikhail Kravets
Mikhail Grigorevich Kravets (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Кравец; born November 12, 1963 in Leningrad, Soviet Union)[1] is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and 2 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently serving as the Head Coach of HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Mikhail Kravets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 12, 1963 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
SKA Saint Petersburg San Jose Sharks | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL Draft |
243rd overall, 1991 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1982–2003 | ||
He played for the SKA St. Petersburg and San Jose Sharks, as well as a season on loan to the Manitoba Moose from the Detroit Vipers in 1995.[1][2] In the years he was playing for the Sharks, he played in every game of the season, but in 2000 missed his third season's opening due to being denied a visa to the United States.[3]
During the 2012-13 season, Kravets was named interim head coach from November until December for SKA St. Petersburg before returning to his assistant coaching duties.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Izhorets Leningrad | Soviet3 | 62 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Izhorets Leningrad | Soviet2 | 60 | 34 | 17 | 51 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Izhorets Leningrad | Soviet2 | 52 | 39 | 11 | 50 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | SKA Leningrad | Soviet | 38 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | SKA Leningrad | Soviet | 36 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | SKA Leningrad | Soviet | 44 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | SKA Leningrad | Soviet | 43 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | SKA Leningrad | Soviet | 29 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | SKA Leningrad | Soviet | 25 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 74 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 172 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 1992–93 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 71 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 153 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 55 | ||
| 1993–94 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 63 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 37 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 37 | 14 | 57 | 71 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 57 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 93 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 1997–98 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 28 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 59 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 136 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | Arkansas RiverBlades | ECHL | 30 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 23 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | SKA St. Petersburg | Russia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Spartak St. Petersburg | Russia2 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Spartak St. Petersburg | Russia2 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Spartak St. Petersburg | Russia2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Powers, Tom (January 9, 1995). "Kravets Likes to Play Old-Fashioned Hockey". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. pp. 1F.
- "Moose Sends Humeniuk, Kravets to Teams in AHL". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. March 22, 1995. pp. 7D.
- Hammack, Don (October 12, 2000). "Red tape sidelines Russian player ECHL veteran is denied entry". Florida Times-Union. pp. D-5.
- "Russia's SKA ice hockey club dismisses its head coach". ITAR-TASS. November 25, 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database