Andrei Viktorovich Trefilov (russian: Андрей Викторович Трефилов); born 31 August 1969) is a Russian retired
ice hockey
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goaltender
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and a
sports agent. He played in the
National Hockey League
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between 1992 and 1999 with the
Calgary Flames
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,
Buffalo Sabres
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, and
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...
. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2006, was spent in the North American minor leagues and in Europe.
Internationally Trefilov first played for the
Soviet national team at the
World Championships
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and
1991 Canada Cup
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, the
Unified Team at the
1992 Winter Olympics
)
, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
, cauldron ...
, winning a gold medal, and then the
Russian national team at several World Championships, as well as the
1998 Winter Olympics
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, winning a silver.
Playing career
Tefilov played several seasons in the was selected in the
Soviet Championship League
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. He was selected in the 12th round of the
1991 NHL Entry Draft
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, 261st overall, by the
Calgary Flames
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. He started his
National Hockey League
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career in 1993 with the
Calgary Flames
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and he went on to spend time with the
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...
, and
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...
. He was one of the goaltenders for the
Unified Team that won the gold medal at the
1992 Winter Olympics
)
, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
, cauldron ...
. He also played for Russia in two Olympic Winter Games. His last club was the
DEG Metro Stars of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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in Germany, where he played until 2006.
As a member of the IHL's
Detroit Vipers
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History
Beginning
The Vipers were originally formed as the Sal ...
, Trefilov shared the
James Norris Memorial Trophy
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with
Kevin Weekes
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for allowing the fewest goals in the IHL in 1999 and won the
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy as the IHL playoff most valuable player in 2000 with the
Chicago Wolves
The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League and are the top minor-league affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the C ...
.
He was also the starting goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres in the last game at
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as The Aud, was a multipurpose indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. Opened on October 14, 1940, it was home to the Canisius Golden Griffins (NCAA), the Buffalo Bisons ( AHL), the Buffalo Biso ...
, on 14 April 1996.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
Ak Bars Kazan players
Buffalo Sabres players
Calgary Flames draft picks
Calgary Flames players
Chicago Blackhawks players
Chicago Wolves (IHL) players
DEG Metro Stars players
Dizel Penza players
Detroit Vipers players
Düsseldorfer EG players
HC Dynamo Moscow players
Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Indianapolis Ice players
Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team
Olympic ice hockey players of Russia
Olympic ice hockey players of the Unified Team
Olympic silver medalists for Russia
Soviet ice hockey goaltenders
Ice hockey people from Moscow
Rochester Americans players
Russian ice hockey goaltenders
Saint John Flames players
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players
Olympic medalists in ice hockey