Vladimir Nikolayevich Krechin (russian: Владимир Николаевич Кречин; born March 23, 1975) is a Russian former professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
player who played in the
Russian Superleague
The Russian Superleague (russian: Чемпионат России Суперлига, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was consi ...
(RSL).
[, retrieved October 19, 2017] Krechin was drafted in the fifth round of the
1993 NHL Entry Draft
The 1993 NHL Entry Draft was the 31st NHL Entry Draft. It took place on June 26, 1993, at the Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec.
First overall pick Alexandre Daigle is widely regarded today as one of the all-time greatest draft busts ...
by the
Philadelphia Flyers
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and he played three seasons of
junior hockey in North America for the
Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1971, the franchise was promoted to the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for the 1975 ...
of the
Ontario Hockey League
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before returning to Russia.
[, retrieved October 19, 2017] He played eight seasons in the RSL for
Traktor Chelyabinsk,
Mechel Chelyabinsk
Chelmet Chelyabinsk is a professional ice hockey team in the VHL. Based in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and affiliated with the Kontinental Hockey League`s Traktor Chelyabinsk, Chelmet plays its home games at Yunost Sports Palace.
History
The team was ...
,
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Hockey Club Lokomotiv (russian: ХК Локомотив, en, Locomotive HC), also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team, based in the city of Yaroslavl, playing in the top level Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ...
, and
Metallurg Novokuznetsk.
He was the general manager of the
HC Kunlun Red Star
HC Kunlun Red Star () is a Chinese ice hockey club that joined the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) prior to the 2016–17 season.
History
Preparation of the team
In March 2016, representatives of Kunlun Red Star and the KHL signed a protocol o ...
for their inaugural season in
2016–17.
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Metallurg Novokuznetsk players
Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
Russian ice hockey left wingers
Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk players
Windsor Spitfires players
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