Viktor Iosifovich Gordiyuk (russian: Виктор Иосифович Гордиюк; born April 11, 1970) is a Russian former

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. He played 26 games in the

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with the

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between 1992 and 1995. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 2010, was mainly spent in Russia. Internationally Gordiyuk played for the

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at several junior tournaments and at the

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Career

Gordiyuk was drafted in the seventh round, 142nd overall, by the

in the

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. Gordiyuk played six seasons in the Soviet Union with

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before making his North American debut with the Sabres'

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affiliate, the

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, in the 1992–93 season. He also appeared in sixteen

games with Buffalo that season, scoring three goals and adding six assists. Gordiyuk remained in the Sabres' organization for two more seasons, appearing in ten more games with Buffalo during the 1994–95 season and spending the remainder of the time in Rochester. After one season in the International Hockey League, Gordiyuk went to

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for five seasons, playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for

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. Gordiyuk returned to his native

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for the remainder of his career, retiring in 2010. In his NHL career, Gordiouk appeared in 26 games; he scored three goals and added eight assists.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

External links

* 1970 births Living people Buffalo Sabres draft picks Buffalo Sabres players Düsseldorfer EG players HC Dynamo Moscow players HC Khimik Voskresensk players HC Lada Togliatti players HC MVD players HC Spartak Moscow players Krylya Sovetov Moscow players Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) players People from Odintsovo Rochester Americans players Russian ice hockey right wingers Salavat Yulaev Ufa players SKA Saint Petersburg players Soviet ice hockey right wingers Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast {{Russia-icehockey-winger-stub