Bronze medalist of the Olympics Oleg Kvasha - hockey player, who played in Russia and in the NHL

Oleg Kvasha is a hockey player, known both in Russia and abroad. I managed to play in the most prestigious leagues of the planet, including the NHL and the KHL. Bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in the Russian national team.

Biography of the athlete

Kvasha Oleg Vladimirovich was born in July 1978 in Moscow. At the age of five he became skating, and a little later began to seriously engage in hockey in the CSKA sports school, bearing the name of the legendary Valery Kharlamov.

Like the rest of the guys from the section, he began to protect the colors of the army from the children's leagues, with each passing into more age-related competitions. Since the championship of 1995/96, 17-year-old Oleg Kvasha - hockey player of the main team.

In the debut season for himself, the young striker received little playing time. In 38 games played, he scored two goals and three assisted teammates.

In the next season Kvasha showed himself as a real sniper. In 44 games he scored 42 (20 + 22) points. Such indicators not only helped him to be invited to the Russian youth team, but also attracted the attention of overseas specialists to Oleg.

Speeches in the NHL

In 1996, the NHL Kwashu draft was chosen by the Florida Panthers team . But the first season in North America, the Russian striker held in the AHL, speaking for the "New Haven Beast." In 57 games played, he scored 13 goals and gave 16 assists.

In October 1998 Oleg Kwashi made his debut in the NHL. For two seasons, held in the "Panther", the striker had 144 bouts, in which he scored 50 (17 + 33) points.

Since the season 2000/01, Oleg Kvasha - hockey player of the club "New York Islanders". Here, "Basha", as the Russian striker was nicknamed, spent 4 years. During the next lockout in the NHL, he returned to Russia, where he played for Severstal (Cherepovets) and CSKA Moscow (Moscow).

In 2006, Kvasha exchanged for the team "Phoenix Coyotes", for which he played only 15 fights. At the end of the season, Oleg decided to return to his homeland.

Performances in the KHL

After returning to Russia, Kvasha replenished the ranks of the Podolsky "Vityaz". For two seasons Oleg played in 82 matches and scored 53 (26 + 27) points. In 2008 he moved to "Tractor". For the Chelyabinsk team Kvasha played one season and scored 35 (17 + 18) points in 55 games.

Next year Oleg signs a one-year contract with Atlant from Mytishchi. Then, for one season, he plays first for Magnitogorsk Metallurg, and then for Neftekhimik from Nizhnekamsk.

In 2012, Oleg Kvasha signed a contract with his native metropolitan CSKA. The agreement was designed for two years, but spent only one season. After leaving the "army team" Kvasha was in Omsk "Vanguard", where he spent 20 fights, in which he scored 1 washer and gave 3 assists.

Because of poor performance was put on a draft failure, so the end of the season to finish the game for Moscow's "Spartak". Then he gradually played in Sofia CSKA and Kazakh "Barys". Now Oleg Kvasha is a free agent.

International career

Oleg Kvasha began his performances for the Russian national team from the youth team. Along with her, the striker won bronze medals at the World Championships in 1997, and a year later reached the final of this tournament.

Since 2001 Oleg Kvasha has been a hockey player of the Russian national team. At the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, he played in 5 matches. Despite the fact that the attacker did not manage to earn a single point in these games, he won a bronze medal together with the Russian team.