Pavel Datsyuk is a world-class hockey player

Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk is a well-known Russian sportsman, the central striker of the ice hockey club SKA from St. Petersburg. He went down in history as one of the most successful Russian players in the NHL. Since May 21, 2012 - ZMS of Russia.

Pavel Datsyuk (hockey player): biography

The future star of world hockey was born on July 20, 1978 in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg). From an early age, he had a love for hockey. Then Paul began to study at the local Youth Youth Center "Youth".

Professional career began in 1996, when a young talent interested in Spartak Yekaterinburg. In his first season, Datsyuk - the first-team hockey player - took part in 54 games, where he scored 14 goals and gave 12 assists. Pavel spent the next three seasons in Dynamo-Energia, during which time he managed to play in 96 games and score 71 points on the famous hockey system.

Datsyuk - hockey player of NHL

After two unsuccessful attempts in 1998, Datsyuk drafted the NHL Grand Detroit Red Wings. However, before the debut overseas Paul still managed to play the season 2000/2001 for the Kazan "Ak Bars".

And the long-awaited first match in the NHL in 2001 was held by Pavel Datsyuk. The hockey player very successfully blended into the team and successfully played the whole season in the new overseas club, for a total of 91 matches he managed to score 14 goals and give 27 assists.

The next two seasons, Paul also spent in the Red Wings. During this time, he managed to take part in 155 games in which Datsyuk scored 42 goals and gave 83 assists. It is worth noting that in 2002 the hockey player together with his team became the owner of the Stanley Cup. This achievement was the first major success in his career.

Season 2004/2005 the player spent in the Moscow "Dynamo". Without a doubt, it was due to the strengthening of the team player NHL she managed to become the champion of Russia. Pavel took part in 57 games and scored 41 points on the system goal + pass.

However, a return to the ocean could not take place. Paul could not agree with the Detroit Red Wings about a profitable contract, so he joined the ranks of the "Vanguard" from Omsk. But due to legal nuances he could not play for a new club. There would be no happiness, but the misfortune helped: the hockey agent still managed to get a good contract from the "Red Wings". To conclude profitable and expensive contracts in the NHL, it is not enough to be a talented athlete, you still need to have a good, penetrating agent.

Returning to the NHL, Pavel again became the main player in the "Wings" and stayed with them for 7 seasons in a row. During this time, Datsyuk took part in 611 matches, in which he managed to score 646 points. It is worth noting that in 2008 the hockey player became the owner of the Stanley Cup for the second time . Few Russian hockey players playing in the overseas league can boast of such achievements.

In 2012, another lockout began in the NHL, and Datsyuk temporarily moved to CSKA Moscow. In the Muscovites held 31 matches and scored 36 points. Also became a party to the match of all the stars of the KHL.

After the end of the lockout, he returned to the NHL and spent four more seasons with Detroit. During this time, Datsyuk played 252 games, in which he scored 219 points.

In 2016 Paul returned to his homeland and joined the ranks of St. Petersburg SKA.

Performances for the Russian national team

For the national team of Russia, the hockey player first played at the 2001 World Championship. Datsyuk took part in all 7 matches, in which he scored 4 points. Although the team took the final 6th place, for Pavel this tournament became special.

The next international tournament for Datsyuk was the 2002 Olympic Games. The team took the third place, and Pavel in 6 games scored 1 goal and gave 3 assists.

After that there were many more competitions, the most successful for Datsyuk were: the 2005 World Cup (bronze), the 2010 World Cup (silver), the 2012 World Cup (gold) and the 2016 World Cup (bronze).

At the 2010 World Championship Pavel was recognized as the best striker of the championship and got into the symbolic team of the tournament.

Career statistics

Spartak (Yekaterinburg) - 54 games, 14 goals and 12 assists. "Dynamo-Energia" - 96 games, 31 thrown washers and 40 assists. "Ak Bars" - 46 games, 9 goals and 18 assists. "Detroit Red Wings" - 1109 matches, 356 thrown washers and 675 assists. The national team of Russia - 78 games, 20 goals and 44 assists.

Personal life

The hockey player twice was married. With his first wife, Svetlana, with whom Datsyuk has Elizaveta's daughter, he lived for 14 years, after which the couple parted.

In 2012, Paul remarried. And soon his new wife, Maria, gave him another daughter, Vasilisa. And no matter how old Datsyuk, a hockey player manages to maintain an excellent physical shape and be a good husband and father. However, for the most curious, we note that Paul in July 2016 turned 38 years old.

Interesting Facts

Pavel Datsyuk - hockey player, who is the sixth scorer in the history of the "Wings". In the 2010/2011 season, the player was subjected to an unofficial achievement - a hat-trick Gordie Howe. The hockey player was lucky four times to become a participant in the match of all NHL stars. Twice he became the owner of the prize "Kharlamov Trophy" (2011, 2013).

Hockey player Pavel Datsyuk differs gentlemanly style of the game - he does not use dirty tricks on the ice ground and rarely becomes the instigator of brawls.