Capitals Sign Center Sergei Fedorov to One-Year Contract
Monday, 07.14.2008 / 10:39 AM
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Fedorov (SAIR-gay FEH-duh-rahf), 38, will begin his 18th NHL season this year. The six-time NHL All-Star won three Stanley Cups as a member of the Detroit Red Wings (1997, ’98 and 2002), won the Hart Trophy as the league MVP in 1994 and won the Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward in 1994 and ’96.
“We are happy to have Sergei back,” said vice president and general manager George McPhee. “What he brings to the club extends beyond the rink. He is a leader and a player that everyone on our team wanted back. We look forward to him helping us compete this upcoming season.”
A 6’2”, 207-pound native of Pskov, Russia, Fedorov played in 18 games for Washington last year after being acquired by the Capitals from Columbus at the trade deadline. He tallied two goals and 11 assists as a Capital and scored the game-winning goal in the final game of the season against Florida on April 5, that propelled Washington to a Southeast Division championship and its first playoff berth since 2003. Fedorov had one goal and four assists in seven playoff games for Washington.
Fedorov has averaged nearly a point per game in his career, with 1,146 points (472 goals, 674 assists) in 1,196 games with Detroit, Anaheim, Columbus and Washington. One of the most decorated Russian-born players in history, he has played in two Olympics, two World Cups, a Canada Cup and three World Junior Championships. He was the first Russian born and trained player to play 1,000 NHL games.
Detroit’s fourth choice, 74th overall, in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Fedorov played 13 seasons with Detroit before signing with Anaheim as a free agent in 2003. Columbus acquired him via trade on Nov. 15, 2005. In NHL history he ranks 47th in career points (ninth among active players), tied for 49th in career goals (10th among active players) and 54th in career assists (12th among active players). Fedorov’s career plus/minus rating of +257 ranks first among all active forwards.
Washington now has three Hart Trophy winners on their roster for next season. Alex Ovechkin won the award last season, while goaltender Jose Theodore received the Hart Trophy after the 2001-02 season. Fedorov won it after the 1993-94 season. There are only nine Hart Trophy winners that are still active in the NHL.
Sergei Fedorov
Center
Ht.: 6’2” Wt.: 207 Shoots: Left
Born: Dec. 13, 1969 (Pskov, Russia)
Drafted: Detroit’s 4th round choice, 74th overall in 1989
Acquired: From Columbus in exchange for Theo Ruth, Feb. 26, 2008
Regular Season Playoffs
Year Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A Pts PIM
1985-86 Minsk USSR2 15 6 1 7 10 - - - - - - - - - -
1986-87 CSKA USSR 29 6 6 12 12 - - - - - - - - - -
Soviet Union WJC-A 6 0 0 0 8 - - - - - - - - - -
1987-88 CSKA USSR 48 7 9 16 20 - - - - - - - - - -
Soviet Union WJC-A 7 5 7 12 0 - - - - - - - - - -
1988-89 CSKA USSR 44 9 8 17 35 - - - - - - - - - -
Soviet Union WJC-A 7 4 8 12 4 - - - - - - - - - -
Soviet Union WEC-A 10 6 3 9 10 - - - - - - - - - -
1989-90 CSKA Moscow Fr-Tour 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - - - - - - -
CSKA USSR 48 19 10 29 22 - - - - - - - - - -
CSKA Moscow Super-S 5 2 2 4 11 - - - - - - - - - -
Soviet Union WEC-A 10 4 2 6 10 - - - - - - - - - -
1990-91 Detroit NHL 77 31 48 79 66 11 11 3 5 259 7 1 5 6 4
1991-92 Detroit NHL 80 32 54 86 72 26 7 2 5 249 11 5 5 10 8
Soviet Union Can-Cup 5 2 2 4 6 - - - - - - - - - -
1992-93 Detroit NHL 73 34 53 87 72 33 13 4 3 217 7 3 6 9 23
1993-94 Detroit NHL 82 56 64 120 34 48 13 4 10 337 7 1 7 8 6
1994-95 Detroit NHL 42 20 30 50 24 6 7 3 5 147 17 7 17 24 6
1995-96 Detroit NHL 78 39 68 107 48 49 11 3 11 306 19 2 18 20 10
1996-97 Detroit NHL 74 30 33 63 30 29 9 2 4 273 20 8 12 20 12
1997-98 Detroit NHL 21 6 11 17 25 10 2 0 2 68 22 10 10 20 12
1998-99 Detroit NHL 77 26 37 63 66 9 6 2 3 224 10 1 8 9 8
1999-00 Detroit NHL 68 27 35 62 22 8 4 4 7 263 9 4 4 8 4
2000-01 Detroit NHL 75 32 37 69 40 12 14 2 7 268 6 2 5 7 0
2001-02 Detroit NHL 81 31 37 68 36 20 10 9 6 256 23 5 14 19 20
2002-03 Detroit NHL 80 36 47 83 52 15 10 2 11 281 4 1 2 3 0
2003-04 Anaheim NHL 80 31 34 65 42 -5 9 2 6 268 - - - - -
2005-06 Anaheim NHL 5 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0 18 - - - - -
Columbus NHL 62 12 31 43 64 -1 3 1 2 142 - - - - -
2006-07 Columbus NHL 73 18 24 42 56 -7 7 2 2 163 - - - - -
2007-08 Columbus NHL 50 9 19 28 30 -3 5 0 1 94 - - - - -
CAPITALS NHL 18 2 11 13 8 -2 1 0 1 34 7 1 4 5 8
CAPITALS TOTALS 18 2 11 13 8 -2 1 0 1 34 7 1 4 5 8
NHL TOTALS 1196 472 674 1146 789 257 142 36 91 3867 169 51 117 168 121
NHL All-Rookie Team (1991) * NHL First All-Star Team (1994) * Frank J. Selke Trophy (1994, 1996) * Lester B. Pearson Award (1994) * Hart Memorial Trophy (1994) * Played in NHL All-Star Game (1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003)
