Andrei Markov (ice hockey)

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Andrei Markov
Markov with the Montreal Canadiens in 2015
Born (1978-12-20) 20 December 1978 (age 45)
Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Khimik Voskresensk
Dynamo Moscow
Montreal Canadiens
Vityaz Chekhov
Ak Bars Kazan
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 162nd overall, 1998
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1995–2020

Andrei Viktorovich Markov (Russian: Андрей Викторович Марков; born 20 December 1978) is a Russian-Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Nicknamed "the General", Markov formerly played from 2000 to 2017 with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He holds both Russian and Canadian citizenship.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Markov was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the sixth round, 162nd overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. After being considered one of the best defencemen in Russia in 2000, he came over to North America and split time with the Canadiens and their then-minor league affiliate, the Quebec Citadelles of the American Hockey League (AHL). After rounding out his defensive game, he became a regular in the Canadiens' starting line-up and was widely considered to be their most complete defenceman.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Markov played in his native Russia with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague (RSL).

Markov signed a four-year contract with the Canadiens on 28 May 2007, keeping him with the team through the 2010–11 season.[2] He had a career year in the 2007–08 season, and was selected to his first NHL All-Star Game as a starter, in Atlanta.

Markov with the Montreal Canadiens in 2010

On 1 October 2009, Markov suffered a lacerated ankle injury after colliding with teammate Carey Price's skate and was initially expected to be out of the Canadiens' lineup until February 2010. Markov made a full recovery almost two months ahead of schedule and returned to action on 19 December 2009, when the Canadiens faced the New York Islanders.[3] Markov ended up jump-starting the Habs' offence with two goals in his return en route to a 3–0 victory. During the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins on 30 April, Markov suffered a leg injury after being hit by Matt Cooke.[4]

On 16 July 2010, Markov became a Canadian citizen.[5] During the 2010–11 season, he played only seven games, earning three points (one goal and two assists). On 13 November 2010, Markov suffered a knee injury in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes and underwent surgery 8 December 2010, missing the remainder of the season.

On 23 June 2011, Markov signed a three-year contract with the Canadiens.[6] On 10 March 2012, he played in his first game in over a year, tallying an assist in a 4–1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. On 23 June 2014, Markov re-signed with the Canadiens to a three-year contract worth an annual average value of $5.75 million.[7] On 15 September 2014, Markov was named an alternate captain for the Canadiens, along with P. K. Subban, Tomáš Plekanec and Max Pacioretty, sharing the leadership duties of a Canadiens squad currently without a team captain.[8] On 18 September 2015, it was announced that Markov and Brendan Gallagher would serve as alternate captains for Max Pacioretty.[9]

On 26 July 2017 it was announced that Andrei Markov would not be returning to Montreal Canadiens for the 2017–2018 season after spending his entire NHL career with the team and playing 990 games over 16 years.[10] Two days later, on 28 July, it was announced that Markov had agreed to a two-year deal with the KHL's Ak Bars Kazan.[11] Markov's team would go on to win the Gagarin Cup in his first season in the KHL.[12]

On 16 April 2020 Andrei Markov announced his retirement from professional hockey.[13][14]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 Khimik Voskresensk IHL 38 0 0 0 14  —  —  —  —  —
1996–97 Khimik Voskresensk RSL 43 8 4 12 32 2 1 1 2 0
1997–98 Khimik Voskresensk RSL 43 10 5 15 83  —  —  —  —  —
1998–99 Dynamo Moscow RSL 38 10 11 21 32 16 3 6 9 6
1999–00 Dynamo Moscow RSL 29 11 12 23 28 17 4 3 7 8
2000–01 Quebec Citadelles AHL 14 0 5 5 4 7 1 1 2 2
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 63 6 17 23 18  —  —  —  —  —
2001–02 Quebec Citadelles AHL 12 4 6 10 7  —  —  —  —  —
2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 56 5 19 24 24 12 1 3 4 8
2002–03 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 13 24 37 34  —  —  —  —  —
2003–04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 6 22 28 20 11 1 4 5 8
2004–05 Dynamo Moscow RSL 42 7 16 23 76 10 2 0 2 22
2005–06 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 10 36 46 74 6 0 1 1 4
2006–07 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 6 43 49 56  —  —  —  —  —
2007–08 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 16 42 58 63 12 1 3 4 8
2008–09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 12 52 64 36  —  —  —  —  —
2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 6 28 34 32 8 0 4 4 0
2010–11 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 1 2 3 4  —  —  —  —  —
2011–12 Montreal Canadiens NHL 13 0 3 3 4  —  —  —  —  —
2012–13 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 21 1 5 6 16  —  —  —  —  —
2012–13 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 10 20 30 14 5 0 1 1 0
2013–14 Montreal Canadiens NHL 81 7 36 43 34 17 1 9 10 38
2014–15 Montreal Canadiens NHL 81 10 40 50 38 12 1 1 2 8
2015–16 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 6 39 44 38  —  —  —  —  —
2016–17 Montreal Canadiens NHL 62 6 30 36 16 6 0 1 1 10
2017–18 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 55 5 28 33 42 19 1 2 3 12
2018–19 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 49 2 12 14 20 4 0 0 0 6
2019–20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 23 1 6 7 32 6 0 1 1 2
RSL totals 195 46 48 94 223 45 10 10 20 36
NHL totals 990 119 453 572 505 89 5 27 32 56
KHL totals 148 9 52 61 110 29 1 3 4 20

International[edit]


Markov at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Medal record
Representing Russia Russia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Russia
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Austria
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Switzerland
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1996 Russia EJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 0
1997 Russia WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 2
1998 Russia WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 2 5 6
1999 Russia WC 5th 6 1 4 5 2
2000 Russia WC 11th 6 0 2 2 0
2004 Russia WCH 5th 2 0 1 1 2
2005 Russia WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 1 4 5 20
2006 Russia Oly 4th 8 1 2 3 6
2007 Russia WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 3 5 8 2
2008 Russia WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 4
2010 Russia Oly 6th 4 0 2 2 0
2014 Russia Oly 5th 5 0 2 2 0
2016 Russia WCH 4th 4 0 0 0 6
Junior totals 18 3 3 6 8
Senior totals 58 6 24 30 42

Awards and honours[edit]

Award Year
NHL
All-Star Game 2008, 2009
KHL
All-Star Game 2013, 2018
Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) 2018 [15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Markov officially becomes Canadian citizen". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Markov inks four-year deal with Habs". TSN. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Markov to Return To Habs Lineup Saturday Against Islanders". Tsn.ca. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Canadiens' Markov Injured By Cooke Hit In First Period He was out for the playoffs with a knee injury". Tsn.ca. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Habs' Markov to get Canadian citizenship". CBC.ca. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Canadiens re-sign Markov to three-year, $17.25 million contract". Tsn.ca. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  7. ^ Canadiens, Montreal. "Canadiens agree to terms on a three-year contract extension with defenseman Andrei Markov". canadiens.nhl.com. Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Canadiens opt for four alternate captains this season". NHL. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  9. ^ Lau, Rachel (18 September 2015). "Max Pacioretty named 29th captain of Canadiens". Global News. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Andrei Markov and the Canadiens part ways". NHL.com. 26 July 2017.
  11. ^ @A_Kalnins (28 July 2017). "Andrei Markov has come to terms on a two-year deal with AkBars Kazan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Andrei Markov's Ak Bars Kazan wins KHL's Gagarin Cup". Montreal Gazette. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Markov, longtime Canadiens defenseman, retires from hockey". NHL.com. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Longtime Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov retires from hockey". Sportsnet.ca. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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