13 Facts About Igor Larionov

Igor Larionov won three Stanley Cup championships with the Detroit Red Wings and was inducted as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame on 10 November 2008.

Igor Larionov was named the Soviet MVP in 1988 following a personal best 32 assists and 57 points.

Igor Larionov had been drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in 1985 and openly expressed a desire to move to North America.

Igor Larionov was one of the Red Wings' "Russian Five" in the mid-1990s.

Igor Larionov was an integral part of the Red Wings' back to back Stanley Cup Championships in 1997 and 1998.

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In 2000, Igor Larionov signed with the Florida Panthers, where he was re-united with Pavel Bure.

Igor Larionov helped the Red Wings to the 2002 Stanley Cup championship, and made his mark on the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals by scoring the winning goal in triple overtime of Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

In July 2008, Igor Larionov was named director of hockey operations for Russian powerhouse hockey club SKA Saint Petersburg.

In 2020, Igor Larionov was announced the head coach of the Russian junior team.

Igor Larionov made his debut as head coach at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

In 2022, Igor Larionov was named head coach of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL.

Igor Larionov was an instrumental member of the Soviet squad that won the 1981 Canada Cup and played in the 1984 and 1987 events as well.

Igor Larionov then played for Russia in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.