25 Facts About Vladimir Tarasenko

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Vladimir Andreyevich Tarasenko is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the St Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.

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Vladimir Tarasenko spent a total of three seasons with Novosibirsk before being traded to SKA Saint Petersburg in 2012.

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Vladimir Tarasenko won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Blues in 2019.

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Vladimir Tarasenko was released to play with the Russian junior team at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he scored eight goals in seven games and was named a tournament all-star as Russia won silver.

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Vladimir Tarasenko again represented Russia at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, finishing third in team scoring with five points in six games.

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Vladimir Tarasenko was ultimately drafted by St Louis Blues in the first round, 16th overall, at the 2010 Draft with the pick obtained via a trade from the Ottawa Senators St Louis had acquired in exchange for David Rundblad.

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On 13 January 2012, Vladimir Tarasenko was traded to SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for Vyacheslav Solodukhin.

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8.

On 2 June 2012, Vladimir Tarasenko announced that he would be moving to North America to play in the NHL for the St Louis Blues rather than staying and playing in the KHL.

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Vladimir Tarasenko credited the decision in part to a desire to play with Ilya Kovalchuk, the captain of the team who joined as a result of the lockout.

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10.

Vladimir Tarasenko ultimately finished his first NHL season with eight goals and 11 assists in 38 games.

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11.

Vladimir Tarasenko was expected to miss the remainder of the regular season, but made a quick recovery, returning to play in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs where he scored four goals in the series against the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Vladimir Tarasenko finished the regular season leading the Blues in both goals and points, finishing fifth in the league in goals and ninth in total points.

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13.

On 18 April 2015, Vladimir Tarasenko scored his first career Stanley Cup playoff hat-trick against Devan Dubnyk of the Minnesota Wild in Game 2 of St Louis' Western Conference Quarterfinals matchup.

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14.

Vladimir Tarasenko is known for his very accurate and unique wrist shot, which has earned him a reputation as one of the most dangerous goal scorers in the NHL.

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15.

Vladimir Tarasenko won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019, St Louis' first Stanley Cup in their 52-year franchise history.

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16.

In game 5 of the 2019 Western Conference Final against the San Jose Sharks, Vladimir Tarasenko became the first player in Blues playoff history to score a goal on a penalty shot.

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17.

Four days later, it was announced that Vladimir Tarasenko would require shoulder surgery and be sidelined at least five months.

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18.

On 7 July 2021, it was reported that Vladimir Tarasenko had requested a trade from St Louis due to him being unhappy with how the club had handled his shoulder surgeries.

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19.

Vladimir Tarasenko was left unprotected in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft, but was not selected.

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20.

Vladimir Tarasenko went on to have the most productive year of his career to that point, scoring 34 goals and setting career highs in assists and points, averaging more than a point per game.

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Vladimir Tarasenko helped the Blues advance to the second round of the 2022 NHL playoffs, tallying nine points and six goals in 12 playoff games, including his second career playoff hat trick in Game 5 of the Blues' first round series against the Minnesota Wild.

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Internationally, Vladimir Tarasenko has played for the Russian junior team three times, winning a silver medal at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, sixth place at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and captained Russia to a gold medal at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

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At the senior level, Vladimir Tarasenko has played for Russia at the 2011 IIHF World Championship and was a member of the Russian national team for the 2014 Winter Olympics held in his native Russia, in Sochi.

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24.

Vladimir Tarasenko represented Russia at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, winning a silver medal, the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, and 2021 IIHF World Championship.

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25.

Vladimir Tarasenko's father, Andrei, is a former Russian league scoring champion and Olympian who competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

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