[1] He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.
In 1983, he began his career with the Metallurg Chelyabinsk in the Soviet Championship League.
He retired in 2004 after two seasons in the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of Russian hockey.
He won a gold medal with Russia at the 1993 World Ice Hockey Championships.
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