Alexei Yashin

Alexei Valeryevich Yashin (Russian: Алексей Валерьевич Яшин; born November 5, 1973) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently on the roster for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), as was announced on May 29, 2009. Prior to this he played for the New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators clubs of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1993 to 2007. Yashin received his initial fame for being the first draft pick in ... more

Alexei Valeryevich Yashin (Russian: Алексей Валерьевич Яшин; born November 5, 1973) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently on the roster for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), as was announced on May 29, 2009. Prior to this he played for the New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators clubs of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1993 to 2007. Yashin received his initial fame for being the first draft pick in the history of the expansion Ottawa Senators (2nd overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft). After remaining in Russia for the 1992–93 season with the Dynamo Moscow, Yashin arrived in Ottawa for the 1993–94 NHL season, along with Ottawa's other highly touted young phenom, Alexandre Daigle. Yashin soon eclipsed Daigle as the team's brightest young star, scoring 79 points in his rookie season and earning a nomination for the Calder Trophy. Subsequent seasons saw him emerge as a star, helping Ottawa make the playoffs for the first time in 1997. In... less