Darius Kasparaitis (Russian: Дарюс Каспарайтис; born October 16, 1972) is a Lithuanian-Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is also known by the nickname "Kaspar", has dual citizenship of US and Russian Federation and plays for the Russian national ice hockey team.
Kasparaitis left Lithuania for Russia at age 14 after training with Aleksey Nikiforov to play ...
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Darius Kasparaitis (Russian: Дарюс Каспарайтис; born October 16, 1972) is a Lithuanian-Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is also known by the nickname "Kaspar", has dual citizenship of US and Russian Federation and plays for the Russian national ice hockey team.
Kasparaitis left Lithuania for Russia at age 14 after training with Aleksey Nikiforov to play ice hockey at a higher level. Kasparaitis played his first game for HC Dynamo Moscow, one of the premier teams in the Soviet Union at the age of 16 during the 1988–89 season, and won the Soviet League championship with them in 1992.
He was drafted by the New York Islanders with the 5th overall pick in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Darius has played for the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers.
Kasparaitis is known for his aggressive physical playing style - including the famous hip...
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