TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 2: Sergei Berezin #94 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Washington Capitals during NHL game action on January 2, 1999 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
Sergei Berezin played 5 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1996-2001. Known as a pure goal-scorer, Berezin’s best NHL season came in 1998-99 where he would lead the Toronto Maple Leafs with 37 goals.
Scoring 20+ goals in 5 NHL seasons showed Sergei Berezin was a consistent threat, so whatever happened to Sergei Berezin?
Sergei Berezin was a late bloomer, but caught the attention of the Toronto Maple Leafs during his fourth season with Khimik Voskresensk in Russia when he scored 31 goals and 41 points in 40 games (eliteprospects.