Perhaps the greatest player of Russian descent ever to play in the NHL, Sergei Fedorov spent but a short time at the end of his Hall of Fame career in Washington, but it was memorable.
The 1989 NHL entry draft was a banner year for players of Russian descent.; you could almost build a credible all-star team out of the 15 players selected.
At right wing was Pavel Bure, who scored 437 goals in a 702-game NHL career cut short by injuries. On defense there was Vladimir Malakhov, who appeared in more than 700 NHL games for five teams and recorded almost 350 points.