Sergei Nemchinov

Did You Know?

• He was traded by the New York Rangers with Brian Noonan to the Vancouver Canucks for Esa Tikkanen and Russ Courtnall on March 8, 1997.
• He signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders on July 10, 1997.
• He was traded by the New York Islanders to the New Jersey Devils for New Jersey's 4th round choice (Daniel Johansson) in the 1999 NHL entry draft on March 22, 1999.

Playing career

Nemchinov was selected in the 12th round, 244th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 1990 NHL entry draft. He played 761 regular season NHL games, recording 152 goals and 193 assists for 345 points, with 251 penalty minutes. He won the Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994 and again with the Devils in 2000. In 1994, Nemchinov, Alexander Karpovtsev, Alexei Kovalev, and Sergei Zubov became the first Russians to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup. He returned to Russia in 2002 and played until his retirement in 2004.

Coaching career

Sergei Nemchinov spent two years as general manager of HC CSKA Moscow, from 2009 to 2011, and also coached Russia’s national junior team. In 2019, he became an assistant coach for South Korea’s men’s national team. Later, he ran an intensive training camp for the Turkmenistan men’s national team in Ashgabat from August 30 to September 7, then joined their coaching staff and created a preparation plan for the 2020 IIHF World Championship Division III. He was named sports director of Admiral Vladivostok in March 2020.