Sergei Nemchinov

Sergei Nemchinov
Sergei Nemchinov
Born	January 14, 1964 (age 62); Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)	Ice hockey player, coach, executive
Years active	1981–2004 (player), 2009–present (coach/executive)
Known for	Two-time Stanley Cup champion; NHL player for New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils; ice hockey coach and executive

Sergei Lvovich Nemchinov (; born January 14, 1964) is a retired Russian professional ice hockey athlete who spent twelve seasons competing in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, and New Jersey Devils. His playing tenure also encompasses ten years in the Soviet Championship League representing PHC Krylya Sovetov and HC CSKA Moscow, along with two seasons in the Russian Superleague playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Presently, Nemchinov holds an executive position at Admiral Vladivostok.

Playing career

Picked 244th overall during the 12th round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Rangers, Nemchinov participated in 761 NHL regular season contests, tallying 152 goals and 193 assists for a total of 345 points, alongside accumulating 251 penalty minutes. He earned the prestigious Stanley Cup twice: first with the Rangers in 1994 and later with the Devils in 2000. In 1994, together with teammates Alexander Karpovtsev, Alexei Kovalev, and Sergei Zubov, he became among the initial group of Russian players to have their names inscribed on the Stanley Cup. Nemchinov returned to Russia in 2002, wrapping up his professional playing career by 2004.

Coaching career

Between 2009 and 2011, Nemchinov served as general manager for HC CSKA Moscow and has also taken on coaching responsibilities for the Russia men's national junior ice hockey team. In 2019, he accepted a role as assistant coach for South Korea's men's national ice hockey team.

That same year, Nemchinov conducted rigorous training sessions for the Turkmenistan men's national ice hockey team and joined their coaching staff to design preparation strategies ahead of the 2020 IIHF World Championship Division III.

In March 2020, he was named sports director at Admiral Vladivostok.

Awards and achievements

1993-94 – Stanley Cup winner – New York Rangers
1999-00 – Stanley Cup winner – New Jersey Devils
Placed No. 46 among all-time New York Rangers players in the 2009 publication 100 Ranger Greats

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981–82	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	USSR	15	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Lokomotiv Moscow	USSR II	6	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	CSKA Moscow	USSR	11	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	CSKA Moscow	USSR	20	6	5	11	4	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	CSKA Moscow	USSR	31	2	4	6	4	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	USSR	39	7	12	19	28	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	USSR	40	13	9	22	24
Krylya Sovetov Moscow \| USSR \|48 \|17 \|11 \|28 \|26 \|— \|— \|— \|— \|—
Krylya Sovetov Moscow \| USSR \|43 \|15 \|14 \|29 \|28 \|— \|— \|— \|— \|—
Krylya Sovetov Moscow \| USSR \|48 \|17 \|17 \|34 \|34 \|— \|— \|— \|— \|—
Krylya Sovetov Moscow \| USSR \|46 \|21 \|24 \|45 \|30 \|— \|— \|— \|— \|—
New York Rangers \| NHL \|73 \|30 \|28 \|58 \|15 \|13 \|1 \|4 \|5 \|8
New York Rangers \| NHL \|81 \|23 \|31 \|54 \|34 \|
New York Rangers \| NHL \| 76 \| 22 \| 27 \| 49 \| 36 \| 23 \| 2 \| 5 \| 7 \| 6
New York Rangers \| NHL \| 47 \| 7 \| 6 \| 13 \| 16 \| 10 \| 4 \| 5 \| 9 \| 2
New York Rangers \| NHL \| 78 \| 17 \| 15 \| 32 \| 38 \| 6 \| 0 \| 1 \| 1 \| 2
New York Rangers \| NHL \| 63 \| 6 \| 13 \| 19 \| 12 \|
Vancouver Canucks \| NHL \| 6 \| 2 \| 3 \| 5 \| 4 \|
New York Islanders \| NHL \| 74 \| 10 \| 19 \| 29 \| 24 \|
New York Islanders \| NHL \| 67 \| 8 \| 8 \| 16 \| 22 \|
New Jersey Devils \| NHL \| 10 \| 4 \| 0 \| 4 \| 6 \| 4 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0
New Jersey Devils \| NHL \| 53 \| 10 \| 16 \| 26 \| 18 \| 21 \| 3 \| 2 \| 5 \| 2
New Jersey Devils \| NHL \| 65 \| 8 \| 22 \| 30 \| 16 \| 25 \| 1 \| 3 \| 4 \| 4
New Jersey Devils \| NHL \| 68 \| 5 \| 5 \| 10 \| 10
'02–03	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russian Superleague	27	5	6	11	26	10	0	5	5	10
'03–04	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	RSL	54	5	19	24	38	3	00	00	4
USSR totals			341	99	96	195	180	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			761	152	193	345	251	105	11	20	31	24

International

Year	Team	Tournament	Result	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty Minutes
1982	Soviet Union	EJC	Template:Bronze3	5	4	2	6	4
1983	Soviet Union	WJC	Template:Gold1	7	4	3	7	2
1984	Soviet Union	WJC	Template:Gold1	7	5	6	11	2
1987	Soviet Union	CC	Template:Silver2	5	0	0	0	6
1989	Soviet Union	WC	Template:Gold1	7	2	0	2	2
1990	Soviet Union	WC	Template:Gold1	10	5	2	7	4
1991	Soviet Union	WC	Template:Bronze3	10	2	3	5	2
1996	Russia	WCH	Semifinals (SF)	5	1	2	3	2
1998	Russia	OG	Template:Silver2	6	1	0	1	0
1998	Russia	WC	5th place	6	0	1	1	8
Junior career totals				19	13	11	24	8
Senior career totals				49	11	8	19	24

Transactions

On March 8, 1997, traded by the New York Rangers along with Brian Noonan to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Esa Tikkanen and Russ Courtnall.
Signed a free agent contract with the New York Islanders on July 10, 1997.
On March 22, 1999, traded by the New York Islanders to the New Jersey Devils for New Jersey’s fourth-round selection (Daniel Johansson) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.