Andrei Trefilov Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:205
Played For:Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk
HC Dynamo Moscow
Calgary Flames
Buffalo Sabres
Ak Bars Kazan
Chicago Blackhawks
DEG Metro Stars
Ntl Team:USSR
Ntl Team 2:Unified Team
Ntl Team 3:Russia
Birth Date:31 August 1969
Birth Place:Kirovo-Chepetsk, Soviet Union
Career Start:1985
Career End:2006
Draft:261st overall
Draft Year:1991
Draft Team:Calgary Flames

Andrei Viktorovich Trefilov (Russian: Андрей Викторович Трефилов); born 31 August 1969) is a Russian retired ice hockey goaltender and a sports agent. He played in the National Hockey League between 1992 and 1999 with the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, and Chicago Blackhawks. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2006, was spent in the North American minor leagues and in Europe.

Internationally Trefilov first played for the Soviet national team at the World Championships and 1991 Canada Cup, the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal, and then the Russian national team at several World Championships, as well as the 1998 Winter Olympics, winning a silver.

Playing career

Trefilov played several seasons in the Soviet Championship League. He was selected in the 12th round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, 261st overall, by the Calgary Flames. He started his National Hockey League career in 1993 with the Calgary Flames and he went on to spend time with the Chicago Blackhawks, and Buffalo Sabres. He was one of the goaltenders for the Unified Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He also played for Russia in two Olympic Winter Games. His last club was the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, where he played until 2006.[1]

As a member of the IHL's Detroit Vipers, Trefilov shared the James Norris Memorial Trophy with Kevin Weekes for allowing the fewest goals in the IHL in 1999 and won the Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy as the IHL playoff most valuable player in 2000 with the Chicago Wolves. He was also the starting goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres in the last game at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, on 14 April 1996.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1986–87Olimpiya Kirovo-ChepetskUSSR-3
1987–88Olimpiya Kirovo-ChepetskUSSR-3
1989–90Dizelist PenzaUSSR-314
1989–90Dynamo-2 MoscowUSSR-316
1990–91Dynamo MoscowUSSR20 1070 36 0 2.01
1990–91Dynamo-2 MoscowUSSR-314
1991–92Dynamo MoscowUSSR28 1326 35 0 1.58 7
1991–92Dynamo-2 MoscowUSSR-33
1992–93Calgary FlamesNHL1 0 0 1 65 5 0 4.62 .872
1992–93Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL44 23 17 3 2536 135 0 3.19 .896
1993–94Calgary FlamesNHL11 3 4 2 623 26 2 2.51 .915
1993–94Saint John FlamesAHL28 10 10 7 1629 93 0 3.42 .894
1994–95Calgary FlamesNHL6 0 3 0 236 16 0 4.07 .877
1994–95Saint John FlamesAHL7 1 5 1 383 20 0 3.13 .915
1995–96Buffalo SabresNHL22 8 8 1 1094 64 0 3.51 .903
1995–96Rochester AmericansAHL5 4 1 0 299 13 0 2.61 .906
1996–97Buffalo SabresNHL3 0 2 0 159 10 0 3.78 .8981 0 0 6 0 0 0.00 1.000
1997–98Chicago BlackhawksNHL6 1 4 0 300 17 0 3.41 .883
1997–98Rochester AmericansAHL3 1 0 1 138 6 0 2.60 .924
1997–98Indianapolis IceIHL1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.03 .914
1998–99Chicago BlackhawksNHL1 0 1 0 25 4 0 9.70 .800
1998–99Calgary FlamesNHL4 0 3 0 162 11 0 4.08 .869
1998–99Indianapolis IceIHL18 9 6 2 986 39 0 2.37 .934
1998–99Detroit VipersIHL27 17 8 2 1613 53 3 1.97 .92610 6 4 647 22 0 2.04 .921
1998–99Ak Bars KazanRSL3 2 0 0 160 7 1 2.63 .907
1998–99Ak Bars-3 KazanRUS-32
1999–00Chicago WolvesIHL37 21 9 3 2060 81 3 2.36 .9199 7 1 489 11 1 1.35 .950
2000–01Düsseldorfer EGDEL50 2864 120 2 2.51 .916
2001–02DEG Metro StarsDEL58 3469 131 7 2.27 .912
2002–03DEG Metro StarsDEL37 2216 79 5 2.14 .9125 1 4 302 17 1 3.38 .853
2003–04DEG Metro StarsDEL35 2095 78 4 2.23 .9084 0 4 252 15 0 3.57 .876
2004–05DEG Metro StarsDEL30 1743 85 3 2.92 .900
2005–06DEG Metro StarsDEL23 1234 44 0 2.14 .91814 7 7 839 43 0 3.08 .854
NHL totals54 12 25 4 2662 153 2 3.45 .8971 0 0 6 0 0 0.00 1.000

International

YearTeamEventGP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1991Soviet UnionWC8 5 1 2 400 18 0 2.70 .875
1991Soviet UnionCC1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 1.000
1992Unified TeamOLY4 0 0 0 39 2 0 3.08 .875
1992RussiaWC2 1 0 0 66 2 0 1.82
1993RussiaWC6 4 2 0 360 14 0 2.33 .917
1996RussiaWC5 4 1 0 310 7 0 1.35 .956
1996RussiaWCH4 2 1 0 200 9 1 3.00 .906
1998RussiaOLY2 1 0 0 69 4 0 3.45 .895
Senior totals32 17 5 2 1448 56 1 2.32

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrei Trefilov player profile . Hockey Hall of Fame . 2010-07-02.