Vadim Tarasov Ice hockey player

Vadim Gennadievich Tarasov (Russian: Вадим Геннадьевич Тарасов; born December 31, 1976) is a retired Kazakhstani-Russian professional ice hockey goaltender.Tarasov was drafted 196th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and after two seasons with Metallurg Novokuznetsk he signed a contract in 2001 and was assigned to their AHL affiliate the Quebec Citadelles, but played in only 14 regular season games and returned to Russia the next season, re-joining Metallurg Novokuznetsk. He remained with the team until 2006 where he signed for Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

Personal facts

Vadim Tarasov
Birth dateDecember 31, 1976
Birth place
Kazakhstan , Soviet Union , Oskemen , Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
Height (meters)1.8288
Weight (Kilograms)83.916

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Ice hockey player

Career start1992
Career end1992
draft196th overall
draft team
Montreal Canadiens
draft year1999
former team
Kazzinc-Torpedo
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Severstal Cherepovets
Quebec Citadelles
position
Goaltender
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Vadim Tarasov on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://en.khl.ru
  2. http://en.khl.ru/players/10860