Proto was recovering from the Heckle... and trying to figure out if I should go Arena, or a guy I've had my eye on since before I traded my last pick for Crosby...
I think I'm still good to pick up the player...
Alexander Gennadevitch Mogilny (
Russian: Александр Геннадиевич Могильный,
Aleksandr Gennadijevič Mogil'nyj) born on
February 18,
1969, in
Khabarovsk,
USSR (now
Russia) is a retired professional
ice hockey player. He was often known by his
nickname "Alexander the Great".
Mogilny was best known for his lightning quick speed and lethal wrist shot in his early years which led to his career year of 76 goals in the
1992–93 NHL season. As his career progressed he grew to become a selfless player and was not only known for his speed and shooting but also his vision, passing and skilled stick handling ability.
His most common nickname was "Alexander the Great" (coined by Sabres broadcaster
Rick Jeanneret) but he has sinced passed that down to Russian Phenom
Alexander Ovechkin. Ovechkin later said in an interview how he was honored to be receiving the nickname of one of his boyhood heroes.
Mogilny tied
Teemu Selänne for the most goals scored in the
1992–93 NHL season, scoring 76 goals in 77 games. In that same season he scored his 50th goal in his 46th game; however, it does not count as an official
50 goals in 50 games because his 50th goal came in his team's 53rd game. The following season he would become only the second non-North American player to captain an NHL team (after
Lars-Erik Sjöberg of the
Winnipeg Jets) when he was named the captain of the Sabres after the injury to
Pat LaFontaine. He had been the leading scorer on his team for several seasons.
Alexander Mogilny was the second European to lead the league in goals scored (along with
Teemu Selänne from
Finland), first European to be named a Captain of an NHL team (Sabres), first Russian to be named to the NHL all-star team, and is (as of the end of the 2005–06 season) the second
all-time Russian scorer in the NHL. Mogilny should have also been the first Russian player to scored 1000 points in the NHL but several injuries have delayed him from reaching that goal until finally fellow Russian star
Sergei Fedorov reached the mark just a few games before Mogilny. Fedorov later said in an interview saying "I really have to share this honor with Alexander Mogilny. I knew he would've reached the mark much earlier than I did if it wasn't for his injuries."
World Junior Championship (Best Forward) - 1988
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy - 2003
World Cup of Hockey Teams - 1996
NHL Second All-Star Team - 1993, 1996
Stanley Cup - 2000
Olympic Gold Medal - 1988
NHL All-Star Game(s) - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001
Member of
Triple Gold Club
GP - 990
Goals - 473
Assists - 559
Points - 1032
PIM - 432
Playoffs
GP - 124
Goals - 39
Assists - 47
Points - 86
PIM - 58