Mikhail Kravets

Mikhail Grigorevich Kravets (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Кравец; born November 12, 1963 in Leningrad, Soviet Union)[1] is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and 2 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the SKA St. Petersburg and San Jose Sharks, as well as a season on loan to the Manitoba Moose from the Detroit Vipers in 1995.[1][2] In the years he was playing for the Sharks, he played in every game of the season, but in 2000 missed his third season's opening due to being denied a visa to the United States.[3]

As of November 2012 he is acting as the temporary head coach for the SKA St. Petersburg.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Powers, Tom (January 9, 1995). "Kravets Likes to Play Old-Fashioned Hockey". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. pp. 1F.
  2. ↑ "Moose Sends Humeniuk, Kravets to Teams in AHL". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. March 22, 1995. pp. 7D.
  3. ↑ Hammack, Don (October 12, 2000). "Red tape sidelines Russian player ECHL veteran is denied entry". Florida Times-Union. pp. D–5.
  4. ↑ "Russia's SKA ice hockey club dismisses its head coach". ITAR-TASS. November 25, 2012.

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