Playing career

Detroit Red Wings

Kozlov was drafted 45th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Kozlov made his NHL debut on March 12, 1992, recording two assists in Detroit's 5-4 win over the St. Louis Blues. He became a regular player with Detroit in the 1993-94 NHL season. After the Red Wings acquired Igor Larionov in 1995, coach Scotty Bowman created a 5-man Russian unit (the "Russian Five") consisting of forwards Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov and Igor Larionov, and defensemen Vladimir Konstantinov and Viacheslav Fetisov. This group helped Detroit to a Stanley Cup win in 1997. Kozlov was also a contributing member of the team during their second consecutive Stanley Cup run in 1998.

Buffalo Sabres

Kozlov played for Detroit until the summer of 2001, when he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in a trade that put Dominik Hašek in a Red Wings jersey. After one injury-shortened season in Buffalo, Kozlov was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers.

Atlanta Thrashers

Kozlov served some games as team captain due to captain rotation while spent his first season in Atlanta until Shawn McEachern was announced the only team captain for the rest of the 2002/03 season in February.

Since the inception of the shootout into NHL play in 2005, Kozlov has been known as the league's best scorer in the shootouts as of the end of season 08-09.

Kozlov played his 1,000th NHL game on December 26, 2007, against the Columbus Blue Jackets and his former Russian Five teammate, Sergei Fedorov. After scoring only 41 points during the 2007-08 season, many thought his scoring touch had disappeared. However, he bounced back in 2008-09 with one of the best seasons of his career, scoring 26 goals and 76 points.

Kozlov re-signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 4, 2007, with a three-year, $11-million contract with no trade clause. Rick Dudley announce that they would not re-sign Kozlov for the 2010-11 NHL season.

KHL

In 2010, Kozlov signed a 1-year deal with HC CSKA Moscow. In February 2011 Kozlov left CSKA to join playoff-bound Salavat Yulaev Ufa. He participated in the team's final four regular season games and all of its playoff contests. Ufa's star-studded team advanced to the KHL finals and captured the Gagarin Cup, beating Atlant Moscow Oblast 4 games to 1.

On May 19, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with HC Dynamo Moscow, with whom he won his second Gagarin Cup.

Kozlov joined HC Spartak Moscow late in the 2012-13 season, playing in just 13 games. On March 19, 2013, he signed a one-year extension with the team. He finished the 2013-14 season recording eight goals and 18 assists in 54 games.

On July 15, 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Atlant Moscow Oblast.

After the 2014-15 season, Kozlov announced his retirement after playing 28 years of hockey. He is currently an assistant coach for Atlant Moscow Oblast

Personal Life

In October 1991, Kozlov was driving his car when a bus hit it. His passenger, fellow prospect Kirill Tarasov, was killed, and Kozlov suffered massive injuries, including a brain injury that put his playing future in doubt. After facial reconstruction surgery and lengthy rehabilitation, he was able to return to hockey. Kozlov and his wife, Tatyana, have 3 children: Nikita (1996), Ksenia (2004), and Alexandr (2013). Nikita plays tennis professionally in Spain, Ksenia resides in Atlanta, GA. Kozlov also appeared on an episode of the Fox Comedy the Simpsons

International play

Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
	1991 Finland
World Junior Championships
	1990 Finland
	1991 Canada

Kozlov has participated in nine international tournaments for the Soviet Union/Russia:

• 1988 IIHF European Junior Championships
• 1989 IIHF European Junior Championships
• 1990 IIHF European Junior Championships
• 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
• 1991 Canada Cup
• 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
• 1996 World Cup of Hockey

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987-88	Khimik Voskresensk	USSR		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	Khimik Voskresensk	USSR		14	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	Khimik Voskresensk	USSR		45	14	12	26	38		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Khimik Voskresensk	USSR		45	11	13	24	46		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	CSKA Moscow	CIS		11	6	5	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		7	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		45	23	36	59	54		4	1	1	2	4
1992-93	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		17	4	1	5	14		4	0	2	2	2
1993-94	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		3	0	1	1	15		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		77	34	39	73	50		7	2	5	7	12
1994-95	CSKA Moscow	IHL		10	3	4	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		46	13	20	33	45		18	9	7	16	10
1995-96	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		82	36	37	73	70		19	5	7	12	10
1996-97	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		75	23	22	45	46		20	8	5	13	14
1997-98	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	25	27	52	46		22	6	8	14	10
1998-99	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		79	29	29	58	45		10	6	1	7	4
1999-00	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		72	18	18	36	28		8	2	1	3	12
2000-01	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		72	20	18	38	30		6	4	1	5	2
2001-02	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		38	9	13	22	16		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		79	21	49	70	66		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		76	20	32	52	74		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Khimik Moscow Oblast	RSL		38	12	18	30	69		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		8	2	4	6	0		4	1	0	1	8
2005-06	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		82	25	46	71	33		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		81	28	52	80	36		4	0	0	0	6
2007-08	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		82	17	24	41	26		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		82	26	50	76	44		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		55	8	18	26	33		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	CSKA Moscow	KHL		40	11	14	25	20		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		4	1	1	2	0		21	2	7	9	14
2011-12	Dynamo Moscow	KHL		44	8	15	23	22		6	0	0	0	2
2012-13	Spartak Moscow	KHL		13	4	4	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
2013-14	Spartak Moscow	KHL		54	8	19	27	51		—	—	—	—	—
2014-15	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		46	5	8	13	18		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1,182	356	497	853	704		139	44	44	88	96
KHL totals				201	37	61	98	121		27	2	7	9	16

International

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988	Soviet Union	EJC	03 !		5	2	1	3	4
1989	Soviet Union	EJC	01 !		6	5	7	12	8
1990	Soviet Union	EJC	02 !		6	9	10	19	11
1990	Soviet Union	WJC	02 !		7	4	7	11	0
1991	Soviet Union	WJC	02 !		7	3	9	12	12
1991	Soviet Union	WC	03 !		10	3	4	7	10
1991	Soviet Union	CC	5th		5	1	2	3	6
1994	Russia	WC	5th		1	0	0	0	4
1996	Russia	WCH	SF		5	1	2	3	8
Junior totals					31	23	34	57	35
Senior totals					21	5	8	13	28

Awards

• 2-time Stanley Cup winner (1997, 1998)
• 2-time Gagarin Cup winner (2011, 2012)
• Dan Snyder Memorial Award (2007)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]