Back ايجور لاريونوڤ ARZ Igor Larionov Czech Igor Nikolajewitsch Larionow German Igor Larionov Estonian ایگور لاریونوف Persian Igor Larionov Finnish Igor Larionov French Իգոր Լարիոնով Armenian Igor' Larionov Italian 이고리 라리오노프 Korean
| Igor Larionov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2008 | |||
 Larionov in 2008 | |||
| Born |
3 December 1960 Voskresensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Khimik Voskresensk CSKA Moscow Vancouver Canucks Lugano San Jose Sharks Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers New Jersey Devils | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union and Russia | ||
| NHL draft |
214th overall, 1985 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1977–2006 | ||
Igor Nikolayevich Larionov (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Ларионов; born 3 December 1960) is a Russian ice hockey coach, sports agent and former professional ice hockey player, known as "the Professor". Considered one of the best hockey players of all time, he, along with Viacheslav Fetisov, were instrumental in forcing the Soviet government to let Soviet players compete in the National Hockey League (NHL). During his career, which lasted from 1977 to 2006, he primarily played the centre position.
Larionov won the Stanley Cup three times with the Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998, 2002) and was inducted as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame on 10 November 2008. He was also a member of Detroit's famed Russian Five line. His international career was recognized with induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2008.