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Alexander Mogilny

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Alexander Gennadevich Mogilny (Russian: Александр Геннадиевич Могильный; born 18 February 1969) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the current president of Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Over a 16-season career in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1989 to 2005, he played for the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Mogilny was selected 89th overall by Buffalo in the 1988 NHL entry draft. In 1989, he became the first NHL draftee to defect from the Soviet Union to pursue a career in North America, marking a pivotal moment in the league's history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Mogilny is the 91st most popular hockey player (down from 65th in 2024), the 2,437th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,417th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Alexander Mogilny ranks 91 out of 676. Before him are Viktor Zinger, Pavol Demitra, Johnny Gaudreau, Nils Nilsson, Andrei Khomutov, and Veniamin Alexandrov. After him are Sid Abel, Bernie Geoffrion, Pavel Datsyuk, Vladimir Shadrin, Vladimir Vikulov, and Rudi Ball.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Alexander Mogilny ranks 437. Before him are Túlio Maravilha, Bosson, Jean-Christophe Boullion, Vincenzo Natali, Arthur Numan, and Tony Curran. After him are Henning Berg, Fan Zhiyi, Yoshiaki Sato, Petr Kouba, Samantha Smith, and Paulo Jr..

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Mogilny ranks 2,439 out of 3,761. Before him are Sergey Lazarev (1983), Dmitry Ushakov (1873), Andrei Khomutov (1961), Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov (1951), Anatoly Chukanov (1954), Gennadiy Shatkov (1932), Yakov Eliashberg (1946), and Veniamin Alexandrov (1937). After him are Pavel Chukhray (1946), Dmitry Nagiyev (1967), Viktor Markin (1957), and Pavlo Klimkin (1967).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Alexander Mogilny ranks 17. Before him are Viktor Konovalenko (1938), Pavel Bure (1971), Vyacheslav Starshinov (1940), Konstantin Loktev (1933), Andrei Khomutov (1961), and Veniamin Alexandrov (1937). After him are Pavel Datsyuk (1978), Vladimir Shadrin (1948), Vladimir Vikulov (1946), Yuri Krylov (1930), Valentin Kuzin (1926), and Sergei Fedorov (1969).

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