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Pavel Datsyuk

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Pavel Valeryevich Datsyuk (Russian: Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl dɐˈtsuk]; born 20 July 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player, who played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2001 to 2016. Nicknamed the "Magic Man", Datsyuk was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history, and was the only active player outside of the NHL at the time of announcement. Datsyuk won the Stanley Cup in 2002 and 2008 with the Red Wings, and the Gagarin Cup in 2017 with SKA Saint Petersburg. He was part of the Russia men's national ice hockey team at the Olympic Games in 2002, 2006, 2010 and was team captain in 2014 and 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pavel Datsyuk is the 94th most popular hockey player (down from 90th in 2019), the 2,442nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,576th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Pavel Datsyuk ranks 94 out of 676. Before him are Nils Nilsson, Andrei Khomutov, Veniamin Alexandrov, Alexander Mogilny, Sid Abel, and Bernie Geoffrion. After him are Vladimir Shadrin, Vladimir Vikulov, Rudi Ball, Yuri Krylov, Valentin Kuzin, and Brett Hull.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Pavel Datsyuk ranks 267. Before him are Helton Arruda, Mariano Puerta, Alexandre Aja, Jay Hernandez, Jonathan Zebina, and Alfredo Anderson. After him are Samuel Sánchez, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Silvia Navarro, Jaka Lakovič, Takashi Sambonsuge, and Abel Ferreira.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Pavel Datsyuk ranks 2,442 out of 3,761. Before him are Pavlo Klimkin (1967), Valeriya Gnarovskaya (1923), Aleksandr Lenyov (1944), Aleksandras Abišala (1955), Nikolai Durov (1980), and Maksim Tarasov (1970). After him are Yuri Falin (1937), Vladimir Shadrin (1948), Hilarion (1966), Evgeny Lovchev (1949), Rudolf Povarnitsyn (1962), and Gennady Yevryuzhikhin (1944).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Pavel Datsyuk ranks 18. Before him are Pavel Bure (1971), Vyacheslav Starshinov (1940), Konstantin Loktev (1933), Andrei Khomutov (1961), Veniamin Alexandrov (1937), and Alexander Mogilny (1969). After him are Vladimir Shadrin (1948), Vladimir Vikulov (1946), Yuri Krylov (1930), Valentin Kuzin (1926), Sergei Fedorov (1969), and Yevgeni Babich (1921).

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