1997-98 SEASON (8TH IN NHL) ΓÇô Appeared in 69 regular-season contests, finishing sixth among Red Wings in scoring with 47 points....Ten of 47 points came on game-winning or game-tying goals....Was even or plus in 52 of 69 games, finishing +14....Played in 500th career game at Los Angeles (3/7)....In Stanley Cup Playoffs, tallied three goals and 10 assists for 13 points in appearing in all 22 games....Tallied one assist in five of six games in Second Round vs. St. Louis....Assisted on Marty LapointeΓÇÖs game-winner in Game 1 of Cup Finals (6/16)....Selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game by Commissioner Gary Bettman....Second Stanley Cup Championship.
CAREER ΓÇô In 1996-97, finished fifth in scoring on club, tied for second in assists....Recorded seven three-point outings including back to back (Dec. 22-26)....Three three-assist games....Also posted five two-point efforts....Scored shorthanded game-winning goal Mar. 8 at Vancouver (3/8/97)....Totaled 4-10ΓÇö14 on game-winners....Assisted on one game-tying goal....In playoffs, tied for fourth in team scoring, tied for second in power-play goals....Scored two goals vs. Colorado (5/22/97) in Western Conference Finals....Posted two other two-point playoff outings....In 1995-96, set career-high for points (21-50ΓÇö71)....Tied for fourth on club in scoring, assists, power-play goals....Scored goal on which Paul Coffey earned his 1000th career assist Dec. 13 vs. Chicago....Was successful on first career penalty shot Nov. 22 against Arturs Irbe of San Jose....Scored shorthanded goal in Red Wing debut Oct. 27, 1995....Finished fifth in team scoring in 1996 playoffs....Drafted by Vancouver (11th round, 214th overall) in 1985 and played for Canucks for three years....Played one season in Switzerland with Lugano before being acquired by San Jose in Waiver Draft on Oct. 4, 1992....First NHL game Oct. 5, 1989 vs. Edmonton (with Vancouver)....First NHL goal Oct. 11, 1989 vs. Edmonton (with Vancouver)....While with San Jose, tied as Sharks all-time career plus/minus leader at +17 in 1995....Was Sharks leading scorer in 1994 playoffs scoring 18 points in 14 contests....Earned Soviet Player of the Year honors in 1987-88 and was named to five All-Star teams with Central Red Army....Accomplished veteran of various international competitions with Soviet National Team, including capturing gold medals at both the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics and a gold medal in 1983 World Championships....Centered famous KLM line with Vladimir Krutov and Sergei Makarov during the 1980s....Played for Team Russia in 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
PERSONAL ΓÇô Igor and his wife have two daughters and one son....Enjoys travel, tennis and soccer....Returned to Russia with Stanley Cup during summer of 1997, including a stop in hometown of Voskresensk....Shared the Cup with family and friends in Detroit in 1998.
