Pavel Datsyuk

About Pavel Datsyuk

All-Star NHL center who joined the Detroit Red Wings in 2001 and became known for his quick, elusive puck handling skills, giving rise to the term Datsyukian. In 2002 and 2008, he assisted in the Red Wings' Stanley Cup victories. He was instrumental in Russia's gold medal performance at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk is a professional Russian ice hockey player of the Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg team of the Continental Hockey Federation. Datsyuk has been nicknamed "The Magic Man" in honor of his ability to handle the ball and his incredible creativity with the shot. From 2001 to 2016, he played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. In 2017, Datsyuk was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history and the only active player outside of the NHL at the time of publication. Datsyuk won the Stanley Cup in 2002 and 2008 with the Red Wings and the Gagarin Cup in 2017 with SKA St. Petersburg. He was a member of the Russian men's ice hockey team at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympics and captained the team in 2014 and 2018. With the gold medal won at the Olympics In 2018, Datsyuk joined the Three Golden Club. Datsyuk won the Frank J. Selke Trophy was the NHL's main defensive forward during the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons.

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He was awarded the Selke Trophy for the league's top defensive forward three straight years from 2008 to 2010. He announced his retirement from the NHL in 2016, citing a desire to play in the KHL in his native Russia.

Pavel Datsyuk before fame

He was discovered by Detroit Red Wings scouts while playing in the Russian Superleague and the Wings selected him 171st overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.

Achievement of Pavel Datsyuk

From 2008 to 2010, he won the Selke Trophy for the league's best defensive forward three times in a row. In 2016, he announced his retirement from the NHL, claiming a desire to play in his native Russia's KHL.

Salary 2020

5u00a0million USD (2016)

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Pavel Datsyuk family life

In 2001, he married Svetlana Datsyuk. Elizabeth, the couple's daughter, was born in 2004. He married Maria Datsyuk in 2012 after they divorced in 2010, and they had a daughter named Vasilisa in 2014. Pavel Jr., their son, was born in 2017.

Associations of Pavel Datsyuk

From 2001 until 2006, he was a Detroit Red Wings teammate of Steve Yzerman.

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