Alexei Vasiliev (ice hockey, born 1977), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Russian ice hockey defenceman
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Place of Birth: Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
About Alexei Vasiliev (ice hockey, born 1977)
- Alexei Sergeyevich Vasiliev (????????, ??????? ????????? ; born September 1, 1977) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
- He played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1999–2000 NHL season, going scoreless and receiving two penalty minutes in a contest against the Montreal Canadiens. Vasiliev also spent 12 seasons playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Russian Superleague and KHL.
- His contract was not renewed for the 2011–12 KHL season, which saved his life as he was not in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on September 7, 2011, that killed the majority of the team.
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