Oleg Kvasha

Oleg Kvasha
Born	July 26, 1978 (1978-07-26) (age 33) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	Atlant Moscow Oblast CSKA Moscow Traktor Chelyabinsk Phoenix Coyotes New York Islanders Florida Panthers Vityaz Chekhov Severstal Cherepovets
National team	Russia
NHL Draft	65th overall, 1996 Florida Panthers
Playing career	1995–present

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze	2002 Salt Lake City	Team

Oleg "The Chosen One" Kvasha (Russian: Олег Владимирович Кваша; born July 26, 1978) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Kvasha was chosen in the third round, 65th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. On June 24, 2000, he was dealt by the Panthers to the New York Islanders with winger Mark Parrish for goaltender Roberto Luongo and center Olli Jokinen. After playing with the Islanders for five seasons, Kvasha was traded along with a conditional fifth round draft pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for a third round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft on March 9, 2006.

Kvasha was linked to Swedish team Modo, according to Poffa.

International play

Kvasha has represented his native Russia in the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Russia	WJC	3 !		6	2	0	2	4
1998	Russia	WJC	2 !		7	4	2	6	4
Junior Int'l totals					13	6	2	8	8
2002	Russia	Oly	3 !		5	0	0	0	0
2004	Russia	WCH	5th		2	0	1	1	0
Senior Int'l totals					7	0	1	1	0

External links

• Oleg Kvasha's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Oleg Kvasha – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Oleg Kvasha's NHL player profile

Persondata
Name	Kvasha, Oleg
Alternative names
Short description	Russian ice hockey player
Date of birth	July 26, 1978
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death
Place of death