Mikhail Kravets

Mikhail Kravets
Born (1963-11-12) November 12, 1963 (age 61)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for SKA Saint Petersburg
San Jose Sharks
National team  Russia
NHL draft 243rd overall, 1991
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1982–2003

Mikhail Grigorevich Kravets (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Кравец; born November 12, 1963)[1] is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and 2 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently serving as the head coach of Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

He played for the SKA St. Petersburg and San Jose Sharks, as well as a season on loan to the Manitoba Moose from the Detroit Vipers in 1995.[1][2] In the years he was playing for the Sharks, he played in every game of the season, but in 2000 missed his third season's opening due to being denied a visa to the United States.[3]

During the 2012-13 season, Kravets was named interim head coach from November until December for SKA St. Petersburg before returning to his assistant coaching duties.[4]

  1. ^ a b Powers, Tom (January 9, 1995). "Kravets Likes to Play Old-Fashioned Hockey". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. pp. 1F.
  2. ^ "Moose Sends Humeniuk, Kravets to Teams in AHL". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. March 22, 1995. pp. 7D.
  3. ^ Hammack, Don (October 12, 2000). "Red tape sidelines Russian player ECHL veteran is denied entry". Florida Times-Union. pp. D-5.
  4. ^ "Russia's SKA ice hockey club dismisses its head coach". ITAR-TASS. November 25, 2012.