Mikhail Kravets
Mikhail Grigoryevich Krawez (Russian Михайл Григорьевич Кравец; born November 12, 1963 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player and current coach. During his career he played for SKA Leningrad in the Russian Super League and the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.
Career
As a player
Krawez first played six years from 1985 to 1991 in his hometown at SKA Leningrad. During this time he also played six times for the Soviet national team.
After him, the San Jose Sharks had selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1991 in the twelfth round at 243 position, the playmaker dared to season 1991/92 the move to North America. The Sharks put him in three seasons, he remained there, almost exclusively with their IHL farm team, the Kansas City Blades, a. With the team, he was able to win the Turner Cup in the first season. For San Jose, he played at this time only two NHL games. After the 1993/94 season, he left the organization of the Sharks and it began an odyssey through the North American minor leagues. He first played in the IHL and AHL before he moved to the East Coast Hockey League in 1996. There he played until 2000 for five different clubs. For the 2000/01 season, he returned to Europe to his home club in St Petersburg, where he ended his career after eight games in the season.
As a coach
Since May 2012 Krawez is an assistant coach of SKA St. Petersburg.