Vadim Tarasov

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Vadim Tarasov Gennadjewitsch (Russian Вадим Геннадьевич Тарасов; born December 31, 1976 in Ust- Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR ) is a retired Russian professional ice hockey goaltender kasachisc - working since April 2013 in Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the Kontinental Hockey League as a goalkeeper coach.

Career

Vadim Tarasov began his career as a hockey player for Metallurg Novokuznetsk, for the first team, he was active from 1997 to 2001 in the Russian Super League. He was three times awarded from 1999 to 2001 in a row as the best goalkeeper in the league. After that had been selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1999 in the seventh round as 196 players from the Montreal Canadiens, he spent the 2001/02 season in their farm team Québec citadels. In these, the Kazakh but could not prevail, and only played 14 games in the American Hockey League. Therefore he returned after only one year to Novokuznetsk, for whom he played until 2006.

For the 2006/07 season Tarassow signed with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, with which he first Champion of Russia in 2008. After three seasons in Ufa, he signed in the summer of 2009, a contract with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. In 2010 he returned to Novokuznetsk Metallurg and completed for 28 missions in the KHL before he was hired in July 2011 Severstal Cherepovets of. For Severstal he graduated in the following season 24 appearances in the KHL.

In May 2012, Tarasov was back at Salavat Yulaev Ufa under contract and completed in sequence as the second goalkeeper behind Iiro Tarkki KHL 10 appearances for the club before he ended his career at the end of the season and goalkeeper coach of the club was.

Awards and achievements

KHL stats

(End of season 2010/11)