People were amazed at Evgeny Malkin's 1 point in 15 straight games to start an NHL career. But took no notice of the guy who owned it for 13 years prior to it.
It was owned by Dmitri Kvartlanov who at 23 years old broke into the NHL for the Boston Bruins in the 1992-1993 season, and immediately was tossed on the first line after training camp with Adam Oates and Cam Neely. Kvartlanov .
Filling the role for BUST Ken Hodge Jr. the line dominated the NHL. Or Cam Neely and Adam Oates dominated and Kvartlanov was along for the ride. He posed on the cover of Beckett Hockey with Neely and Oates. He was once the hottest rookie card around in NHL trading circles.
Rookie year he scored:
30 goals and 72 points in 73 games. Superstardom was around the corner.
One year later he scored 19 points in 39 NHL games, being relegated to the 3rd and 4th line. It was long said that Kvartlanov did not have the drive to be an NHL player, and he would not be there even if Neely did all the work.
He never played another NHL game. From 1994-1999 Kvartlanov would average a goal a game in the Swiss and Austrian elite leagues. In 2001 he scored 21 goals and 39 points in 38 games for Kazan Ak-Bars Russian Superleague.
Last year he scored 3 goals and 9 points in 20 games for Cherepovets Severstal, and is one of the bigger stars in the KHL going into next season. 15 years removed from the NHL, and a KHL allstar along with Jagr, Radulov and Ray Emery.
Makes you wonder about Malkin. Or not.
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who owned what? a record? mention whatever it is that you're talking about
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