Alexei Kasatonov (Алексей Викторович Касатонов; born October 14, 1959 in Leningrad, USSR) is an ice hockey defenseman, a long-time member of the Soviet Union national team. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Soviet national ice hockey team was the most dominant amateur hockey team in international play between 1954 and 1991. ...

On the international stage, Kasatonov won two golds (1984, 1988) and one silver (1980) in the Olympics, and five golds (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989) in the World Championships. On the club level, Kasatonov played for SKA Leningrad, CSKA Moscow, New Jersey Devils, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, St. Louis Blues, and Boston Bruins. At the 1984 Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, one Ice Hockey event was held: mens Ice Hockey. ... At the 1988 Winter Olympics one Ice Hockey event was held, mens Ice Hockey. ... The 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, came at a rough time for the United States. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ... CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Army Club Moscow, Russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club, often referred to as Red Army for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. ... The New Jersey Devils (NJD) are a National Hockey League team based in the Continental Airlines Arena of the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Anaheim, California. ... The St. ... The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

As opposed to long-time CSKA and Soviet national team defensive partner Viacheslav Fetisov, Kasatonov sided with coach Viktor Tikhonov when Soviet players, led by Fetisov and Igor Larionov, asked for an opportunity to play abroad. Kasatonov was accused by his teammates on spying on them; when he and Fetisov became teammates again, at the New Jersey Devils, the two ex-best friends would not speak. Viacheslav (Slava) Alexandrovich Fetisov (Вячеслав (Слава) Александрович Фетисов; born April 20, 1958, in Moscow, USSR) is a ice hockey defenseman, considered one of the best defensemen of all time, a long-time captain for the Soviet Union national team. ... Igor Nikolayevich Larionov (Игорь Николаевич Ларионов; born December 3, 1960 in Voskresensk, Soviet Union) is a Russian hockey player. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ...

Kasastonov is currently the head hockey coach at Columbia University. Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ...

External links

• Columbia Spectator Article
• Hockey Stats and Bio