Viktor Iosifovich Gordiyuk (Russian: Виктор Иосифович Гордиюк; born April 11, 1970) is a Russian former ice hockey right wing. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres between 1992 and 1995. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 2010, was mainly spent in Russia. Internationally Gordiyuk played for the Soviet Union at several junior tournaments and at the 1991 Canada Cup.
| Viktor Gordiuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 11, 1970 Odintsovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
SKA Saint Petersburg Lada Togliatti Khimik Voskresensk HC MVD Spartak Moscow Dynamo Moscow Salavat Yulaev Ufa Düsseldorfer EG Buffalo Sabres Krylya Sovetov Moscow | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union | ||
| NHL draft |
142nd overall, 1990 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2010 | ||
Career
editGordiyuk was drafted in the seventh round, 142nd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
Gordiyuk played six seasons in the Soviet Union with Krylya Sovetov Moscow before making his North American debut with the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 1992–93 season. He also appeared in sixteen National Hockey League games with Buffalo that season, scoring three goals and adding six assists.
Gordiyuk remained in the Sabres' organization for two more seasons, appearing in ten more games with Buffalo during the 1994–95 season and spending the remainder of the time in Rochester. After one season in the International Hockey League, Gordiyuk went to Germany for five seasons, playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for Düsseldorfer EG.
Gordiyuk returned to his native Russia for the remainder of his career, retiring in 2010. In his NHL career, Gordiouk appeared in 26 games; he scored three goals and added eight assists.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 41 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 48 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | USSR | 46 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | CIS | 36 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 35 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 74 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 63 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs | IHL | 68 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 47 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 49 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Düsseldorfer EG | GER-2 | 58 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Düsseldorfer EG | GER-2 | 49 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 85 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 60 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RSL | 29 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RSL | 29 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Spartak Moscow | RUS-2 | 54 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC MVD | RUS-2 | 51 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC MVD-THK Tver | RUS-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RUS-2 | 38 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 40 | ||
| 2006–07 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS-2 | 44 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lada–2 Togliatti | RUS-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS-2 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Khimik Voskresensk | KHL | 38 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS-2 | 46 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| USSR/CIS totals | 199 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 26 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Soviet Union | EJC | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | EJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | CC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 27 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
External links
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