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Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
About Vitali Prokhorov
- Vitali Vladimirovich Prokhorov (Russian: ??????? ???????????? ????????); born December 25, 1966 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired professional hockey player who played briefly with the St.
- Louis Blues in the NHL.
- He played left wing and shot left-handed. Prokhorov began his playing career in his native USSR.
- He played for Spartak Moscow for 9 seasons from 1983 until 1992.
- He also played for the USSR in the 1991 Canada Cup and for Russia in the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Ice Hockey World Championship.
- Following the breakup of the Soviet Union many Russian players attempted to come to North America to play in the NHL.
- Prokhorov was no exception, and he was drafted by the St.
- Louis Blues in the 3rd round, 64th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
- He along with Vitali Karamnov and Igor Korolev created a "Moscow Express Line" that was expected to bring a big scoring punch to the Blues. For the 1992–1993 season however things did not go well for Prokhorov.
- After a slow start, Prokhorov suffered a shoulder injury that limited him to only 26 games the whole year.
- He did have a bright spot during the season however when he scored a hat trick against the Philadelphia Flyers on October 31, 1992.
- After starting the 1993–1994 season with the Peoria Rivermen Prokhorov played 55 games with the Blues, scoring 25 points.
- The following season Prokhorov played 20 games with the Rivermen and only 2 games with the Blues before being released. Following his stint in the NHL Prokhorov played the 1995–1996 season in Sweden and 4 more seasons in Russia before retiring from hockey in 2001.
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