Mikhail Shtalenkov

Mikhail Alekseyevich Shtalenkov (Russian: Михаил Алексеевич Шталенков; born October 20, 1965) is a former amateur and professional ice hockey goaltender. He played extensively in his native USSR and Russia for HC Dynamo Moscow and in North America, seeing time with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes and Florida Panthers. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 108th overall, by Anaheim. He is a 2-time Olympian.

Playing career

Shtalenkov began his major-league hockey career with Dynamo Moscow in 1986, backing up veteran star Vladimir Myshkin. The team won the Soviet Championship in 1990, ending the 13-year domincance of rival team CSKA Moscow, with Shtalenkov and Myshkin splitting playing time almost evenly. Dynamo went on the win the championship the next two years in 1991 and 1992, with Shtalenkov entrenched as the starter. By the 1991-92 season, he was also the starting goaltender on the Soviet national team.