The Resume

(November 5, 1973- )
Born in Sverdlovsk, Russian Federation
Drafted second overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
Forward for the Ottawa Senators (1993-2001) and the New York Islanders (2001-07)

Why he might be annoying:

He dated Carol Alt, who was 13 years his senior.
He was lazy and had a massive ego, which caused major strifes between him and the Senators front office.
He was involved in three contract holdouts with the Senators, the last one forced the team to strip him of the captaincy and turn it over to Daniel Alfredsson as a result.
He originally made a $1 million donation to the National Arts Centre, only to cancel it altogether, when the venue's board refused to meet his concessions.
He refused to attend the Senators final team meeting after they were eliminated from the 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which sealed his exit altogether.
His offensive production with the Islanders gradually declined every year during his tenure with the team.
His play deteriorated to the point where the Islanders opted to buy out the remaining three years of his contract just to get rid of him altogether.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first ever draft pick in the history of the modern Senators franchise.
His flashy offensive style, allowed him to surpass Alexandre Daigle as the face of the Senators franchise.
He was considered one of the few bright spots on the Senators during the franchise's lean years.
He scored a crucial overtime goal, which secured the Senators first playoff series victory in an upset over the New Jersey Devils (1998).
He served as the Senators team captain, giving him the distinction of being the first Russian born captain in the history of the franchise.
He played in the NHL All-Star Game three times (1994, 1999, 2002).
He was a member of the Unified Team that captured the Gold medal in men's Olympic hockey (1992).

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Air Farce’s Targets of the Year [Year of the Farce] (Ranked: 1999)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [November] (Ranked: 11051973)
• European Hockey Players
• Even My Teammates Had Enough of Me
• I am a Long Islander
• I Like to Dress All in Black
• I Married in 2002
• I Pissed Off Mike Milbury
• Ice Hockey Players
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• New York Islanders
• Ottawa Senators
• Profiles 13501-13750 (Ranked: 13545)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 38]
• Supersized Egos

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 81 Votes: 61.73% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 55.26% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 58.57% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 102 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 260 Votes: 69.62% Annoying