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Igor Korolev

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The Resume

    (September 6, 1970-September 7, 2011)
    Born in Moscow, Russian Federation
    Drafted by the St. Louis Blues 38th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
    Forward for HC Dynamo Moscow (1988-92, 1994-95), St. Louis Blues (1992-94), Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes (1995-97), Toronto Maple Leafs (1997-2001), Chicago Blackhawks (2001-04), Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2004-05, 2009-10), Metallurg Magnitogorsk (2005-08) and Atlant Mytishchi (2008-09)
    Assistant coach for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2010-11)

Why he might be annoying:

    He played on 14 different teams in four different leagues combined.
    He was considered too soft by hockey pundits.
    He alternated between the NHL and the minors in his final seasons in North America.
    He never played a full season during his career.
    He was acquired by Mike Smith three times when Smith was at the helm of three different teams.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was part of the first wave of Russian players to move over to the NHL, following the fall of the Soviet Union.
    He enjoyed playing in Canada so much, he became a Canadian citizen upon signing with the Maple Leafs.
    He was an accomplished player in the Russian hockey leagues, having won six championships.
    He served as a player/coach during his final season as a player.
    He was on board the Yak-Service Yakovlev Yak-42 that crashed, killing the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team (September 7, 2011).

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 178 Votes: 79.21% Annoying