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Pavel Datsyuk

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  • Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13) receives congratulations from center Henrik Zetterberg(40). Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE
  • Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen battle for the puck. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE
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  • Detroit Red Wings center Henrik Zetterberg (40) and center Pavel Datsyuk (13) during the game against the Phoenix Coyotes. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-US PRESSWIRE
  • Detroit Red Wings center Henrik Zetterberg (40) is congratulated for his goal and an assist by center Pavel Datsyuk (13) by players on the bench. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE
  • Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk moves the puck ahead of Pittsburgh Penguins center Richard Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USPRESSWIRE
    • Pavel Datsyuk
    Born (1978-07-20) July 20, 1978 (age 33)
    Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
    Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
    Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
    Position Center
    Shoots Left
    NHL team
    Former teams    		 Detroit Red Wings
    RSL
    Spartak/Dynamo Yekaterinburg
    Ak Bars Kazan
    HC Dynamo Moscow
    National team  Russia
    NHL Draft 171st overall, 1998
    Detroit Red Wings
    Playing career 1996–present
    Website datsyuk13.com

    Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Russian: Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к, [ˈpavʲɪl dɐˈt͡sʲʉk]; born July 20, 1978) is a professional ice hockey player from Russia and alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is known for his stick-handling and is considered one of the best two-way forwards in the game today, having won the Frank J. Selke Trophy in the 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2009–10 NHL seasons. Datsyuk also won four consecutive Lady Byng Memorial Trophies from 2006-09 for performance and sportsmanship. He was nominated for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player following the 2008–09 season. Datsyuk won the Stanley Cup in 2002 and 2008 with the Red Wings.


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