, author: Plackhin A.

Valery Nichushkin is the 36th Russian to win the Stanley Cup

He won the trophy with the Colorado Avalanche.

Colorado Avalanche forward Valery Nichushkin became the 36th Russian to win the Stanley Cup.

33 people have won the trophy as players, two (Vyacheslav Fetisov and Sergey Gonchar) as players and coaches and one (Pavel Bure) as a coach.

The most frequent winners of the Stanley Cup - three times each - were Sergey Fedorov, Igor Larionov, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Sergey Brylin and Evgeny Malkin.

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