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Mogilny was one of the first Soviet ice hockey players to defect to the NHL. In the Soviet Union, he played on a line with center Sergei Fedorov and winger Pavel Bure. He represented the Soviet Union in 1988 and 1989 at the World Junior Hockey Championships, winning the Best Forward award in 1988. After the medal ceremony of 1989 championships, he left the Soviet team and was flown to North America by representatives of the Buffalo Sabres, the NHL club that had drafted him a year earlier.
In the NHL, he has played for the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver CanucksThe Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded 1970 Arena General Motors Place Uniform colours Blue, red and silver Logo design A stylized "C", consisting of an orca breaking o, and the New Jersey DevilsThe New Jersey Devils are a National Hockey League team based in the Continental Airlines Arena of the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Founded 1974 1975 (franchise awarded June 8, 1972) Formerly Known As Kansas City Scouts ( 197 (winning the Stanley CupThe Stanley Cup originally titled the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup is awarded each year by the National Hockey League to the champion of its playoff tournament. History The Stanley Cup, originally a decorative bowl purchased from a London silversmith wor in 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri) and is currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has won numerous awards, including Lady Byng Trophy (given to most 'gentlemanly' player) in 2002-03 NHL seasonThe 2002- 03 NHL season was the 86th regular season of the NHL. Each team played 82 games. Regular Season As always the regular saw several surprises. The San Jose Sharks who many felt would be one of the elite teams in the west stumbled early and badly a. Mogilny was the leading goal scorer in NHL in 1992-93 NHL season and has been the leading scorer on his team several seasons.