Vadim Tarasov

Vadim Tarasov
Vadim Tarasov as a Severstal Cherepovets player in the 2011-12 KHL season.
Born	(1976-12-31) December 31, 1976 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Quebec Citadelles Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Severstal Cherepovets Salavat Yulaev Ufa Metallurg Novokuznetsk
National team	Russia
NHL draft	196th overall, 1999 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1992–2013

Vadim Gennadievich Tarasov (Russian: Вадим Геннадьевич Тарасов; born December 31, 1976) is a retired Kazakhstani-Russian professional ice hockey goaltender.

Tarasov was drafted 196th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and after two seasons with Metallurg Novokuznetsk he signed a contract in 2001 and was assigned to their AHL affiliate the Quebec Citadelles, but played in only 14 regular season games and returned to Russia the next season, re-joining Metallurg Novokuznetsk. He remained with the team until 2006 where he signed for Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

His son, Daniil, is a professional ice hockey goaltender who was drafted 86th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

External links

• Vadim Tarasov's career stats at KHL Database
• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database