Pavel Datsyuk was picked up by the Detroits Red Wings in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
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Pavel Datsyuk is regarded by many as one of the best ice hockey centreman to have played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was born on 20 July, 1978 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He started his professional career with the Detroit Red Wings and he was mentored and guided by fellow countrymen and Soviet stars Igor Larionov and Sergei Fedorov, as well as Detroit captain Steve Yzerman.
He last played for the Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and retired from hockey on July 10, 2022. having joined them way back in 2007. He has been named in the NHL Second All-Star Team in 2009 and has played in the NHL All-Star Game on 4 occasions. He has won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy four times and also won the Frank J. Selke Trophy four times. He is also a 2 times Stanley Cup Champion and won the Kharmalov Trophy that is presented to the Best Russian NHL Player voted by the Russian NHL Players in 2009. He was also Selected as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017. He also won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2018 and the World Championship Gold Medal in 2012. Pavel Datsyuk wears the #13 jersey for the Detroit Red Wings.
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Pavel Datsyuk was picked up by the Detroits Red Wings in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. When Datsyuk began his NHL career for the Red Wings, and he was mentored and guided by fellow countrymen and Soviet stars Igor Larionov and Sergei Fedorov, as well as Detroit captain Steve Yzerman. He started along with Brett Hull and Boyd Devereaux and had a decent debut year although the length and difficulty of the NHL season forced him to miss out on a number of games at the end of the year for the preparation for the Stanley Cup playoffs. He provided three goals and three assists for his team in 2002 Stanley Cup run.
| Games | 953 |
| Goals | 314 |
| Assists | 604 |
| Points | 918 |
Pavel Datsyuk has a total net worth of about $55 million in 2022. While his time with the Detroit Red Wings Blackhawks, Pavel signed a two-year contract way back in 2001 valuing $1,325,000 with an average salary of $662,500. In 2003 Pavel signed a one-year $1,500,000 contract. He then went onto sign a two -year contract of $7,800,000 with an average salary of $3,900,000. Then he signed a seven-year contract in 2007 worth $46,900,000 with an average salary of $6,700,000. In 2014 he signed a three-year contract worth $22,500,000 averaging a salary of $7,500,000. In 2016 he signed a one-year extension of contract worth $7,500,000.
Pavel Datsyuk has signed several endorsements deals earning him around $4 million per year with:
Pavel Datsyuk is currently married to Maria Datsyuk which happens to be his second wife. Pavel was previously married to Svetlana Datsyuk and they met at a cafe in Sverdlovsk when Pavel was just 18 years old. Svetlana quit her college to follow him to the United States when Pavel had to travel to Detroit to join NHL. They dated for three years and eventually got married in 1999. Pavel had a daughter with Svetlana and they got separated in 2010. Pavel and Maria have one child at the moment, a small daughter.
