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Valeri Zelepukin

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Valeri Mikhailovich Zelepukin (Russian: Валерий Михайлович Зелепукин; born 17 September 1968) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks between 1991 and 2001. Born in Voskresensk in the former Soviet Union, he was drafted 221st overall in the 11th round by the Devils in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play 595 regular season games, scoring 117 goals and 177 assists for 294 points. He also picked up 527 penalty minutes. Zelepukin scored his most famous goal while with New Jersey in Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals against the arch-rival New York Rangers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Valeri Zelepukin is the 310th most popular hockey player (down from 255th in 2024), the 3,203rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,119th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Valeri Zelepukin ranks 310 out of 676. Before him are Václav Prospal, Esa Keskinen, Niklas Bäckström, Alexander Karpovtsev, Linus Omark, and David Backes. After him are Keith Tkachuk, Bobby Ryan, Martin Erat, Patric Kjellberg, Ladislav Nagy, and Ján Lašák.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Valeri Zelepukin ranks 989. Before him are Antonio Peñalver, Kunjarani Devi, Mike Barrowman, Adrian Lester, Beth Littleford, and Laura Cutina. After him are Birte Weigang, Julia Sawalha, Carlos Morales, Kenan Şimşek, Min Jin Lee, and Francesca Bortolozzi.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Valeri Zelepukin ranks 3,203 out of 3,761. Before him are Olesya Forsheva (1979), Alexei Aidarov (1974), Yekaterina Samutsevich (1982), Andrei Solomatin (1975), Nadezhda Skardino (1985), and Anna Blinkova (1998). After him are Anastasia Davydova (1983), Vladimir Granat (1987), Valeriy Medvedtsev (1964), Yelena Naimushina (1964), Suren Gazaryan (1974), and Svetlana Bazhanova (1972).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Valeri Zelepukin ranks 57. Before him are Sergei Svetlov (1961), Nikita Kucherov (1993), Maxim Afinogenov (1979), Viktor Kozlov (1975), Alexander Galimov (1985), and Alexander Karpovtsev (1970). After him are Andrei Kovalenko (1970), Sergei Mozyakin (1981), Andrei Markov (1978), Boris Mironov (1972), Alexei Morozov (1977), and Alexander Semin (1984).

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