1997–98, Khmylev returned to North America for his final professional season. In 1998–99, he suited up for the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League, where he amassed 33 points in 48 games. Khmylev returned to Buffalo following his retirement, as he is now an amateur scout with the Buffalo Sabres. He has a wife, Vera, and a daughter, Olga, who played tennis at Boston College. Olga now works at the Academy of Hockey at HARBORCENTER in Buffalo, NY, and is the official video presenter for the IIHF at the World Championships. Awards Inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992 International Medals: 1984 World Junior Championships - Gold 1986 World Championships - Gold 1987 World Championships - Silver 1989 World Championships - Gold 1992 Winter Olympics - Gold Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International External links Yuri Khmylev @ Hockey CCCP International 1964 births Living people Buffalo Sabres draft picks Buffalo Sabres players Buffalo Sabres scouts Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Krylya Sovetov Moscow players Los Angeles Kings scouts Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic ice hockey players of the Unified Team Olympic medalists in ice hockey Quebec Rafales players Russian ice hockey left wingers St. John's Maple Leafs players St. Louis Blues players Soviet ice hockey left wingers Soviet Wings players Ice hockey people from Moscow