the Flames in February 1989, and he signed a contract with Calgary on March 29. He became the first Soviet player permitted by his national federation to play in the NHL. Pryakhin made his NHL debut on March 31 against the Winnipeg Jets. He was the second Soviet player to appear in an NHL game, following Victor Nechayev. Pryahkin appeared in the Flames' final two games of the regular season, and one game of the 1989 playoffs as the Flames went on to win the Stanley Cup. He did not play enough games or in the finals so his name was left off the Cup. Calgary did give Pryakhin a Stanley Cup ring, and included him on the team picture. Pryahkin scored his first NHL goal on October 10, 1989, against the New Jersey Devils. He appeared in 20 games with the Flames in 1989–90 and scored 2 goals and 4 points. He added 1 goal and 6 assists in 24 games in 1990–91 and made appearances with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles, Calgary's International Hockey League affiliate in both seasons. Internationally, Pryahkin appeared in three games and won a gold medal with the Soviet team at the 1990 World Championship. Returning to Europe in 1991–92, Pryahkin joined Zürcher SC of the Swiss top division. He was a member of the team for three seasons, splitting 1992–93 with Krylya Sovetov in his Russian home, before moving onto the Finnish SM-liiga for four seasons with Kiekko-Espoo. Pryahkin spent a season in Japan in 1998–99 before closing out his career with Krylya Sovetov in the Russian second division in 2000. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References Career statistics: External links 1963 births Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Espoo Blues players Krylya Sovetov Moscow players Living people Oji Eagles players Russian ice hockey right wingers Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players Soviet expatriate ice hockey players Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Canada Soviet ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Moscow Stanley Cup champions ZSC Lions players Soviet expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Russian expatriate ice hockey people Russian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Russian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Russian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate ice hockey players in Japan Expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Expatriate ice hockey players in Finland