himself helping to pitch Rangers as the right destination for Kasparaitis by calling him at midnight on July 1, 2002. During the 2005–06 NHL season, while playing for the New York Rangers, Kasparaitis had run-ins with New Jersey Devils right winger Grant Marshall, with Kasparaitis delivering a shoulder to the head of Marshall which concussed the New Jersey winger on January 22, and Marshall retaliating on March 4 by sucker-punching Kasparaitis in the head. Marshall stated he had "zero respect" for Kasparaitis. Kasparaitis on the other hand said he was in complete control of his emotions, and that he would not allow his game to become a distraction to his own team. Post-retirement On June 19, 2010, Kasparaitis signed as the assistant coach for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The contract expired on December 22, 2010. In early 2015, Kasparaitis co-founded the Verzasca Group, a Florida-based real estate development company, of which he holds the title as president. The company is named after the Verzasca river in Switzerland, because of the "transparency that the firm strives to bring to both its investors and its development partners." Later in the year, the company had gained approval on two residential projects in the Miami area. Personal life Kasparaitis holds dual Lithuanian and United States citizenship. He is the father of six children. He has a daughter by his first wife, Irina. His second marriage, to Ingela ended in divorce in 2006. Kasparaitis's current wife, Lisa, is a Swedish designer based in Stockholm and Miami. From 2009 to 2011, he lived in Sweden. They have twin daughters, who were born in Sweden, and three sons. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honors 1990: European Junior Championship All-Star Team 1992: World Junior Championships Best Defenseman 1992: Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR (renamed Honoured Master of Sports of Russia in 1993) 2016: Russian Hockey Hall of Fame References External links 1972 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Colorado Avalanche players Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Hartford Wolf Pack players HC Dynamo Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Lithuanian emigrants to the United States Lithuanian expatriate ice hockey people Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in the United