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• Russian professional hockey player Pavel Datsyuk currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League.

  Datsyuk, who won the Lady Byng Trophy, for outstanding sportsmanship, and the Selke Trophy, as the top defensive forward, in 2008, is nominated for the same awards in 2009. Should he win both a second time, he will be the first player in NHL history to win both awards back-to-back.ESPN.com: Datsyuk Looks for Historic Selke Repeat

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: July 20, 1978
  2. Birthplace: Yekaterinburg, Russia
  3. Height: 5'11"
  4. Weight: 185 lbs
  5. Position: Center
  6. Shoots: Left
  7. Two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Detroit Red Wings (2002 and 2008]])

• Early Years

  Datsyuk began playing in his native Russia in the Russian Super League in 1996. He first started with the Dynamo Yekaterinburg, then was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings 171st overall in the 1998 NHL Draft. Datsyuk continued to play in Russia, moving to the Ak Bars Kazan in 1999.

• Life in Hockeytown

  Datsyuk joined the Red Wings for the 2001-02 regular season, playing 21 games in the playoffs as the Wings won the Stanley Cup Championships. He returned to the Russian Super League during the 2004-05 NHL Lockout before re-signing with the Wings on September 19, 2005. He went on to win his first of two Lady Byng Memorial Trophies in 2006, for outstanding sportsmanship. After signing a seven year contract extension with the Red Wings on April 6, 2007, Datsyuk was selected for his first NHL All-Star Game in 2008. He went on to lead the Red Wings to their second championship in six seasons, winning the Stanley Cup in 2008.

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