Vladimir Konstantinov

ABOUT VLADIMIR KONSTANTINOV

Russian-born ice hockey defender. He played in the United States for the National Hockey League's 1997 Stanley Cup-winning Detroit Red Wings team.

He began his career with the CSKA Moscow hockey club. He was drafted in 1989 to the Detroit Red Wings.

A severe 1997 limousine accident left him with significant physical and mental impairment and prematurely ended his hockey career.

He and his wife Irina became parents to a daughter named Anastasia.

He and Johan Franzen played a decade apart on Stanley Cup-winning Detroit Red Wings teams.