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Oleg Fedorovych Tverdovsky (; born 18 May 1976) is a Russians former professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1994 to 2013. He was selected 2nd overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 1994 NHL entry draft, playing 713 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes, and Los Angeles Kings. He won 2 Stanley Cup with the Devils in 2003, and the Hurricanes in 2006.
He also played in the Russian Superleague (RSL)/Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Avangard Omsk, Salavat Yulayev Ufa, and Metallurg Magnitogorsk winning 2 RSL Championships in 2004 (Avangard Omsk), and 2008 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa), he later won a Gagarin Cup in 2011 with Salavat Yulaev Ufa.
Tverdovsky's stay in Winnipeg would be short-lived, as the Jets franchise relocated to Phoenix, Arizona and was rebranded as the Phoenix Coyotes. In 1997, Tverdovsky was selected to the All-Star Game representing the Coyotes. While establishing himself as a fixture on the Coyotes blueline for his tenure with the club, Tverdovsky was traded back to the Mighty Ducks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Travis Green and a 1999 first-round pick (Scott Kelman). In 2002, he represented Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
He was then sent to the Devils in the summer of 2002 along with teammate Jeff Friesen in a seven player trade that sent Petr Sykora to Anaheim. The two teams would battle one another in the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals nearly a year later. Following the 2003 season, Tverdovsky returned to Russia to play in the Russian Superleague with Avangard Omsk. While with Avangard, he won the league championship. Tverdovsky represented Russia at the World Cup of Hockey. He returned to the NHL as a free agent, signing with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2005.
Tverdovsky has won the Stanley Cup twice in his career — once while a member of the New Jersey Devils in 2003 and once as a member of the Hurricanes in 2006. On 29 September 2006, Tverdovsky and Jack Johnson were traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Éric Bélanger and Tim Gleason.
He was also selected as a reserve by Team Russia for the 2010 Winter Olympics should an injury occur during the tournament.
He was traded to Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the 2011–12 season, and played part of the next season with that club before retiring.
| 1992–93 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | IHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Krylya Sovetov–2 Moscow | RUS.2 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | IHL | 46 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 51 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 31 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999–2000 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 73 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 50 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 57 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| 2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 72 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| 2007–08 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 43 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 48 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 40 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2011–12 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 24 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Toros Neftekamsk | VHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Russia | EJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Russia | EJC | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | |
| 1996 | Russia | WC | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | Russia | WCH | SF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | Russia | WC | 6th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | Russia | OG | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Russia | WC | 10th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | Russia | WCH | QF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Russia | WC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
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| All-Star Game | 1997 | |
| Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils) | 2003 | |
| Stanley Cup (Carolina Hurricanes) | 2006 | |
| RSL | ||
| Champion (Avangard Omsk) | 2004 | |
| MVP | 2004 | |
| Champion (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) | 2008 | |
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) | 2011 | |
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