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Name	Vladimir Tarasenko
Born	12/13/1991
Height	5-11
Weight	202
Shoots	L

Last 10	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	H	TOI	TOISH	TOIPP	S
@ LOS 5/6/13	0	0	0	0	0	0	05:51	00:00	00:00	0
vs. CHI 4/27/13	0	1	1	1	0	0	13:44	00:00	01:33	0
vs. CAL 4/25/13	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:05	00:00	04:12	2
vs. COL 4/23/13	0	0	0	0	0	1	13:01	00:00	01:46	2
@ COL 4/21/13	0	1	1	1	0	0	11:53	00:00	00:00	1
vs. DAL 4/19/13	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:38	00:00	00:45	2
vs. PHO 4/18/13	0	0	0	0	0	0	09:13	00:00	00:00	2
vs. VAN 4/16/13	0	0	0	0	0	1	11:01	00:00	00:54	0
vs. CHI 4/14/13	0	0	0	0	0	1	13:04	00:00	00:20	2
@ CLB 4/12/13	0	0	0	-1	0	1	15:38	00:00	02:16	3

Notes:
2010-11: Selected by St. Louis in 1st round (16th overall) of the NHL Draft...2012-13: Made NHL debut.

Russian forward is the second-ranked European skater by NHL Central Scouting...Had a solid sophomore season in the KHL in 2009-10, posting 13 goals and 24 points in 42 games for HC Sibir Novosibirsk...Finished second in KHL Rookie of the Year voting in 2008-09 after notching seven goals and 10 points in 38 games...Led Team Russia to a silver medal at the 2009 World Under-18 Championships, posting 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists) in seven games...Had four goals and an assist in six games at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Canada...Boasts an all-around offensive game, excelling at both goal-scoring as well as play-making...Tarasenko's father, Andrei, who also coaches HC Sibir, had a long hockey playing career in Russia and represented his country at the 1994 Winter Olympics.