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Born	July 26, 1978 (1978-07-26) (age 31), Moscow, Soviet Union
Height Weight	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
KHL team F. teams	Atlant Moscow Oblast HC CSKA Moscow Traktor Chelyabinsk Phoenix Coyotes New York Islanders Florida Panthers Vityaz Chekhov Severstal Cherepovets
Ntl. team	Russia
NHL Draft	65th overall, 1996 Florida Panthers
Career	1995 – present

Oleg Vladimirovich Kvasha (Russian: Олег Владимирович Кваша, born July 26, 1978 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Playing career

Kvasha was a 3rd round selection, 65th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. On March 9, 2006, Kvasha was traded along with a conditional fifth round draft pick to the Phoenix Coyotes from the New York Islanders for a 3rd round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Was linked to Swedish team MoDo Hockey, according to Poffa.

International play

Kvasha has represented his native Russia in the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Russia	WJC	3 		6	2	0	2	4
1998	Russia	WJC	2 		7	4	2	6	4
Junior Int'l totals					13	6	2	8	8
2002	Russia	Oly	3 		5	0	0	0	0
2004	Russia	WCH	5th		2	0	1	1	0
Senior Int'l totals					7	0	1	1	0

External links

• Oleg Kvasha's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Oleg Kvasha – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Oleg Kvasha's NHL player profile