The New York Rangers acquire defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in exchange for San Jose's third-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, obtained in an earlier trade for Ville Nieminen on March 8.
Ozolinsh is a seven-time NHL All-Star who won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 1996 and helped Anaheim reach the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.
Sandis Ozolinsh
Defense
Born Aug 3 1972 -- Riga, Latvia
Height 6.03 -- Weight 205
Selected by San Jose Sharks
round 2 #30 overall 1991 NHL Entry Draft
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Season Team GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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90-91 Rus. 44 0 3 3 51
91-92 IHL 34 6 9 15 20 15 2 5 7 22
91-92 Rus. 30 6 0 6 42
92-93 SJ 37 7 16 23 40 -- -- -- -- --
93-94 SJ 81 26 38 64 24 14 0 10 10 8
94-95 SJ 48 9 16 25 30 11 3 2 5 6
95-96 IHL 2 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- --
95-96 SJ 7 1 3 4 4 -- -- -- -- --
95-96 CO 66 13 37 50 50 22 5 14 19 16
96-97 CO 80 23 45 68 88 17 4 13 17 24
97-98 CO 66 13 38 51 65 7 0 7 7 14
98-99 CO 39 7 25 32 22 19 4 8 12 22
99-00 CO 82 16 36 52 46 17 5 5 10 20
00-01 CAR 72 12 32 44 71 6 0 2 2 5
01-02 CAR 46 4 19 23 34 -- -- -- -- --
01-02 FLA 37 10 19 29 24 -- -- -- -- --
02-03 FLA 51 7 19 26 40 -- -- -- -- --
02-03 ANA 31 5 13 18 16 21 2 6 8 10
03-04 ANA 36 5 11 16 24 -- -- -- -- --
05-06 ANA 17 3 3 6 8
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NHL Totals 796 161 370 531 586 134 23 67 90 125
I like the move. But I have to admit I don't know much about Sandis. Seems like a solid veteran defenseman. If you're a Ranger fan your lucky if you've seen him play a half dozen times in the last 5 years.