Vladimir Igorevich Malakhov (Russian: Владимир Игоревич Малахов; born August 30, 1968) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the Russian Super League. Currently, Malakhov is a Player Development coach for the New York Islanders.
Malakhov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, tenth round, 191st overall. He has played for Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils (winning the Stanley Cup in 2000), New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the Stanley Cup, the World Championships, and an Olympic Gold Medal.
Due to the timing during the 1991-92 International Season, he also played in 3 major tournaments under three different national flags. He represented the USSR in the Canada Cup, the Commonwealth of Independent States Unified Team for the Olympics, and the modern state of Russia in the World Championships.
| Position | Defenseman/Défenseur |
| International Hockey |  Soviet Union, Commonwealth of Independant States,  RussiaWorld Junior Championships ( 1987)World Championships ( 1990  . 1991  , & 1992)Canada Cup ( 1991)Olympic Games (CIS 1992 & 2002 )World Cup of Hockey ( 1996) |
| Club Hockey | Spartak Moscow – USSR (Soviet Top Tier) CSKA Moscow – USSR (Soviet Top Tier) CSKA Moscow – CIS (Top Tier) Capital District Islanders – American Hockey League (US/Canada 2nd Tier) New York Islanders – NHL Montreal Canadiens – NHL New Jersey Devils – NHL New York Rangers – NHL Philadelphia Flyers – NHL |
| Awards and Honors | USSR Elite League Champion (1988-89 w/ CSKA Moscow) NHL All-Rookie Team (1993) Stanley Cup (1999-2000 w/ New Jersey) Triple Gold Club (World Championships 1990, Olympic Gold 1992, and Stanley Cup 1999-2000) |
Career Statistics
Transactions
| 1995-04-05 | Traded by the New York Islanders with Pierre Turgeon to the Montreal Canadiens for Craig Darby, Kirk Muller and Mathieu Schneider. |
| 2000-03-01 | Traded by the Montreal Canadiens to the New Jersey Devils for 2nd round draft pick in 2001 (later traded to Washington, later traded to Tampa Bay – Tampa Bay selected Andreas Holmqvist), Josh DeWolf and Sheldon Souray. |
| 2000-07-10 | Signed as a Free Agent to a 4-year contract with the New York Rangers. |
| 2004-03-08 | Traded by the New York Rangers to the Philadelphia Flyers for 2nd round draft pick in 2005 (later traded to Atlanta – Atlanta selected Ondrej Pavelec) and Rick Kozak. |
| 2005-06-08 | Signed a lockout contract by Vityaz Chekhov |
| 2005-08-04 | Signed as a Free Agent with a 2-year contract with the New Jersey Devils. |
| 2005-12-19 | Announced his retirement |
| 2006-10-01 | Traded by the New Jersey Devils with 1st round draft pick in 2007 (later traded to St. Louis – St. Louis selected David Perron) to the San Jose Sharks for Jim Fahey and Alexander Korolyuk. Trade voided by the NHL |
