Career
He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and Saint Louis Blues. Born in Leningrad (now Street St. Petersburg), Gusarov was a veteran of the Soviet national team before playing in the National Hockey League. Standing 6"2" and weighing in at 183 lb (83 kg), Gusarov was selected 213th overall by Quebec Nordiques in the 1988 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Gusarov is considered to be one of the finest Russian defensemen to play in the National Hockey League. After his playing career ended Gusarov retired to Colorado where he started coaching the American Automobile Association hockey club Evolution.
Gusarov now serves as the geneal manager of a professional hockey team in Russia.