Darius Kasparaitis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Darius Kasparaitis
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 16, 1972(1972-10-16)
Age	52
Birthplace	Elektrėnai
Country	Lithuania
Birth City	Vilnius County
Horoscope	Libra

Darius Kasparaitis Biography

Darius Kasparaitis is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on October 16, 1972 in Elektrėnai, Vilnius County, Lithuania. Lithuanian professional hockey player who was selected in the New York Islanders in the first round of the 1992 NHL Draft.

He as well as He and Dainius Zubrus were both famous Lithuanian hockey players. were both well-known Lithuanian Hockey players.

Kasparaitis left Lithuania for Russia at age 14 after training with Aleksey Nikiforov to play ice hockey at a higher level. Kasparaitis played his first game for Dynamo Moscow, one of the premier teams in the Soviet Union, at the age of 16 during the 1988–89 season, and won the Soviet League championship with them in 1992. He was drafted by the New York Islanders with the fifth overall pick in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Kasparaitis played for the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche, and New York Rangers.

Kasparaitis was known for his aggressive physical playing style and led his teams in hits several times, including his rookie season, in 1992–93 NHL season with the New York Islanders. On November 17, 1996, Kasparaitis was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. While playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1998 Kasparaitis’ made a hard hit on Eric Lindros that knocked Lindros out of action for 18 games. On March 19, 2002, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche at the trade deadline, where he spent the remainder of the 2001–02 NHL season. Kasparaitis eventually wound up with the New York Rangers when he was signed on July 2, 2002. During the 2005–06 season, he served as an alternate captain of the Rangers, along with Jaromír Jágr and Steve Rucchin, as the Rangers had no captain.

His wife Irina have an infant daughter named Elizabeth.

Darius Kasparaitis Net Worth

Darius Kasparaitis is one of the richest Hockey Player from Lithuania. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Darius Kasparaitis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He left Lithuania to go to Russia at the age of 14 following having a training session with Aleksey Nikiforov.

He played for four distinct teams of the NHL most notably The Islanders as well as the Penguins.

Darius Kasparaitis (born October 16, 1972) is a Lithuanian American former professional ice hockey defenceman. He mainly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche, and New York Rangers. He is a four-time Olympian and three-time medalist, winning one gold medal, one silver medal, and one bronze medal. He received the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1992 and was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016. His 28 career Olympic games is a record among Russian national team’s players.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Darius Kasparaitis height 5 ft 11 in Darius weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Darius Kasparaitis Dating?

According to our records, Darius Kasparaitis married to Ingela Kasparaitienė , Lisa Carrol Kasparaitienė. As of December 1, 2023, Darius Kasparaitis’s is not dating anyone.

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In the 2009–10 season, he did not play due to an injury and eventually announced his retirement at the conclusion of the season. Since his retirement he has attempted to become eligible to represent Lithuania internationally, which he finally did in 2018, playing for the team in the World Ice Hockey Championships Division 1B.

Facts & Trivia

Darius Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Lithuania. Darius Kasparaitis celebrates birthday on October 16 of every year.

In early 2015, Kasparaitis co-founded the Verzasca Group, a Florida-based real estate development company, of which he holds the title as president. They took the name Verzasca from the Swiss river, because of the “transparency that the firm strives to bring to both its investors and its development partners.” Later in the year, the company had gained approval on two residential projects in the Miami area.