Gusarov returned to Colorado, and accepting a role to begin scouting for the Avalanche from the 2018–19 season.

After his playing career ended Gusarov retired to Colorado where he started coaching the AAA hockey club Evolution. He returned to Russia 2011, first serving as an assistant general manager for SKA Saint Petersburg before moving to HC Sochi of the KHL as an assistant coach from 2014 to 2017.

Born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Gusarov was a veteran of the Soviet national team before playing in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the 1989 IIHF World Championship, the 1996 Stanley Cup, and the Olympic gold medal in 1988.

Standing 6’2″ and weighing in at 183 lb (83 kg), Gusarov was selected 213th overall by Quebec Nordiques in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Gusarov is considered to be one of the finest Russian defensemen to play in the NHL.

Alexei Vasilievich Gusarov (Russian: Алексей Васильевич Гусаров ) (born July 8, 1964) is a retired Russian ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues.