Alexander Karpovtsev

Alexander Georgievich Karpovtsev (Russian: Александр Георгиевич Карповцев; April 7, 1970 – September 7, 2011) was a Russian ice hockey player and an assistant coach for Ak Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the National Hockey League (NHL), he played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Florida Panthers. He, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Zubov and Sergei Nemchinov were the first Russian players to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup, winning it in 1994 with the Rangers.[1] He was traded by the Maple Leafs to the Blackhawks for Bryan McCabe after a contract dispute where Kaprovstev was seeking a salary that would have made him the highest paid defender on the team.[2]

Alexander Karpovtsev
Born (1970-04-07)April 7, 1970
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 41)
Yaroslavl, Russia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Dynamo Moscow
New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Islanders
Sibir Novosibirsk
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Florida Panthers
Avangard Omsk
National team  Soviet Union and
 Russia
NHL Draft 158th overall, 1990
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19872007

Karpovtsev, while an assistant coach for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.[3][4]

Personal life

Alexander Karpovtsev was married to Janna Karpovtsev.[5]

Death

On September 7, 2011, Karpovtsev was killed when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly his entire Lokomotiv team, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season, with its coaching staff and prospects. Lokomotiv officials said "'everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team.'"[6][7][8][9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Dynamo Moscow USSR 20110
1988–89 MCOP Moscow USSR-3 110000
1989–90 Dynamo Moscow USSR 3511227
1989–90 Dynamo–2 Moscow USSR-3 110118
1990–91 Dynamo Moscow USSR 4005515
1990–91 Dynamo–2 Moscow USSR-3 60002
1991–92 Dynamo Moscow CIS 2832522 71012
1991–92 Dynamo–2 Moscow CIS-3 30114
1992–93 Dynamo Moscow RUS 3631114100 72130
1993–94 Dynamo Moscow RUS 30006
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL 673151858 1704412
1994–95 Dynamo Moscow RUS 1302210
1994–95 New York Rangers NHL 47481230 81010
1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 402161826 60114
1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 779293859 1313420
1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 47371048
1998–99 New York Rangers NHL 21010
1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 562252752 1413412
1999–00 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 693141754 110334
2000–01 Dynamo Moscow RSL 50110
2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 532131539
2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 65191040 51010
2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 404101412
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2407714
2003–04 New York Islanders NHL 30114
2004–05 Sibir Novosibirsk RSL 501116
2004–05 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 3325745 90000
2004–05 Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl RUS-3 20220
2005–06 Florida Panthers NHL 60004
2005–06 Sibir Novosibirsk RSL 1821339 30004
2006–07 Sibir Novosibirsk RSL 395121790 71238
2007–08 Sibir Novosibirsk RSL 602227
2007–08 Avangard Omsk RSL 810110
2007–08 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS-3 22130
NHL totals 59634154188430 744141852

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1988 Soviet Union EJC 60224
1990 Soviet Union WJC 70118
1993 Russia WC 801110
1996 Russia WCH 10000
2005 Russia WC 80112
Junior totals 1303312
Senior totals 1702212

Transactions

References

  1. Kalinsky, George (2004). Garden of Dreams. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang. ISBN 1-58479-343-0.
  2. "Toronto Maple Leafs trade Alexander Karpovtsev to Blackhawks". Whitehorse Star. October 3, 2000. p. 18. ProQuest 362117386. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  3. "List of those killed in plane crash near Yaroslavl" (in Russian). sovsport.ru. September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  4. "Stunned Rangers react to loss of former NHL teammates, friends in Russia plane crash tragedy". Daily News (New York). September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  5. Goldsborough, Bob (August 22, 2018). "Gold Coast condo owned by late Blackhawks player Alexander Karpovtsev sold by his widow for $925,000". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2019 via chicagotribune.com.
  6. "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl". Lifenews.ru (in Russian). September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  7. "The list of Lokomotiv players who died". Lifenews.ru (in Russian). September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  8. "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". The Globe and Mail. Canada. September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  9. "Former Rangers Defensemen Alexander Karpovtsev Dead". nyrnation.net. September 7, 2011. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  10. Farber, Michael (June 22, 1994). "GUTS, THEN GLORY Ranger general manager Neil Smith made the tough choices that finally brought a championship to New York". Vault. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  11. "Rangers Acquire Leafs' Schneider". AP NEWS. October 14, 1998. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  12. Shoalts, David (October 3, 2000). "Karpovtsev a 'Hawk, McCabe joins Leafs". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  13. Milbert, Neil (March 10, 2004). "Hawks unload another big salary in Karpovtsev". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2019 via chicagotribune.com.
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