Anton Kuryanov

Anton Kuryanov (Russian: Антон Курьянов; born March 11, 1983) is a professional ice hockey centre forward who is currently playing for HC Kladno of the WSM Liga (Czech.1).

Anton Kuryanov
Born (1983-03-11) March 11, 1983
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR
Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Czech.1 team
Former teams
HC Kladno
Sibir Novosibirsk
Avangard Omsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
HC Yugra
National team  Russia
Playing career 1999present

Playing career

Kuryanov started his career in Ust-Kamenogorsk before moving to Omsk in 1998 along with his coach Sergei Gersonsky and a bunch of other talented youngsters, including Alexander Perezhogin. Since he was considered less talented than other young forwards like Alexander Svitov and Stanislav Chistov who played in Avangard Omsk at the time, Kuryanov's path to seniors was a difficult one. He was sent on loan to Mostovik (Kurgan) and then HC Sibir Novosibirsk to gain first-team experience before making his debut for Avangard in the 2002–03 season.

In his first full season in Avangard's jersey, Anton Kuryanov helped his team to win the title tallying 14 points in the process. He then went from strength to strength getting capped for Russia in December 2004 and becoming fans' favourite at his own club. In the 2006–07 season, Kuryanov scored 30 goals which became the record for an Avangard player. On October 13, 2008, Kuryanov suffered a major career setback and a psychological blow when Alexei Cherepanov with whom they played in the same line collapsed on the bench and died during the game against Vityaz Chekhov.[1]

Anton Kyryanov also achieved significant success on the international arena when he was invited to represent his country at the 2009 IIHF World Championship which Russia went on to win. Kuryanov scored 3 times and made 3 assists during his 9 games at the tournament. He dedicated this victory to Cherepanov.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03Sibir Novosibirsk RSL2614 58
2002–03Avangard Omsk RSL300 00
2003–04Avangard Omsk RSL5076 1314110116
2004–05Avangard Omsk RSL551214 2624111234
2005–06Avangard Omsk RSL401110 2120131458
2006–07Avangard Omsk RSL502421 4532106392
2007–08Avangard Omsk RSL511820 3824
2008–09Avangard Omsk KHL451423 372690556
2009–10Avangard Omsk KHL451318 318
2010–11Avangard Omsk KHL491719 3622133472
2011–12Avangard Omsk KHL4139 1214213472
2012–13Avangard Omsk KHL36811 1912121234
2013–14Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL1301 16
2013–14Avangard Omsk KHL3054 926
2014–15Avangard Omsk KHL2413 4851012
2015–16Avangard Omsk KHL2243 7610000
2016–17HC Yugra KHL48410 1438
2017–18HC Yugra KHL1804 46
RSL totals 275 73 75 148 122 45 8 10 18 20
KHL totals 371 69 105 174 172 61 8 15 23 16
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Switzerland

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Russia WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 3 3 6 6
Senior totals 9 3 3 6 6

References

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