Konstantin Koltsov

Konstantin Yevgeniyevich Koltsov (Belarusian: Канстанцін Яўгенавіч Кальцоў) (born April 17, 1981) is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey player who last played for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played parts of three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 2002 and 2006. Internationally Koltsov played for the Belarusian national team at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics and at nine World Championships.

Konstantin Koltsov
Koltsov with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2004
Born (1981-04-17) April 17, 1981
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Severstal Cherepovets
Yunost Minsk
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Ak Bars Kazan
Spartak Moscow
Pittsburgh Penguins
Dinamo Minsk
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Atlant Moscow Oblast
National team  Belarus
NHL Draft 18th overall, 1999
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1998–2016

Playing career

Koltsov started out playing for Junactva Minsk in the Belarusian 1st division during the 1997–98 season, and moved to Russian Severstal Cherepovets for the next season. Due to his incredible speed and stick handling, he was often referred to as the "Russian Rocket II" due to his similar playing style to that of Russian great Pavel Bure.

He was drafted to the NHL in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft as the Pittsburgh Penguins' first round pick, 18th overall. He played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the AHL in the 2002–03 season, and started playing full-time for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003–04 season, playing 82 games and scoring nine goals and twenty assists.

During the NHL lockout, Koltsov played for the Spartak Moscow hockey team.

The following season, Koltsov moved between Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh until January where he stayed in the NHL until the end of the season finishing with 3 goals and 6 assists. However, as a result of the Penguins not extending a qualifying offer, Koltsov became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2006. In August of that year he returned to Russia, signing a contract to play for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Russian Super League.

During the 2007–08 RSL season, Koltsov would be a part of a Salavat Yulaev Ufa squad that would defeat Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to capture the RSL League Title. With the absorption of the RSL into the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) at the start of the 2008–09 season, Salavat Yulaev Ufa would become the last standing RSL champion.

On November 27, 2016, Koltsov made his retirement from professional hockey official after competing in 18 seasons.[1]

International play

Koltsov has played on the Belarus national team in the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1997–98 Severstal–2 Cherepovets RUS.3 44 11 12 23 16 — — — — —
1998–99 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 33 3 0 3 8 1 0 0 0 2
1998–99 Severstal–2 Cherepovets RUS.3 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1998–99 Yunost Minsk BLR 4 1 4 5 2 — — — — —
1998–99 Yunost Minsk EEHL 5 3 4 7 2 — — — — —
1999–2000 Metallurg Novokuznetsk RSL 31 3 4 7 12 11 1 1 2 6
2000–01 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 18 7 8 15 6 2 0 0 0 4
2001–02 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 10 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
2001–02 Spartak Moscow RSL 22 1 0 1 12 — — — — —
2001–02 Spartak–2 Moscow RUS.3 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 65 9 21 30 41 6 2 4 6 4
2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 9 20 29 30 — — — — —
2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 3 0 4 4 4 24 6 11 17 18
2004–05 Dinamo Minsk BLR 11 6 2 8 38 — — — — —
2004–05 Spartak Moscow RSL 31 6 10 16 48 — — — — —
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60 3 6 9 20 — — — — —
2005–06 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 18 12 5 17 13 — — — — —
2006–07 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 54 15 11 26 45 8 1 1 2 2
2007–08 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 36 12 10 22 27 15 3 1 4 4
2008–09 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 42 8 7 15 14 4 0 2 2 0
2009–10 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 48 8 17 25 28 16 3 1 4 2
2010–11 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 32 4 11 15 16 — — — — —
2011–12 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 51 1 11 12 20 6 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Atlant Mytishchi KHL 52 6 6 12 26 5 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Atlant Mytishchi KHL 54 11 10 21 22 — — — — —
2014–15 Atlant Mytishchi KHL 34 2 1 3 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 19 0 2 2 7 20 3 3 6 4
2015–16 Dinamo Minsk KHL 43 3 7 10 14 — — — — —
NHL totals 144 12 26 38 50 — — — — —
RSL totals 237 48 45 93 162 37 5 3 8 18
KHL totals 375 43 73 116 167 51 6 6 12 8

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Belarus WJC 6 4 3 7 30
1999 Belarus WJC18 B 5 5 2 7 0
1999 Belarus WC 6 0 0 0 4
2000 Belarus WJC B 5 3 1 4 2
2001 Belarus WJC 6 4 1 5 2
2001 Belarus OGQ 3 2 0 2 0
2001 Belarus WC 6 0 0 0 4
2002 Belarus OG 2 0 0 0 0
2002 Belarus WC D1 5 7 1 8 2
2005 Belarus OGQ 2 0 0 0 0
2005 Belarus WC 6 3 3 6 2
2007 Belarus WC 3 2 2 4 2
2008 Belarus WC 3 1 2 3 0
2009 Belarus WC 5 1 0 1 2
2010 Belarus OG 4 0 2 2 0
2012 Belarus WC 7 2 0 2 8
2013 Belarus OGQ 3 1 0 1 0
2013 Belarus WC 7 2 0 2 0
2014 Belarus WC 5 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 22 16 7 23 34
Senior totals 67 21 10 31 24

Awards and honours
  • Kubok Spartaka: 2001
  • Kubok Presidenta Respubliki Bashkortostan: 2006
  • Kubok Romazana: 2006
  • Kubok Polesya: 2007
  • Russian Super League: 2008

References
  1. "Konstantin Koltsov has retired". by.tribuna.com. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
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