Konstantin Pushkaryov
Konstantin Vladimirovich Pushkaryov (Russian: Константин Владимирович Пушкарёв; born February 12, 1985) is a Kazakhstani former ice hockey winger. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. Most of his career, which lasted from 2001 to 2020, was spent with Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League. Internationally Puskharyov played for the Kazakhstani national team at multiple World Championships. In May 2022, he became a Parimatch expert.[1]
| Konstantin Pushkaryov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pushkaryov in 2013 with Barys Astana | |||
| Born |
February 12, 1985 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HK Almaty HK Kurbads Barys Astana Nomad Astana Metallurg Magnitogorsk CSKA Moscow Los Angeles Kings Avangard Omsk | ||
| National team |
 Kazakhstan | ||
| NHL Draft |
44th overall, 2003 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2020 | ||
Playing career
Pushkaryov was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, but was traded to the Dallas Stars late in the 2006–07 NHL season in the deal involving former Kings captain Mattias Norström. He played one game for the Kings in the 2005–06 NHL season and earned an assist; he split the 2006–07 NHL season with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League and the Kings. Pushkaryov scored his first NHL goal on January 8, 2007, against the Edmonton Oilers.[2]
Pushkaryov later signed with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL, before returning to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2009–10 season. Prior to the start of the 2010–11 season, Pushkaryov joined Barys Astana of the KHL.
Pushkaryov played 8 seasons with Barys Astana before leaving as a free agent in signing a one-year contract with HK Kurbads of the Latvian Hockey League on December 20, 2018.[3]
International
Pushkaryov was named to the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk | RUS-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Kazzinc–Torpedo | RUS-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk | RUS-3 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Omskie Yastreby | RUS-3 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 74 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | ||
| 2004–05 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Omskie Yastreby | RUS-3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 69 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 77 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 95 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 35 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 49 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 30 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 58 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Barys Astana | KHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Barys–2 Astana | KAZ | 35 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 | ||
| 2011–12 | Barys Astana | KHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Barys–2 Astana | KAZ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Barys Astana | KHL | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Nomad Astana | KAZ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Barys Astana | KHL | 54 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 2015–16 | Barys Astana | KHL | 55 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Barys Astana | KHL | 32 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Barys Astana | KHL | 47 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Nomad Astana | KAZ | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 61 | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Kurbads | LAT | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | HK Almaty | KAZ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 296 | 37 | 49 | 86 | 298 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 31 | ||||
| NHL totals | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kazakhstan | WJC18 D1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Kazakhstan | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Kazakhstan | WJC18 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Kazakhstan | WC D1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Kazakhstan | WC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Kazakhstan | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Kazakhstan | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Kazakhstan | WC D1A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Kazakhstan | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Kazakhstan | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 15 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 10 | |||
| Senior totals | 37 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | |||
References
- Hockey player Konstantin Pushkarev became a Parimatch expert
- "Oilers defeat Kings 2–1 in OT". ESPN. January 8, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
- "Kurbads sign former NHL player Konstantin Pushkaryov". HK Kurbads. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- "Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. August 5, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database