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 (1985-02-12) 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 20012020

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 GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk RUS-3 20002
2002–03 Kazzinc–Torpedo RUS-2 40004
2002–03 Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk RUS-3 4719143350
2003–04 Avangard Omsk RSL 51010
2003–04 Omskie Yastreby RUS-3 4417143174 421333
2004–05 Avangard Omsk RSL 10000
2004–05 Omskie Yastreby RUS-3 33474
2004–05 Calgary Hitmen WHL 6922305250 122574
2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10110
2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 7719193895 71124
2006–07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 162248
2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 354111529
2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 1525725 1214518
2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 4913274052
2007–08 CSKA Moscow RSL 50112
2008–09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 3051614 40000
2009–10 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 589101947 41122
2010–11 Barys Astana KHL 90118
2010–11 Barys–2 Astana KAZ 3522254768 1322440
2011–12 Barys Astana KHL 201234 72022
2011–12 Barys–2 Astana KAZ 652720
2012–13 Barys Astana KHL 28461042 31012
2013–14 Barys Astana KHL 2113433 501110
2013–14 Nomad Astana KAZ 53362
2014–15 Barys Astana KHL 54981759 73257
2015–16 Barys Astana KHL 557101777
2016–17 Barys Astana KHL 32391216 1023510
2017–18 Barys Astana KHL 47791645
2017–18 Nomad Astana KAZ 1272924 1223561
2018–19 HK Kurbads LAT 143698 101126
2019–20 HK Almaty KAZ 300012
KHL totals 296374986298 36861431
NHL totals 172358

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
2002 Kazakhstan WJC18 D1 41340
2003 Kazakhstan WJC D1 51124
2003 Kazakhstan WJC18 691106
2011 Kazakhstan WC D1 51342
2012 Kazakhstan WC 73142
2013 Kazakhstan WC D1A 50222
2014 Kazakhstan WC 50002
2015 Kazakhstan WC D1A 41010
2016 Kazakhstan WC 60114
2017 Kazakhstan WC D1A 50000
Junior totals 151151610
Senior totals 37571212

References

  1. Hockey player Konstantin Pushkarev became a Parimatch expert
  2. "Oilers defeat Kings 2–1 in OT". ESPN. January 8, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  3. "Kurbads sign former NHL player Konstantin Pushkaryov". HK Kurbads. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  4. "Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. August 5, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
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