Viktor Kostyuchenok
Viktor Pavlovich Kostyuchenok (Belarusian: Віктар Паўлавіч Касцючонак; Russian: Виктор Павлович Костюченок) (born 7 June 1979) is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey defenceman and currently an assistant coach for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). During a playing career that lasted from 1995 until 2014 he played for multiple teams across Europe.
| Viktor Kostyuchenok | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 7, 1979 Minsk, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Yunost Minsk Lada Togliatti Amur Khabarovsk Spartak Moscow Dinamo Minsk Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | ||
| National team |
 Belarus | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2014 | ||
Playing career
He began playing professionally for Yunost Minsk in the Eastern European Hockey League in 1995. He spent 2000–01 and 2001–02 with HC Brest in the French league. He rejoined Minsky for another three seasons before playing for Lada Togliatti of the Russian Super League in 2006–07. He played for Minsk again the next season, and then joined Amur Khabarovsk in 2008 before HC Spartak Moscow.
International
Kostyuchenok was selected for the Belarus national men's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. He also participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarus National men's ice hockey team.[1] He previously represented Belarus in the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Ice Hockey World Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Yunost Minsk | EEHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Yunost Minsk | EEHL | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Yunost Minsk | EEHL | 42 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Yunost Minsk | EEHL | 46 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HK Minsk | BLR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HK Minsk | BLR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HK Minsk | EEHL | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Deggendorf Fire | GER.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Brest Albatros Hockey | FRA.3 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | Brest Albatros Hockey | FRA.3 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Brest Albatros Hockey | FRA | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 44 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 43 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Yunior Minsk | BLR.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 55 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 53 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 40 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 34 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 30 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 51 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Yunost Minsk | VHL | 33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Yunior Minsk | BLR | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 52 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| EEHL totals | 140 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| BLR totals | 295 | 43 | 92 | 135 | 300 | 61 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 58 | ||||
| KHL totals | 173 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 138 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Belarus | EJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Belarus | WJC C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Belarus | EJC B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 1998 | Belarus | WJC B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1999 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2002 | Belarus | WC D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Belarus | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Belarus | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2009 | Belarus | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2010 | Belarus | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2012 | Belarus | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 40 | |||
| Senior totals | 57 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | |||
References
- IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database