Borys Protsenko Explained

Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:192
Played For:Dinamo Minsk
Fresno Falcons
HC Berkut
Houston Aeros
Khabarovsk Amur
Mechel Chelyabinsk
Sokil Kyiv
South Carolina Stingrays
Syracuse Crunch
Wheeling Nailers
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Ntl Team:UKR
Birth Date:August 21, 1978
Birth Place:Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Draft:77th overall
Draft Year:1996
Draft Team:Pittsburgh Penguins
Career Start:1998
Career End:2011

Borys Protsenko (born August 21, 1978) is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey player and a Russian amateur scout for the NHL's Dallas Stars.

Career

Protsenko was drafted 1st overall by the Calgary Hitmen in the 1995 CHL Import Draft. A year later, he was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, selected 77th overall. Although Protsenko never played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, he did spend two years with the Penguins' AHL affiliate in Syracuse and Wilkes-Barre and an additional year with the Penguins' ECHL affiliate in Wheeling.

Protsenko spent the next two seasons splitting time in Russia and with the Ukraine National Team. He started the 2003-04 season with Sokil Kyiv, but later returned to the United States and joined the Fresno Falcons. Protsenko was recalled by the Houston Aeros on January 16, 2004[1] but was returned to the Falcons less than a week later.[2] Protsenko finished the season with the South Carolina Stingrays.

Protsenko played the next three seasons in Belarus, Russia, and the Ukraine and retired after the completion of the 2006-07 season. Since his retirement, Protsenko has been the Russian amateur scout for the Dallas Stars.[3]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1994–95Fernie GhostridersRMJHL47 27 25 52 199
1995–96Calgary HitmenWHL71 46 29 75 68
1996–97Calgary HitmenWHL67 35 32 67 136
1997–98Calgary HitmenWHL70 40 47 87 12418 6 8 14 30
1998–99Syracuse CrunchAHL64 24 24 48 84
1999–00Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL64 15 21 36 41
2000–01Wheeling NailersECHL48 15 11 26 42
2001–02Amur KhabarovskRussia1 0 0 0 2
2002–03Mechel ChelyabinskRussia4 1 0 1 0
2002–03Sokil KyivUkraine1 0 1 1 0
2002–03Sokil KyivEEHL18 5 5 10 46
2003–04Sokil KyivEEHL14 5 4 9 18
2003–04Houston AerosAHL2 0 0 0 14
2003–04Fresno FalconsECHL33 11 16 27 51
2003–04South Carolina StingraysECHL16 3 6 9 32
2004–05Sokil KyivBelarus7 3 1 4 612 1 1 2 6
2004–05HC Dinamo MinskBelarus14 3 6 9 32
2005–06HC Dinamo MinskBelarus32 8 11 19 5610 1 4 5 6
2005–06Avangard Omsk-2Russia37 1 11 12 16
2006–07Berkut BrovaryUkraine16 13 22 35 20
2007–08Bilyy Bars BrovaryUkraine1 0 1 1 02 1 1 2 0
2010–11HC Podol KyivUkraine1 0 0 0 4
AHL totals130394584139

Notes and References

  1. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2994196 Aero's Game Day; Houston recalls Protsenko
  2. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2995969 Falcons sign Goaltender Mike Brusseau - Protsenko Returns
  3. http://dallasstarspr.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/final-2012-13-media-guide2.pdf Dallas Stars 2012-13 Media Guide