Konstantin Barulin Explained

Birth Date:1984 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Karaganda, Soviet Union
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:203
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
League:ELH
Team:HC Dynamo Pardubice
Former Teams:SKA Saint Petersburg
Spartak Moscow
Khimik Moscow Oblast
CSKA Moscow
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Ak Bars Kazan
Avangard Omsk
HC Sochi
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Ntl Team:RUS
Draft:84th overall
Draft Year:2003
Draft Team:St. Louis Blues
Career Start:2002

Konstantin Alexandrovich Barulin (Russian: Константи́н Алекса́ндрович Бару́лин, born 4 September 1984) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender playing for Borås HC of the HockeyEttan in Sweden. He was born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan), but plays internationally for Russia. He was drafted 84th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft but remained in Russia and never signed a contract with the Blues.

Playing career

Barulin began his career with Gazovik Tyumen in 2001. He had a brief spell with SKA Saint Petersburg before returning to Gazovik. He went on to have spells at Spartak Moscow and Khimik Moscow Oblast before joining CSKA Moscow for the inaugural KHL season in 2008. On 29 July 2010, after two years with CSKA Barulin returned to Atlant signing as a free agent on a two-year contract. In 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Ak Bars Kazan.

After one season with Avangard Omsk in 2014–15, Barulin left as a free agent to sign an initial one-year deal with HC Sochi of the KHL on 28 May 2015.[1]

Barulin remained as a standout starting goaltender in Sochi for four seasons. Following the 2018–19 season, Barulin left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 2 May 2019.[2]

During his second year with Neftekhimik in the midst of the 2020–21 season, with the club well out of playoff contention and having collected just 2 wins through 21 games, Barulin left the KHL and signed for the remainder of the season with Czech top flight club, HC Dyanmo Pardubice of the ELH, on 21 January 2021.[3]

International play

Barulin represented Russia in the 2011 IIHF World Championship in which he defeated Team Canada 2–1, and in the 2012 IIHF World Championship where he helped team Russia en route to winning the gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLT/OTMINGASOGAASV%GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2001–02Gazovik TyumenVHL4188 15 0 4.72
2002–03Gazovik TyumenVHL30169347 1 4.5111621 0 1.87
2003–04Gazovik TyumenVHL1155024 2.17
2003–04SKA Saint PetersburgRSL1200.00
2004–05Gazovik TyumenVHL30185460 62.00313690 3.96
2005–06Spartak MoscowRSL3621017522.17.9152104 40 2.30
2006–07Khimik Moscow OblastRSL2612484812.1614730 3.76
2007–08Khimik Moscow OblastRSL114562902.77
2008–09CSKA MoscowKHL4124 15 824439522.33.90820 2100905.40.850
2009–10CSKA MoscowKHL45191382277803 2.11.91930313610 0 4.43.855
2010–11Atlant Moscow OblastKHL28139415054861.91.92522111012864422.05.928
2011–12Atlant Moscow OblastKHL45181610265210052.26.92912666942712.33.933
2012–13Ak Bars KazanKHL432311925518341.95.9401811712343621.75.941
2013–14Ak Bars KazanKHL341710720657152.06.93220287704.85.829
2014–15Avangard OmskKHL442314324028352.07.9237243491402.41.905
2015–16HC SochiKHL5324159278710342.22.9264042721102.43.899
2016–17HC SochiKHL5323216290711042.27.925
2017–18HC SochiKHL351416419507922.43.9205143121803.46.906
2018–19HC SochiKHL301510417286142.12.923402131703.20.865
2019–20Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHL411518523139912.57.905403217701.94.939
2020–21Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHL21215111317103.77.887
KHL totals5132271787828,7121,083452.26.9228331474,817 19052.38.921

International

YearTeamEventResultGPWLOTMINGASOGAASV%
2002RussiaWJC183200125020.001.00
2003RussiaWJC110060101.00.967
2004RussiaWJC5th42112001203.60.892
2007RussiaWC0
2011RussiaWC4th72403421602.80.908
2012RussiaWC2200120110.50.985
2015RussiaWC101060303.00.880

Awards and honours

AwardYear
KHL
2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Best Goaltender Award 2011
Best GAA (1.91)2011
Playoff MVP 2011

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sochi agree to terms with Goaltender Barulin . . Russian . 2015-05-28 . 2015-05-28.
  2. Web site: Barulin becomes a player for Neftekhimik . . 2 May 2019 . 2 May 2019 . Russian.
  3. Web site: A new goalkeeper is coming to Pardubice . . 21 January 2021 . 21 January 2021 . Czech.