Konstantin Pushkaryov Explained

Played For:HK Almaty
HK Kurbads
Barys Astana
Nomad Astana
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
CSKA Moscow
Los Angeles Kings
Avangard Omsk
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:183
Birth Date:12 February 1985
Birth Place:Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Ntl Team:Kazakhstan
Draft:44th overall
Draft Year:2003
Draft Team:Los Angeles Kings
Career Start:2001
Career End:2020

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]

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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2000–01Torpedo–2 Ust–KamenogorskRUS-32 0 0 0 2
2002–03Kazzinc–TorpedoRUS-24 0 0 0 4
2002–03Torpedo–2 Ust–KamenogorskRUS-347 19 14 33 50
2003–04Avangard OmskRSL5 1 0 1 0
2003–04Omskie YastrebyRUS-344 17 14 31 744 2 1 3 33
2004–05Avangard OmskRSL1 0 0 0 0
2004–05Omskie YastrebyRUS-33 3 4 7 4
2004–05Calgary HitmenWHL69 22 30 52 5012 2 5 7 4
2005–06Los Angeles KingsNHL1 0 1 1 0
2005–06Manchester MonarchsAHL77 19 19 38 957 1 1 2 4
2006–07Los Angeles KingsNHL16 2 2 4 8
2006–07Manchester MonarchsAHL35 4 11 15 29
2006–07Iowa StarsAHL15 2 5 7 2512 1 4 5 18
2007–08Iowa StarsAHL49 13 27 40 52
2007–08CSKA MoscowRSL5 0 1 1 2
2008–09Metallurg MagnitogorskKHL30 5 1 6 144 0 0 0 0
2009–10Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL58 9 10 19 474 1 1 2 2
2010–11Barys AstanaKHL9 0 1 1 8
2010–11Barys–2 Astana KAZ35 22 25 47 6813 2 2 4 40
2011–12Barys AstanaKHL20 1 2 3 47 2 0 2 2
2011–12Barys–2 Astana KAZ6 5 2 7 20
2012–13Barys AstanaKHL28 4 6 10 423 1 0 1 2
2013–14Barys AstanaKHL21 1 3 4 335 0 1 1 10
2013–14Nomad AstanaKAZ5 3 3 6 2
2014–15Barys AstanaKHL54 9 8 17 597 3 2 5 7
2015–16Barys AstanaKHL55 7 10 17 77
2016–17Barys AstanaKHL32 3 9 12 1610 2 3 5 10
2017–18Barys AstanaKHL47 7 9 16 45
2017–18Nomad AstanaKAZ12 7 2 9 2412 2 3 5 61
2018–19HK KurbadsLAT14 3 6 9 810 1 1 2 6
2019–20HK AlmatyKAZ3 0 0 0 12
KHL totals296 37 49 86 29836 8 6 14 31
NHL totals17 2 3 5 8

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
2002KazakhstanWJC18 D14 1 3 4 0
2003KazakhstanWJC D15 1 1 2 4
2003KazakhstanWJC186 9 1 10 6
2011KazakhstanWC D15 1 3 4 2
2012KazakhstanWC7 3 1 4 2
2013KazakhstanWC D1A5 0 2 2 2
2014KazakhstanWC5 0 0 0 2
2015KazakhstanWC D1A4 1 0 1 0
2016KazakhstanWC6 0 1 1 4
2017KazakhstanWC D1A5 0 0 0 0
Junior totals15 11 5 16 10
Senior totals37 5 7 12 12

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports.kz/news/hokkeist-konstantin-pushkarev-stal-ekspertom-parimatch Hockey player Konstantin Pushkarev became a Parimatch expert
  2. Web site: Oilers defeat Kings 2–1 in OT. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524205251/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270108008. dead. May 24, 2011. ESPN. January 8, 2007. October 21, 2008.
  3. Web site: Kurbads sign former NHL player Konstantin Pushkaryov . . 2018-12-20 . 2018-12-20.
  4. News: Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. iihfworlds2014.com. August 5, 2014. January 17, 2016.