Alexander Georgievich Karpovtsev
Date of birth | April 7, 1970 |
place of birth | Moscow , Russian SFSR |
date of death | September 7, 2011 |
Place of death | Tunoschna near Yaroslavl , Russia |
size | 188 cm |
Weight | 91 kg |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Right |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1990 , 8th lap, 158th position Québec Nordiques |
Career stations | |
until 1993 | HK Dynamo Moscow |
1993-1994 | New York Rangers |
1994-1995 | HK Dynamo Moscow |
1995-1998 | New York Rangers |
1998-2000 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
2000 | HK Dynamo Moscow |
2000-2003 | Chicago Blackhawks |
2004 | New York Islanders |
2004-2005 |
HK Sibir Novosibirsk Locomotive Yaroslavl |
2005 | Florida panthers |
2005-2007 | HK Sibir Novosibirsk |
2007-2008 | HK Awangard Omsk |
Alexander Karpovtsev ( Russian Александр Георгиевич Карповцев * 7. April 1970 in Moscow , Russian SFSR , † 7. September 2011 in Tunoschna in Yaroslavl ) was a Russian ice hockey player and - coaches , who during his career including for the New York Rangers , Toronto Maple Leafs , Chicago Blackhawks , New York Islanders and Florida Panthers played in the National Hockey League .
Career
During his Soviet time he played for HK Dynamo Moscow , with which he was three times Soviet champion. At the NHL Entry Draft in 1990 he was selected in the eighth round in 158th place by the Québec Nordiques . In 1993 he moved to the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League . Other stations in his career in the NHL included the Toronto Maple Leafs , Chicago Blackhawks , New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers . In 1994 he won the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers together with Sergei Nemtschinow , Alexei Kowaljow and Sergei Subow . The four were the first Russians who were immortalized in this Cup.
In 2004 he went back to Russia and played until 2008 with HK Sibir Novosibirsk , Lokomotive Yaroslavl and HK Awangard Omsk in the Russian league . Karpovzew worked as an assistant coach for Ak Bars Kazan in the 2009/10 season . For the 2011/12 season he was engaged in the same position by Lokomotive Yaroslavl. On September 7, 2011, he was killed in a plane crash near Yaroslavl .
International
After the collapse of the Soviet Union , he became a member of the Russian national ice hockey team . His international career was crowned with a gold medal at the 1993 Ice Hockey World Championship . In 1993 he was inducted into the " Russian Hockey Hall of Fame ".
Achievements and Awards
- 1988 bronze medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
- 1990 silver medal at the Junior World Championship
- 1993 gold medal at the world championship
- 1994 Stanley Cup win with the New York Rangers
- 2005 bronze medal at the world championship
NHL statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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Regular season | 12 | 596 | 34 | 154 | 188 | 430 |
Playoffs | 7th | 74 | 4th | 14th | 18th | 52 |
Web links
- Alexander Karpowzew at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Alexander Karpowzew at hockeydb.com (English)
- Alexander Karpowzew at eurohockey.com
- Alexander Karpowzew at eliteprospects.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Karpovzew, Alexander Georgievich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Карповцев, Александр Георгиевич (Russian spelling); Karpovtsev, Alexander (English spelling) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian ice hockey player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow , Russian SFSR |
DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 2011 |
Place of death | Tunoschna near Yaroslavl , Russia |