Anton Anatoljewitsch Babchuk

Anton Babchuk
Date of birth	May 6, 1984
place of birth	Kiev , Ukrainian SSR
size	196 cm
Weight	96 kg
position	defender
number	# 33
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2002 , 1st round, 21st position Chicago Blackhawks
Career stations
2002-2003	Ak Bars Kazan SKA Saint Petersburg
2003-2005	Norfolk Admirals
2005-2006	Lowell Lock Monsters
2006-2007	Albany River Rats
2006-2007	Carolina Hurricanes
2007-2008	HK Awangard Omsk
2008-2009	Carolina Hurricanes
2009-2010	HK Awangard Omsk
2010	Carolina Hurricanes
2010-2013	Calgary Flames
2011–2012	HK Donbass Donetsk
2013-2014	Salawat Yulayev Ufa
2014	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
2014-2015	Atlant Moskovskaya Oblast

Anton Babchuk ( Russian Антон Анатольевич Бабчук , Ukrainian Антон Анатолійович Бабчук / Anton Anatolijowytsch Babtschuk * 6. May 1984 in Kiev , Ukrainian SSR ) is a former Russian - Ukrainian hockey player . In the course of his career he played with the Calgary Flames , Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League , as well as for the HK Awangard Omsk , HK Donbass Donetsk and Salawat Yulayev Ufa in the Continental Hockey League .

Career

Anton Babtschuk was selected as the 21st overall player by the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2002 NHL Entry Draft . In January 2006 he was transferred for Danny Richmond to the Carolina Hurricanes , with whom he won the Stanley Cup for the first time in the same year .

On January 28, 2006, the defender scored his first goal for the Hurricanes. On February 6, 2007, František Kaberle was reactivated after an injury, so that Babchuk was sent to the Hurricanes' farm team, the Albany River Rats . He was the only defender his club could surrender to the River Rats as he was the only defender with a contract for both leagues. Since he didn't want to play for Albany, he was suspended from his club the next day. In the 2007/08 season Babchuk played in the Russian Super League for HK Avangard Omsk . The 2008/09 season Babchuk played again for the Hurricanes. In 2009 he returned to Russia to the HK Awangard Omsk.

In November 2010 he was transferred to the Calgary Flames together with Tom Kostopoulos for Ian White and Brett Sutter .

Due to the NHL lockout Babchuk played between September and December 2012 for HK Donbass Donetsk in the Continental Hockey League .

International

For Russia , Babchuk took part in the U18 Junior World Championships in 2001 and 2002 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2001 gold medal at the U18 Junior World Championship
• 2002 silver medal at the U18 Junior World Championship
• 2004 AHL All-Star Classic
• 2006 Stanley Cup win with the Carolina Hurricanes
• 2010 KHL All-Star Game

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
KHL main round	2	80	10	15th	25th	58
KHL playoffs	1	2	0	0	0	0
NHL Regular Season	7th	289	36	71	107	108
NHL playoffs	1	13	0	1	1	10

(Status: end of the 2012/13 season)

Web links

• Anton Babtschuk at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Anton Babtschuk at eurohockey.com
• Anton Babtschuk at eliteprospects.com (English)