Artyom Anatolyevich Kryukov

Artyom Kryukov
Date of birth	March 5, 1982
place of birth	Novosibirsk , Russian SFSR
size	193 cm
Weight	95 kg
position	center
number	# 7
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2000 , 1st lap, 15th position Buffalo Sabers
Career stations
until 2002	Yaroslavl locomotive
2002-2003	HK Sibir Novosibirsk
2003-2006	Yaroslavl locomotive
2006-2007	Vityaz Chekhov Locomotive Yaroslavl
2007-2011	SKA Saint Petersburg
2011–2012	HK Sibir Novosibirsk
2012-2013	Awtomobilist Ekaterinburg
2013-2014	Amur Khabarovsk
2014-2015	HK Sochi
2015-2016	Severstal Cherepovets

Artjom Anatoljewitsch Krjukow ( Russian Артём Анатольевич Крюков ; born March 5, 1982 in Novosibirsk , Russian SFSR ) is a Russian ice hockey player who last played for Severstal Tscherepowez in the Continental Hockey League .

Career

Artyom Kryukov began his career in 1997 in the Russian third division with Lokomotive Yaroslavl's second team before making his Super League debut for the club's first team during the 1998/99 season . In the 2000 NHL Entry Draft , the Buffalo Sabers selected him in the first round in 15th place. In 2002, Krjukow won the Russian championship with a locomotive . After this success, the striker moved to the Russian club HK Sibir Novosibirsk , where he completed a season. In 2003 he returned to Yaroslavl.

The 2006/07 season began the center at Vitjas Chekhov and moved again to Yaroslavl during the season. When SKA Saint Petersburg striker was from 2007 under contract. He did not play ice hockey during the 2009/10 season, but returned to the SKA squad in summer 2010.

In May 2011, Kryukov was signed again by HK Sibir Novosibirsk and played for the club for a year. He started the 2012/13 season at HK Ryazan and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg before he was signed by Amur Khabarovsk in May 2013.

Most recently he played for Severstal Tscherepowez between November 2015 and the end of the 2015/16 season .

Achievements and Awards

• 2002 Russian champion with Yaroslavl locomotive
• 2010 Spengler Cup win with the SKA Saint Petersburg

KHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	5	161	20th	24	44	146
Playoffs	1	4th	0	0	0	0

(Status: end of the 2013/14 season)

Web links

Commons : Artyom Kryukov  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Artjom Krjukow at eliteprospects.com (English)