Valery Yevgenyevich Karpov
Date of birth | 5th August 1971 |
place of birth | Chelyabinsk , Russian SFSR |
date of death | October 10, 2014 |
Place of death | Chelyabinsk |
size | 178 cm |
Weight | 92 kg |
position | Right wing |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1993 , 3rd round, 56th position Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
Career stations | |
until 1989 | HK Metschel Chelyabinsk |
1989-1994 | HK tractor Chelyabinsk |
1994-1997 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
1997-2000 | HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
2000-2001 | HK Lada Tolyatti |
2001 | HK Dynamo Moscow |
2001-2005 | HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
2005-2006 | HK Metschel Chelyabinsk HK Tractor Chelyabinsk |
Valery Evgenyevich Karpov ( Russian Валерий Евгеньевич Карпов ; born August 5, 1971 in Chelyabinsk , Russian SFSR ; † October 10, 2014 ibid) was a Russian ice hockey player who, during his active time from 1988 to 2006, among others for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in played the National Hockey League in North America.
Career
Valery Karpov began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the youth of HK Metschel Chelyabinsk , for whose professional team he made his debut in the second-rate Vysschaya League in the 1988/89 season . During the current season he moved to their city rivals HK Traktor Chelyabinsk , for whom he was on the ice in the Super League for the next five and a half years and was CIS runner-up in the 1992/93 season. During this season, the attacker also played nine games for their league rivals HK CSKA Moscow . He was also selected in the third round of the NHL Entry Draft in 1993 as the 56th player of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , for which he was active in the National Hockey League from 1994 to 1997 . He also played for the Californians' farm teams , the San Diego Gulls and Long Beach Ice Dogs from the International Hockey League and the Baltimore Bandits from the American Hockey League .
In the summer of 1997 Karpov returned to his Russian homeland, where he received a contract with HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk , with whom he became Russian champion in 1999 and runner-up in 1998. In addition, the left-handed shooter won the European Hockey League with Metallurg in 1999 and 2000 and the national cup competition in 1998. After a year with HK Lada Tolyatti , the former NHL player started the 2001/02 season at HK Dynamo Moscow , but left the capital city after 19 games to return to HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk, with which he was again runner-up in 2004. At the end of his career, the world champion from 1993 played again in the 2005/06 season for his ex-clubs from the second division, HK Metschel Tscheljabinsk and HK Traktor Tscheljabinsk, from his hometown, returning with Traktor Chelyabinsk at the end of the season succeeded in the super league.
International
For the Soviet Union Karpov took part in the U20 Junior World Championship in 1991 . For Russia he took part in the World Championships in 1993 , 1996 , 1999 , 2001 and 2002 . He was also in the Russian squad for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer .
death
Valery Karpov died as a result of a fight. Karpov was hit in the head by a bottle and fell during an argument in his house in July 2014; since then he has been in a coma .
Achievements and Awards
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International
- 1989 gold medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
- 1991 silver medal at the U20 Junior World Championship
- 1993 gold medal at the world championship
- 2002 silver medal at the world championship
NHL statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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Regular season | 3 | 76 | 14th | 15th | 29 | 32 |
Playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Web links
- Valery Karpow at hockeydb.com (English)
- Valery Karpow at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Valery Karpov at eurohockey.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Karpov, Valery Evgenyevich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karpov, Valeri (English); Карпов, Валерий Евгеньевич (Russian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-Russian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th August 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chelyabinsk , Russian SFSR |
DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 2014 |
Place of death | Chelyabinsk |