Valery Yevgenyevich Karpov

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RussiaRussia  Valery Karpov 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
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

  • 1999 Russian champion with HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
  • 1999 top scorer in the Super League playoffs
  • 2000 European Hockey League win with HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
  • 2004 Russian runner-up with HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
  • 2006 Promotion to the super league with the HK tractor Chelyabinsk
  • 2006 Most points and goals in the Vysschaya League play- offs

International

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 3 76 14th 15th 29 32
Playoffs - - - - - -

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personal data
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