Oleg Saprykin
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Position | Left Wing |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) |
NHL Team F. Teams |
Ottawa Senators Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames |
Nationality | Russia |
Born | February 12, 1981, Moscow, USSR |
NHL Draft | 11th overall, 1999 Calgary Flames |
Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Oleg Saprykin (born February 12, 1981 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the NHL's Ottawa Senators.
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[edit] Playing career
Saprykin was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round (11th overall) in 1999. He played a total of 5 seasons with the Calgary Flames before being traded along with Denis Gauthier to the Phoenix Coyotes on the 26th of August, 2004 in exchange for Daymond Langkow.
On February 27, 2007 he was traded to the Ottawa Senators with a seventh-round draft pick for a second-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
[edit] Awards
1999-2000 - WHL - West Second All-Star Team
1998-1999 - WHL - West Second All-Star Team
[edit] International play
Saprykin played for the CSKA Moscow hockey club from 1997-98, until he played in the WHL with the Seattle Thunderbirds. He returned back to his old hockey club, CSKA Moscow, during the 2004-05 NHL lockout
[edit] External links
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