Nik Antropov
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg/16 st 6 lb) |
| NHL Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Nationality |  Kazakhstan |
| Born | February 18, 1980 , Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR |
| NHL Draft | 10th overall, 1998 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Pro career | 1998 – present |
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Antropov (Russian: Николай Александрович Антропов) (born February 18, 1980, in Ust-Kamenogorsk, U.S.S.R., now Oskemen, Kazakhstan) is a professional Hockey centre in the National Hockey League who plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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[edit] Playing career
Antropov was expected to be drafted early in the 2nd round, but following a dominant season with Kamenogorsk in the second-tier of the Russian Hockey Super League he was drafted 10th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed] Before going overseas to play hockey in North America, Antropov also played in the Russian Super Liga with Dynamo Moscow.
When Owen Nolan joined the Maple Leafs in March 2003, Antropov changed his number from #11 (Nolan's number in San Jose) to #80, the year of his birth. In 2003-04 Leaf coach Pat Quinn formed a line with Joe Nieuwendyk, Alexei Ponikarovsky, and Antropov. This line was dubbed the "Skyline" because of the players' height.
During the NHL lock-out of the 2004-05 season he returned to the Russian league and played 36 games split between Aq Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
Antropov's skating improved significantly during the lockout year, and he appeared ready to break out.[citation needed] Injures once again felled the Kazakhstani forward however, and he missed significant time during the 2005-06 season. While healthy, Antropov managed to produce 12 goals and 19 assists for 31 points in 57 games.
Upon Antropov's return from injury, he added 15 points in the final ten regular-season games of the 2005-06 NHL season. Antropov finished third on the team in even-strength scoring and also led the Leafs in +/- with a +13 rating.
In 2006-2007, Antropov typically played alongside team captain Mats Sundin and Ponikarovsky on the top line.
On June 6 2007, the Maple Leafs announced they had signed Antropov to a two-year contract extension. During a game with the New York Rangers on December 6, 2007, Antropov scored his second career hat-trick and was named the game's first star. In December 2007, a campaign was launched to encourage fans to vote Antropov as a write-in Candidate the 56th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Atlanta.[1]
on February 9th 2008 Antropov set a new career high in goals with 19 when he scored in Overtime to give the leafs a 3-2 win after he tipped in an Anton Stralman slapshot
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998-99 | HC Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 30 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 66 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 52 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2001-02 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 34 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 72 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003-04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 62 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2004-05 | AK Bars Kazan | RSL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 26 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2005-06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 57 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 54 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 72 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 92 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 446 | 104 | 141 | 245 | 453 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 | ||||
[edit] International play
Internationally he represented Kazakhstan in the 1999 World Junior Championships (earning 8 points in 6 games) and in the recent 2006 Winter Olympics where he scored one goal. Antropov captained the Kazakhstan squad on both occasions. Antropov and Colorado Avalanche goaltender Vitaly Kolesnik were the lone NHL players on the team.
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- The Nik Antropov 2008 All Star Game Selection Campaign
- Nik Antropov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Nik Antropov at TSN.ca
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