Konstantin Pushkarev

Konstantin Pushkarev
Born February 12, 1985 (1985-02-12) (age 27)
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Pittsburgh Penguins
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 44th overall, 2003
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2005–present

Konstantin Vladimirovich Pushkarev (born February 12, 1985 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union) is an ethnic Russian, Kazakh professional ice hockey player currently with the Astana Barys of the Kontinental Hockey League. Pushkarev was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, but traded to the Dallas Stars late in the 2006–07 NHL season in the deal involving former Kings captain Mattias Norström. He played one game for the Kings in the 2005–06 NHL season and earned an assist; he split the 2006–07 NHL season with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League and the Kings.

Pushkarev later signed with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL, before return to the AHL's Wilke-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2009-10 season. Prior to the start of the 2010-11 season, Pushkarev joined Astana of the KHL.

Pushkarev scored his first NHL goal on January 8, 2007, against the Edmonton Oilers.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Avangard Omsk RSL 5 1 0 1 0
2004–05 Avangard Omsk RSL 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Calgary Hitmen WHL 69 22 30 52 50 12 2 5 7 4
2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 77 19 19 38 95 7 1 1 2 4
2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 1 1 0
2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 35 4 11 15 29
2006–07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 16 2 2 4 8
2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 15 2 5 7 25 12 1 4 5 18
2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 49 13 27 40 52
2008–09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 30 5 1 6 14 4 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 58 9 10 19 47 6 4 1 1 2
2010–11 Astana Barys KHL 9 0 1 8 -6

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