Vasiliy Koshechkin

Vasiliy Koshechkin
Born March 27, 1983 (1983-03-27) (age 28)
Togliatti, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Metallurg Magnitogorsk
HC Lada Togliatti
Ak Bars Kazan
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 233rd overall, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2003–present

Vasiliy Vladimirovich Koshechkin (Russian: Василий Владимирович Кошечкин) (born March 27, 1983) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender.

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Playing career

Koshechkin started his professional hockey career as the backup goaltender of Lada Togliatti, RSL. He took over as number-one goaltender in 2005–06 season, playing 41 out of 51 regular season games. With 3 goals against and 1 shutout in 3 games, he also actively contributed into the latest international achievement of his team, 2005–06 Continental Cup win.

During 2006–07 season, Koshechkin was invited to represent the colours of Russian national team. Koshechkin joined Semyon Varlamov of the Washington Capitals as goalie in the 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships for Russian national team.

Career statistics

Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2003–04 HC Lada Togliatti RSL 8 247 10 0 2.43 .888
2004–05 HC Lada Togliatti RSL 4 121 5 0 2.48 .868
2005–06 HC Lada Togliatti RSL 41 2376 64 9 1.62 .938
2006–07 HC Lada Togliatti RSL 42 2429 82 5 2.02 .923
2007–08 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 19 990 45 0 2.73
2008-09 HC Lada Togliatti KHL 43 21 16 6 2404 66 8 1.65 .934

International play

International statistics

Year Team Event Place   GP W L T / OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2007 Russia WC 3 3 0 0 180:00 8 0 2.67 .879
2009 Russia WC 0 — — — — — — — —
2010 Russia WC 3 3 0 0 180:00 3 0 1.00 .967
2011 Russia WC 4th 0 — — — — — — — —

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