Alexei Kolkunov

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Alexei Kolkunov
Born (1977-02-03) 3 February 1977 (age 47)
Belgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow
Syracuse Crunch
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers
Ak-Bars Kazan
Spartak Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Vityaz Chekhov
Khimik Voskresensk
NHL draft 154th overall, 1995
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1998–2011

Alexei Kolkunov (born 3 February 1977) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward.

Career[edit]

Kolkunov played one season with Krylja Sovetov of the Russian Superleague before being selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins 154th overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He would remain in Russia until the completion of the 1997-98 RSL season. On 13 July 1998, the Penguins signed Kolkunov to a three-year contract.[1] Several months later, he attended camp with the Penguins but was later assigned to the Syracuse Crunch, who were the Penguins' AHL affiliate at the time. Kolkunov would remain in North America until the start of the 2000-01 ECHL season, where he chose to go home after eight games instead of continuing to play with the Wheeling Nailers.[2] Kolkunov would finish the season with Ak Bars Kazan of the RSL.

Kolkunov has remained in Russia, playing in the KHL, the second-tier VHL, and the third-tier RHL from 2000 until 2010 before signing a one-year contract with Yertis Pavlodar of the Kazakhstan Vyschaya Liga.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Krylya Sovetov–2 Moscow RUS.3 38 3 4 7 18
1994–95 Krylya Sovetov Moscow IHL 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0
1994–95 Krylya Sovetov–2 Moscow RUS.2 39 10 9 19 42
1995–96 Krylya Sovetov Moscow IHL 43 9 3 12 35
1995–96 Krylya Sovetov–2 Moscow RUS.2 2 0 3 3 0
1996–97 Krylya Sovetov Moscow RSL 44 9 16 25 36 2 0 0 0 4
1997–98 Krylya Sovetov Moscow RSL 20 6 4 10 22
1997–98 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 7 1 3 4 2
1998–99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 55 5 13 18 20
1999–2000 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 75 12 25 37 33
2000–01 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 8 1 2 3 4
2000–01 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 7 0 0 0 6
2000–01 Ak Bars–2 Kazan RUS.3 2 3 1 4 0
2001–02 Spartak Moscow RSL 28 2 1 3 12
2001–02 Spartak–2 Moscow RUS.3 5 0 8 8 2
2001–02 CSKA Moscow RSL 12 1 2 3 8
2002–03 CSKA Moscow RSL 49 10 6 16 20
2003–04 CSKA Moscow RSL 53 4 3 7 16
2003–04 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 2 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUS.2 34 0 8 8 45 15 4 3 7 4
2005–06 Vityaz Chekhov RSL 47 3 2 5 38
2006–07 Vityaz Chekhov RSL 34 1 2 3 30 1 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Vityaz–2 Chekhov RUS.3 11 0 3 3 6
2007–08 Khimik Voskresensk RUS.2 24 3 9 12 24 14 4 1 5 4
2008–09 Khimik Voskresensk KHL 32 1 5 6 26
2009–10 Titan Klin RUS.2 34 6 6 12 32 13 2 1 3 24
2010–11 Ertis Pavlodar KAZ 39 6 16 22 12 14 2 6 8 4
IHL & RSL totals 344 45 39 84 223 14 2 3 5 6
RUS.2 totals 133 19 35 54 143 42 10 5 15 32
AHL totals 130 17 38 55 53

International[edit]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Russia EJC 5 1 1 2 4
1996 Russia WJC 6 0 0 0 2
1997 Russia WJC 6 4 4 8 6
Junior totals 17 5 5 10 12

References[edit]

  1. ^ AP (13 July 1998). "Penguins Sign Russian Kolkunov". AP.org. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. ^ Chuck Finder (9 January 2001). "In Wheeling, another Lemieux chases a hockey dream, too". post-gazette.com. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

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