Kirill Tulupov
| Kirill Tulupov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 23, 1988 Khmelnitsky, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
HC Slovan Bratislava HC Spartak Moscow Oklahoma City Barons Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Amur Khabarovsk Frederikshavn White Hawks HC Vityaz HPK | ||
| NHL Draft |
67th overall, 2006 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2016 | ||
Kirill Tulupov (born April 23, 1988) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who last played under contract with HPK of the Finnish Liiga.He ended his career in October 2016.
Playing career[edit]
Tulupov played in his native Russia before taking his game to Canada. He appeared in 172 games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and Victoriaville Tigres between 2006 and 2009. He spent the 2009–10 season in Slovakia, turning out for HC Slovan Bratislava. In 2010–11, he had a brief stint at KHL side Spartak Moskva and also played in the VHL as well as in Kazakhstan.
In 2011, Tulupov returned to North America, joining the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL). He made 33 AHL appearances for the team,[1] before splitting the 2012–13 season between the KHL (representing Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and Amur Khabarovsk) and the CHL (playing for the Arizona Sundogs).[2] In 2013–14, Tulupov made 33 ECHL appearances for the Gwinnett Gladiators[3] and later signed with the Frederikshavn White Hawks of Denmark.[4]
He continued his hockey journey at KHL's Vityaz Podolsk,[5] where he had a short stint during the 2014-15 campaign, before being snapped up by ECHL's Wichita Thunder.
After he was traded by the ECHL Orlando Solar Bears, to the Rapid City Rush, Tulupov was later re-signed to a one-year contract for the following season on July 2, 2015.[6] Tulupov appeared in the opening game of the 2015–16 season with the Rush, recording an assist, before he was released by the club on October 21, 2015.
In April 2016, he joined HPK of the Finnish top-flight Liiga.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Rattlers | 16 | 28 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2005–06 | Neftyanik Leninogorsk | RUS.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 54 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 45 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 59 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 45 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Krylia Sovetov Moscow | VHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Molot–Prikamie Perm | VHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Saryarka Karagandy | KAZ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 33 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | DEN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 57 | ||
| 2014–15 | Vityaz Podolsk | KHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 63 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rivière–du–Loup 3L | LNAH | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | HPK | Liiga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 97 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Russia | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ Stovall, Ashley. "Sundogs: Goodbye, Smyth - Hello, Tulupov - Brahmas, Ouch". Prescott eNews. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League | Player". echl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ A/S, Elite Nord Frederikshavn. "Kirill Tulupov ankommer i morgen". White Hawks. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "Tulupov Kirill". en.khl.ru. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "Tulupov returns with Rush". Rapid City Rush. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ "HPK julkisti kauden 2016-17 joukkueensa". liiga.fi. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1988 births
- Amur Khabarovsk players
- Arizona Sundogs players
- Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players
- Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
- Frederikshavn White Hawks players
- Gwinnett Gladiators players
- HC Slovan Bratislava players
- HC Spartak Moscow players
- HPK players
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- Living people
- Oklahoma City Barons players
- Rapid City Rush players
- Russian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from Moscow
- Victoriaville Tigres players
- HC Vityaz
- Wichita Thunder players
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Russian expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Russian expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Russian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan
- Russian ice hockey defenceman stubs