Vasiliy Koshechkin
| Vasiliy Koshechkin | |
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| Born | March 27, 1983 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 |
Severstal Cherepovets 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. He currently plays for Severstal Cherepovets in the Kontinental Hockey League.
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Playing career [edit]
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 and he was also selected as a reserve by Team Russia for the 2010 Winter Olympics should an injury occur during the tournament.[1]
Career statistics [edit]
Regular season [edit]
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
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| 2003–04 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 8 | 247 | 10 | 0 | 2.43 | .888 | |||
| 2004–05 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 4 | 121 | 5 | 0 | 2.48 | .868 | |||
| 2005–06 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 41 | 2376 | 64 | 9 | 1.62 | .938 | |||
| 2006–07 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 42 | 2429 | 82 | 5 | 2.02 | .923 | |||
| 2007–08 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 19 | 990 | 45 | 0 | 2.73 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Lada Togliatti | KHL | 43 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 2404 | 66 | 8 | 1.65 | .934 |
| 2009-10 | Lada Togliatti | KHL | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1305 | 46 | 2 | 2.12 | .921 |
| 2009-10 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1536 | 47 | 6 | 1.84 | .932 |
| 2010-11 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1809 | 88 | 2 | 2.92 | .906 |
| 2011-12 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 34 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1795 | 71 | 6 | 2.37 | .925 |
| 2012-13 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 51 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3102 | 110 | 8 | 2.13 | .923 |
International play [edit]
- Played for Russia in the 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships (Bronze Medal)
- Played for Russia in the 2009 World Ice Hockey Championships (Gold Medal)
International statistics [edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | W | L | T / OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Vasiliy Koshechkin's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Vasiliy Koshechkin – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Vasiliy Koshechkin's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Vasiliy Koshechkin's player profile at NHL.com
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