Alexei Kolkunov (born 3 February 1977) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward.
| Alexei Kolkunov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1977 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 | ||
Career
editKolkunov 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
editRegular 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- ^ AP (13 July 1998). "Penguins Sign Russian Kolkunov". AP.org. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ Chuck Finder (9 January 2001). "In Wheeling, another Lemieux chases a hockey dream, too". post-gazette.com. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database