Alexander Karpovtsev was a
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n
ice hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and later an assistant coach for Ak Bars Kazan and
Lokomotiv YaroslavlHockey Club Lokomotiv , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Yaroslavl. The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator....
of the
Kontinental Hockey LeagueThe Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
(KHL). In the
National Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL), he played for the
New York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
,
Toronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
,
Chicago BlackhawksThe Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
,
New York IslandersThe New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, and
Florida PanthersThe Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
. He,
Alexei KovalevAlexei Vyacheslavovich "Alex" Kovalev is a Russian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League....
,
Sergei ZubovSergei Alexandrovich Zubov is a former Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Dallas Stars, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League as well as SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League...
and
Sergei NemchinovSergei Lvovich Nemchinov is a retired Russian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils for twelve seasons, bookended by ten seasons in the Soviet Championship League with PHC Krylya Sovetov...
, were the first Russian players to have their names engraved on the
Stanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
, winning it in 1994 with the Rangers. Alexander Karpovtsev was married to Janna Karpovtsev and had two daughters named Dasha born in 1993, and Stacy born in 2000.
Karpovtsev was an assistant coach for
Lokomotiv YaroslavlHockey Club Lokomotiv , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Yaroslavl. The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator....
when his team's charter plane crashed on September 7, 2011 and did not survive.
Death
On September 7, 2011, Karpovtsev was killed when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly his entire Lokomotiv team, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to
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to play their opening game of the season, with its coaching staff and prospects. Lokomotiv officials said "'everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team.'"
Transactions
- September 7. 1993– Traded by the Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
to the New York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
in exchange for Mike HurlbutMike Hurlbut is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft out of the Skating Saints of Saint Lawrence University...
.
- October 14, 1998– Traded by the New York Rangers, along with the Rangers' 1999 fourth-round draft choice, to the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in exchange for Mathieu SchneiderMathieu Schneider is a American former professional ice hockey player. Considered an offensive defenseman, Schneider played 1289 games in the National Hockey League with ten different teams, scoring 233 goals and totalling 743 points...
.
- October 2, 2000– Traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Toronto's 2001 fourth-round draft choice, to the Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
in exchange for Bryan McCabeBryan McCabe is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is a free agent.McCabe moved to Calgary, Alberta at a young age and spent the majority of his minor hockey career playing in the Calgary area....
.
- March 9, 2004– Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in exchange for New York's 2005 fourth-round draft choice.
- July 14, 2004– Signed as a free agent with the Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
.
Career statistics
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G In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...
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A In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
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Pts Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...
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PIMA penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...
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A |
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PIM |
| 1987–88 |
HC Dynamo MoscowHC Dynamo Moscow was a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. They were members of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League...
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RSLThe Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America...
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2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1989–90 |
HC Dynamo Moscow |
RSL |
35 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
27 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1990–91 |
HC Dynamo Moscow |
RSL |
40 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
15 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1991–92 |
HC Dynamo Moscow |
RSL |
28 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
22 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1992–93 |
HC Dynamo Moscow |
RSL |
36 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
100 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1993–94 |
HC Dynamo Moscow |
RSL |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1993–94 |
New York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
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NHL |
67 |
3 |
15 |
18 |
58 |
17 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
| 1994–95 |
HC Dynamo Moscow |
RSL |
13 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1994–95 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
47 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
30 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1995–96 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
40 |
2 |
16 |
18 |
26 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 1996–97 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
77 |
9 |
29 |
38 |
59 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
| 1997–98 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
47 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
48 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1998–99 |
New York Rangers |
NHL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1998–99 |
Toronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
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NHL |
56 |
2 |
25 |
27 |
52 |
14 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
| 1999–00 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
NHL |
69 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
54 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| 2000–01 |
HC Dynamo Moscow |
RSL |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2000–01 |
Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
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NHL |
53 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
39 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2001–02 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
NHL |
65 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
40 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 2002–03 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
NHL |
40 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2003–04 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
NHL |
24 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2003–04 |
New York IslandersThe New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
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NHL |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2004–05 |
Sibir Novosibirsk |
RSL |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2004–05 |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Hockey Club Lokomotiv , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Yaroslavl. The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator....
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RSL |
33 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
45 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2005–06 |
Florida PanthersThe Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
|
NHL |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2005–06 |
Sibir Novosibirsk |
RSL |
18 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
39 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 2006–07 |
Sibir Novosibirsk |
RSL |
39 |
5 |
13 |
18 |
90 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
| NHL totals |
596 |
34 |
154 |
188 |
430 |
74 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
52 |
International statistics
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| 1990 The 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 14th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held mainly in Helsinki, Finland...
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Soviet Union |
WJC |
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7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
| 1993 - Group 2 :- Quarterfinals :- Consolation Round 9-12 Place :- Semifinals :- Consolation Round 11-12 Place :Switzerland was relegated to Group B.- Match for third place :- Final :-World Championship Group B :...
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Russia |
WCThe Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
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8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
| 1996 The first World Cup of Hockey , or 1996 World Cup of Hockey, replaced the Canada Cup as one of the premier championships for professional ice hockey ....
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Russia |
WCHThe World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996, it is the successor to the previous Canada Cup, which ran from 1976 to 1991...
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SF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2005 The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico...
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Russia |
WCThe Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
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8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Senior int'l totals |
17 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
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