Alexander Korolyuk
Encyclopedia
Alexander Ivanovich Korolyuk is a Russian professional ice hockey
winger
who currently plays for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Kontinental Hockey League
.
He was drafted in the sixth round, 141st overall, by the San Jose Sharks
in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
.
club, Korolyuk was drafted 141st overall by the San Jose Sharks
in 1994
.
Three years later, he jumped to the NHL
, making the opening night roster for the Sharks. However, he spent the majority of that season playing in the American Hockey League
. Differences with then-head coach Darryl Sutter
caused Korolyuk to be a contract hold-out at the start of the 2000–01 NHL season. He would eventually play 70 games for the Sharks that season. Korolyuk only played 32 games the next season and left the team after continued problems with Sutter. He played all of 2002–03 with Ak Bars Kazan.
While playing in Russia
, Sutter was fired, paving the way for his return to the Sharks in 2003–04. Playing primarily on the second line with Alyn McCauley
and Nils Ekman
, Korolyuk posted a career-high 37 points.
That would be his final season in the NHL, however, as Korolyuk returned to Russia during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. On October 1, 2006, his rights were traded to the New Jersey Devils
, along with Jim Fahey
, for Vladimir Malakhov
and a first-round draft pick. Later that season, Korolyuk became interested in an NHL return and requested to Devils management that his rights be traded back to the Sharks. His request was granted and the Sharks re-acquired him February 16, 2007 for a third-round draft pick, only to have the trade voided six days later when Korolyuk did not report for his physical in the alloted time period.
Korolyuk continued his playing career in the Kontinental Hockey League
, playing for Atlant Mytishchi, SKA St. Petersburg
, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
, and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
Ice hockey
Ice 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...
winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who currently plays for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The 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....
.
He was drafted in the sixth round, 141st overall, by the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
.
Playing career
Initially developed with the Krylya SovetovPHC Krylya Sovetov
PHC Krylya Sovetov or PHC Krylya Sovietov are a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Russian Major League in the 2009–10 season...
club, Korolyuk was drafted 141st overall by the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in 1994
1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
.
Three years later, he jumped to the NHL
National Hockey League
The 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...
, making the opening night roster for the Sharks. However, he spent the majority of that season playing in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. Differences with then-head coach Darryl Sutter
Darryl Sutter
Darryl John Sutter is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach, and former general manager of the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League...
caused Korolyuk to be a contract hold-out at the start of the 2000–01 NHL season. He would eventually play 70 games for the Sharks that season. Korolyuk only played 32 games the next season and left the team after continued problems with Sutter. He played all of 2002–03 with Ak Bars Kazan.
While playing in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Sutter was fired, paving the way for his return to the Sharks in 2003–04. Playing primarily on the second line with Alyn McCauley
Alyn McCauley
Alyn Daniel McCauley is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for ten years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, San Jose Sharks, and the Los Angeles Kings...
and Nils Ekman
Nils Ekman
Nils "Nisse" Ekman is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger. During his 15-year career as a player at the professional level he played in the National Hockey League, Swedish Elite League , Kontinental Hockey League , and SM-liiga...
, Korolyuk posted a career-high 37 points.
That would be his final season in the NHL, however, as Korolyuk returned to Russia during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. On October 1, 2006, his rights were traded to the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, along with Jim Fahey
Jim Fahey
James Fahey is a professional ice hockey defenseman who currently is currently a Free Agent. He last played for the Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL.-Playing career:...
, for Vladimir Malakhov
Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey)
Vladimir Igorevich Malakhov is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player currently under contract with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League...
and a first-round draft pick. Later that season, Korolyuk became interested in an NHL return and requested to Devils management that his rights be traded back to the Sharks. His request was granted and the Sharks re-acquired him February 16, 2007 for a third-round draft pick, only to have the trade voided six days later when Korolyuk did not report for his physical in the alloted time period.
Korolyuk continued his playing career in the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The 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....
, playing for Atlant Mytishchi, SKA St. Petersburg
SKA Saint Petersburg
SKA Saint Petersburg is a Russian professional ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. SKA is an abbreviation for "Sports Club of the Army"...
, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
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....
, and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) 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... |
A Assist (ice hockey) 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... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) 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... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A 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,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Krylya Sovetov PHC Krylya Sovetov PHC Krylya Sovetov or PHC Krylya Sovietov are a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Russian Major League in the 2009–10 season... |
RSL Russian Superleague The 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... |
22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Krylya Sovetov | RSL | 52 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Soviet Wings | IHL International Hockey League (1992–1996) The International Hockey League lasted from 1992 to 1996. It replaced the Soviet Union's Championship league. The last season was in 1995-1996, as the league was replaced replaced by the Russian Superleague the following season.... |
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Krylya Sovetov | RSL | 50 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Manitoba Moose Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose were a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2001 and American Hockey League from 2001 to 2011. The team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 to become the St... |
IHL | 42 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Krylya Sovetov | RSL | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The 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... |
19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 AHL season The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western... |
Kentucky Thoroughblades Kentucky Thoroughblades The Kentucky Thoroughblades were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, who existed from 1996 to 2001. The Thoroughblades were based in Lexington, Kentucky, playing home games at Rupp Arena... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
44 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 55 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 1998–99 AHL season The 1998–99 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Providence Bruins finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 23 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 70 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 46 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 63 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Vityaz Chekhov Vityaz Chekhov Hockey Club Vityaz is a professional ice hockey team based in Chekhov, Moscow, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League and are currently coached by former National Hockey League enforcer Andrei Nazarov... |
RSL | 45 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Vityaz Chekhov | RSL | 47 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vityaz Chekhov | RSL | 50 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 KHL season The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on February 26, 2009... |
Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | 56 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 2008–09 KHL season The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on February 26, 2009... |
SKA St. Petersburg SKA Saint Petersburg SKA Saint Petersburg is a Russian professional ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. SKA is an abbreviation for "Sports Club of the Army"... |
KHL | 54 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 KHL season The 2010–11 KHL season is the third season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It was held from 8 September 2010 and ended on 16 April 2011.The season started with the Opening Cup game between the last season's finalists, Ak Bars Kazan and the new team that was created by merging last season's... |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 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.... |
KHL | 48 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 32 | ||
| NHL totals | 296 | 62 | 80 | 142 | 140 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| KHL totals | 158 | 43 | 79 | 122 | 100 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 42 | ||||
| RSL totals | 345 | 128 | 149 | 277 | 483 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 18th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was hosted in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with games held throughout central Alberta... |
Russia | WJC | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 47 | ||
| 1996 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 20th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, hosted in Massachusetts... |
Russia | WJC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Junior int'l totals | 14 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 51 | ||||
| 1997 1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group 2 :- Second Round 1-6 Place :Teams that had played each other in the first round carried those results forward. First and second place played off for gold, third and fourth for bronze.- Consolation Round 7-12 Place :... |
Russia | WC Ice Hockey World Championships The 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... |
4th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2001 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2002# — relegated to Division I for 2002# - Group A :Group A was played in Grenoble, France between April 16 and April 22, 2001... |
Russia | WC | 5th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics -Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and... |
Russia | Oly Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics... |
4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | ||||