Konstantin Koltsov
Kanstancin Jaŭhenavič Kalcoŭ (Belarusian: Канстанцін Яўгенавіч Кальцоў, Russian: Константин Евгеньевич Кольцов) (born April 17, 1981 in Minsk, BSSR (now Belarus)) is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey player who last played for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Konstantin Koltsov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 17, 1981 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, URS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Severstal Cherepovets Yunost Minsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk Ak Bars Kazan Spartak Moscow Pittsburgh Penguins Dinamo Minsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa Atlant Moscow Oblast | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
18th overall, 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2016 | ||
Playing career
Koltsov started out playing for Junactva Miensk in the Belarusian 1st division during the 1997–98 season, and moved to Russian Severstal Cherepovets for the next season. Due to his incredible speed and stick handling, he was often referred to as the "Russian Rocket II" due to his similar playing style to that of Russian great Pavel Bure.
He was drafted to the NHL in the 1999 entry draft as the Pittsburgh Penguins' first round pick, making him the 18th player overall in the draft. He played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the AHL in the 2002–03 season, and started playing full-time for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003–04 season, playing 82 games and scoring nine goals and twenty assists.
During the NHL lockout, Koltsov played for the Spartak Moscow hockey team.
The following season, Koltsov moved between Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh until January where he stayed in the NHL until the end of the season finishing with 3 goals and 6 assists. However, as a result of the Penguins not extending a qualifying offer, Koltsov became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2006. In August of that year he returned to Russia, signing a contract to play for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Russian Super League.
During the 2007–08 RSL season, Koltsov would be a part of a Salavat Yulaev Ufa squad that would defeat Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to capture the RSL League Title. With the absorption of the RSL into the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) at the start of the 2008–09 season, Salavat Yulaev Ufa would become the last standing RSL champion.
On November 27, 2016, Koltsov made his retirement from professional hockey official after competing in 18 seasons.[1]
International play
Koltsov has played on the Belarus national team in the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Severstal Cherepovets II | RUS.3 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Severstal Cherepovets II | RUS.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Yunost Minsk | EEHL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Spartak Moscow II | RUS.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 65 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 2004–05 | Dinamo Minsk | BLR | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 31 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 60 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 18 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 54 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 36 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 42 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 48 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 32 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 51 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | 52 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | 54 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 144 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| RSL totals | 237 | 48 | 45 | 93 | 162 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | ||||
| KHL totals | 375 | 43 | 73 | 116 | 167 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30 | |
| 1999 | Belarus | U18 B | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2000 | Belarus | WJC B | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Belarus | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Belarus | OG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Belarus | WC D1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Belarus | OGQ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Belarus | WC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Belarus | WC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Belarus | WC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Belarus | OG | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Belarus | WC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2013 | Belarus | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Belarus | WC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Belarus | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tier I Senior totals | 54 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 22 | |||
| Tier II Senior totals | 13 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |||
Awards & Honours
- Kubok Spartaka: 2001
- Kubok Presidenta Respubliki Bashkortostan: 2006
- Kubok Romazana: 2006
- Kubok Polesya: 2007
- Russian Super League: 2008
References
- "Konstantin Koltsov has retired". by.tribuna.com. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
External links
- Konstantin Koltsov career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Konstantin Koltsov player profile at NHL.com
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Milan Kraft |
Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1999 |
Succeeded by Brooks Orpik |