Andrei Vladislavovich Popov (Russian: Андрей Владиславович Попов; born 15 July 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Andrei Popov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
15 July 1988 Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Traktor Chelyabinsk Ak Bars Kazan | ||
| NHL draft |
205th overall, 2006 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Playing career
editPopov was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 7th round (205th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He made his professional debut with Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Russian Superleague during the 2006–07 season.
Popov spent the entirety of his first 13 seasons of his career within Traktor Chelyabinsk, before leaving as a free agent following the 2015–16 season. On June 1, 2016, Popov agreed to an initial two-year contract to continue in the KHL with Ak Bars Kazan.[1]
After helping Ak Bars claim the Gagarin Cup in 2018, Popov left after three seasons and returned to original club, Traktor Chelyabinsk, on a one-year contract on 10 July 2019.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUS.2 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RSL | 44 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RSL | 33 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 54 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 50 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Belye Medvedi | MHL | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 54 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 54 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 51 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 50 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 51 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 55 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 59 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 44 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bars Kazan | VHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 39 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Dubai White Bears | UAE | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| RSL totals | 77 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| KHL totals | 579 | 106 | 91 | 197 | 244 | 67 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 28 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Russia | U18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Russia | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) | 2018 | [3] |
References
edit- ^ "Popov in Ak Bars and other transfer news". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Andrei Popov returns to Traktor". Traktor Chelyabinsk (in Russian). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Andrei Popov's profile at HockeysFuture.com
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