Konstantin Shafranov

From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia

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Konstantin Vitalievich Shafranov (Template:Lang-ru) (born September 11, 1968) is a retired professional Kazakhstani ice hockey player who played five games in the National Hockey League. He played for the St. Louis Blues. In 1996, he won the Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy as the best rookie in the International Hockey League (IHL). Two years later he was named to the IHL's end of season all-star team, as the second best right-wing in the league.[1]

He is currently the Fort Wayne Komets' Assistant Coach.[2]

Career

A long time veteran with his hometown club Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, Shafranov was drafted by the St. Louis Blues 229th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He made an immediate impact in North America, scoring 46 goals with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League, earning himself the title of rookie of the year and a spot on the IHL's second All-Star Team. The following season, he made his NHL debuts with the Blues, scoring twice and adding an assist in 5 games. It was however all for his NHL career; he did play a few more seasons in the American Hockey League and the IHL, but he never again had an impact such as that he had in his first season with Fort Wayne, which led him to go back in Europe, where the larger ice surfaces and more open play suited much better the goal scorer's style.

Shafranov took part in various competitions for the Kazakhstani National Team, totalling 43 games for the national squad. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR 28 6 8 14 16
1990–91 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR 40 16 6 22 32
1991–92 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR 30 10 6 16 38 6 0 0 0 2
1992–93 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk IHL 42 19 19 38 26 1 0 1 1 0
1993–94 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk IHL 27 18 21 39 6
1994–95 Metallurg Magnitogorsk IHL 47 21 30 51 24 7 5 4 9 12
1995–96 Metallurg Magnitogorsk IHL 6 3 3 6 0
1995–96 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 74 46 28 74 26 5 1 2 3 4
1996–97 St. Louis Blues NHL 5 2 1 3 0
1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 62 23 25 48 16 5 0 2 2 0
1996–97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 67 28 52 80 50 4 2 4 6 2
1997–98 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 28 4 9 13 4 5 0 1 1 2
1998–99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 2 0 1 1 0
1999–00 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 24 3 8 11 15
1999–00 Providence Bruins AHL 8 0 4 4 0
1999–00 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 20 15 15 30 6 13 6 8 14 8
2000–01 Sibir Novosibirsk VHL 43 21 32 53 80 12 3 4 7 37
2001–02 CSKA Moscow VHL 41 14 21 35 12
2002–03 Khimik Voskresensk VHL 39 14 14 28 10 14 6 7 13 4
2003–04 Khimik Voskresensk RSL 18 7 3 10 14
2003–04 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RSL 31 8 6 14 10
2004–05 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod VHL 50 17 30 47 24 13 4 3 7 2
2005–06 Krylya Sovetov Moscow VHL 48 21 46 67 42
2005–06 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod VHL 3 2 3 5 2 8 4 1 5 4
2006–07 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod VHL 28 10 17 27 16 12 1 4 5 4
2007–08 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 71 23 35 58 10 13 4 6 10 2
2008–09 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 60 28 35 63 28 11 2 8 10 0
2009–10 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 58 19 38 57 20
NHL totals 5 2 1 3 0

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1993 Kazakhstan WC C 7 10 9 19 4
1995 Kazakhstan WC C 6 7 6 13 44
2001 Kazakhstan WC D1 5 6 4 10 0
1998 Kazakhstan OG 7 4 3 7 6
1998 Kazakhstan WC 3 0 0 0 0
2005 Kazakhstan WC 6 0 0 0 0
2006 Kazakhstan OG 5 0 0 0 0
2005 Kazakhstan WC 6 0 1 1 8
2010 Kazakhstan WC 6 0 4 4 0
Senior int'l totals 51 27 29 56 62

Awards

Award Year
Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy 1996
Second All-Star Team 1998

References

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