Alexander Karpovtsev
| Alexander Karpovtsev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 7, 1970 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Died |
September 7, 2011 (aged 41) Yaroslavl, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
USSR Dynamo Moscow NHL New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks New York Islanders Florida Panthers RSL Sibir Novosibirsk Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Avangard Omsk | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL Draft |
158th overall, 1990 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2007 | ||
Alexander Karpovtsev (Russian: Александр Карповцев; April 7, 1970 – September 7, 2011) was a Russian ice hockey player and later an assistant coach for Ak Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the National Hockey League (NHL), he played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Florida Panthers. He, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Zubov and Sergei Nemchinov, were the first Russian players to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup, winning it in 1994 with the Rangers.
Karpovtsev was an assistant coach for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl when his team's charter plane crashed on September 7, 2011 and did not survive.[1]
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 Minsk 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.'"[2][3][4][5]
Personal life
Alexander Karpovtsev was married to Janna Karpovtsev and had two daughters named Dasha born in 1993, and Stacy born in 2000.[6]
Transactions
- September 7. 1993– Traded by the Quebec Nordiques to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Hurlbut.
- October 14, 1998– Traded by the New York Rangers, along with the Rangers' 1999 fourth-round draft choice, to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Mathieu Schneider.
- October 2, 2000– Traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Toronto's 2001 fourth-round draft choice, to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Bryan McCabe.
- March 9, 2004– Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the New York Islanders in exchange for New York's 2005 fourth-round draft choice.
- July 14, 2004– Signed as a free agent with the Florida Panthers.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | HC Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 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 Rangers | 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 Leafs | 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 | 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 Islanders | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Florida Panthers | 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
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1993 | Russia | WC |  |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1996 | Russia | WCH | SF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Russia | WC |  |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||
References
- ↑ "List of those killed in plane crash near Yaroslavl" (in Russian). sovsport.ru. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl". Lifenews.ru (in Russian). 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ "The list of Lokomotiv players who died". Lifenews.ru (in Russian). 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". The Globe and Mail (Canada). 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ "Former Rangers Defensemen Alexander Karpovtsev Dead". nyrnation.net. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ "Stunned Rangers react to loss of former NHL teammates, friends in Russia plane crash tragedyl". Daily News (New York). September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
External links
- Alexander Karpovtsev's player profile at NHL.com
- Alexander Karpovtsev's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Alexander Karpovtsev profile at Eurohockey.com