Konstantin Shafranov

Konstantin Shafranov
Born (1968-09-11) September 11, 1968
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Detroit Falcons
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Fort Wayne Komets
St. Louis Blues
Worcester IceCats
Grand Rapids Griffins
Providence Bruins
Sibir Novosibirsk
CSKA Moscow
Khimik Voskresensk
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Krylya Sovetov
National team  Kazakhstan
NHL Draft 229th overall, 1996
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19852010

Konstantin Vitalievich Shafranov (Russian: Константи́н Вита́льевич Шафра́нов) (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]

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.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1989–90 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR 28681416
1990–91 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR 401662232
1991–92 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR 301061638 60002
1992–93 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk IHL 4219193826 10110
1993–94 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk IHL 271821396
1994–95 Metallurg Magnitogorsk IHL 4721305124 754912
1995–96 Metallurg Magnitogorsk IHL 63360
1995–96 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 7446287426 51234
1996–97 St. Louis Blues NHL 52130
1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 6223254816 50220
1996–97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 6728528050 42462
1997–98 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 2849134 50112
1998–99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 20110
1999–00 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 24381115
1999–00 Providence Bruins AHL 80440
1999–00 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 201515306 1368148
2000–01 Sibir Novosibirsk VHL 4321325380 1234737
2001–02 CSKA Moscow VHL 4114213512
2002–03 Khimik Voskresensk VHL 3914142810 1467134
2003–04 Khimik Voskresensk RSL 18731014
2003–04 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RSL 31861410
2004–05 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod VHL 5017304724 134372
2005–06 Krylya Sovetov Moscow VHL 4821466742
2005–06 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod VHL 32352 84154
2006–07 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod VHL 2810172716 121454
2007–08 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 7123355810 1346102
2008–09 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 6028356328 1128100
2009–10 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 5819385720
NHL totals 5 2 1 3 0

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1993 Kazakhstan WC C 7109194
1995 Kazakhstan WC C 6761344
2001 Kazakhstan WC D1 564100
1998 Kazakhstan OG 74376
1998 Kazakhstan WC 30000
2005 Kazakhstan WC 60000
2006 Kazakhstan OG 50000
2005 Kazakhstan WC 60118
2010 Kazakhstan WC 60440
Senior int'l totals 51 27 29 56 62

Awards

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

References

  1. "Konstantin Shafranov Page". LegendsofHockey.net. May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  2. IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.

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