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Russian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player
Andrei Popov
Born (1988-07-15) 15 July 1988 (age 36)
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

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).

Playing career

Popov 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.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    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

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

Award Year
KHL
Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) 2018

References

  1. "Popov in Ak Bars and other transfer news". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Andrei Popov returns to Traktor". Traktor Chelyabinsk (in Russian). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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