Artyom Kryukov

{{Short description|Russian ice hockey player (born 1982)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| image = Artem Kriukov 2010-12-12 (1).jpg

| caption =

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
SKA Saint Petersburg
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
HC Vityaz Podolsk
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Amur Khabarovsk
HC Sochi
Severstal Cherepovets

| ntl_team =

| position = Forward

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 214

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|03|05}}

| birth_place = Novosibirsk, Soviet Union

| draft = 15th overall

| draft_year = 2000

| draft_team = Buffalo Sabres

| career_start = 2000

| career_end = 2016

}}

Artyom Kryukov (born March 5, 1982) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Despite his high draft status, Kryukov never played a professional game in North America, spending his entire career in his native Russia. He has played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. HC Sibir Novosibirsk, Vityaz Chekhov, and SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League. Kryukov missed the entire 2009–10 KHL season due to a knee injury suffered in the pre-season.{{cite book |last=National Hockey League|title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011|year=2010 |publisher= Triumph Books |page= 308|isbn= 978-1-60078-422-4}}

On May 19, 2014, Kryukov signed a one-year contract as a free agent with expansion club HC Sochi.{{cite web| url = http://www.khl.ru/news/2014/05/19/223855.html | title = Another signing for Sochi | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League | date = 2014-05-19 | access-date = 2014-05-19 | language = Russian}}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1998–99

| Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl

| 20

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Torpedo Yaroslavl

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1999–2000

| Torpedo–2 Yaroslavl

| RUS.3

| 15

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 14

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| SKA St. Petersburg

| RSL

| 14

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 12

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2000–01

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| RSL

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

| 11

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

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| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| RSL

| 19

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 16

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 8

| Sibir Novosibirsk

| RSL

| 9

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 27

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| RSL

| 4

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2003–04

| Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl

| RUS.3

| 30

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 26

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| RSL

| 60

| 8

| 9

| 17

| 44

| 7

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| RSL

| 33

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 42

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

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| 2005–06

| Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl

| RUS.3

| 6

| 3

| 3

| 6

| 18

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Vityaz Chekhov

| RSL

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 20

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2006–07

| Vityaz–2 Chekhov

| RUS.3

| 6

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 8

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2006–07

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| RSL

| 19

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 20

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2006–07

| Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl

| RUS.3

| 13

| 4

| 10

| 14

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| SKA St. Petersburg

| RSL

| 51

| 7

| 8

| 15

| 54

| 9

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 8

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| SKA St. Petersburg

| 50

| 8

| 3

| 11

| 48

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| HC VMF St. Petersburg

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| SKA St. Petersburg

| KHL

| 25

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 14

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| Sibir Novosibirsk

| KHL

| 44

| 6

| 9

| 15

| 52

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| VHL

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

| KHL

| 19

| 4

| 4

| 8

| 12

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Amur Khabarovsk

| KHL

| 23

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 20

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| KHL

| 39

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 34

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

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| Severstal Cherepovets

| KHL

| 16

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 31

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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! colspan="3" | RSL totals

! 230

! 18

! 29

! 47

! 243

! 33

! 2

! 2

! 4

! 28

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! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 216

! 24

! 29

! 53

! 211

! 5

! 0

! 0

! 0

! 4

Honours

Russian championship: 2002 (with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)

References

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External links

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