Dmitri Upper
{{Short description|Kazakh-Russian ice hockey player}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| caption =
| alt =
| image = Dmitri Upper.jpg
| image_caption =
| image_size = 230px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|27}}
| birth_place = Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 203
| position = Center
| shoots = Right
| league = KHL
| team =
| played_for = Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Ak Bars Kazan
Spartak Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Barys Astana
| ntl_team = KAZ
| draft = 136th overall
| draft_year = 2000
| draft_team = New York Islanders
| career_start = 1994
| career_end = 2016
}}
Dmitri Sergeyevich Upper ({{langx|ru|Дмитрий Серге́евич Уппер}}; born July 27, 1978) is a Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey center.{{Cite web |url=https://www.puckworlds.com/2012/5/1/2990457/2012-iihf-world-championships-preview-the-longshots |title=2012 IIHF World Championships Preview: The Longshots |date=1 May 2021 |author=Bruce, Peter |work=puckworlds.com |publisher=Vox Media}} He also holds Russian citizenship.
Career
Upper was selected by the New York Islanders in the 5th round (136th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, after scoring 20 points and 50 penalty minutes in his first season in the Russian Superleague with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. He was traded to Ak Bars Kazan midway through the 2000–01 season, and joined Spartak Moscow the following year. He had a career high 16 goals, as well as 76 penalty minutes in his first year with the club. He played four seasons with CSKA Moscow, scoring 27 points in 2005–06, before rejoining Spartak Moscow in 2007. He was named team captain in 2009, and had 30 points that season, but was traded to Atlant Moscow Oblast in the 2010 offseason. Injuries limited his productivity in his first season with the team. In 2012, he joined Kazakhstan team Barys Astana.{{cite web |url=https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2016/1/30/10819186/ny-islanders-draft-history-russians-mike-milbury |title=The New York Islanders' Crazy History with Russians, Part I: The Mike Milbury Years |author=D., Mark |date=30 January 2016 |work=lighthousehockey.com |publisher=Vox Media}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=appears to be user-generated|date=June 2021}}
International career
Upper has represented his native Kazakhstan in multiple tournaments, including the 1996 and 1997 IIHF World U20 Championship, the Ice Hockey World Championships in 2004, 2005 and 2011, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 1994–95
| Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995–96 | Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk | RUS.2 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97
| RUS.2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97 | Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk | RUS.3 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 36
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98
| Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk | RUS.2 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 26
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1998–99 | Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk | RUS.2 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99
| RUS.2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 36 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 48
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000–01
| Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2000–01 | RSL | 31 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001–02
| Russian Superleague|RSL | 51 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 76
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2002–03 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 43 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 63
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04
| RSL | 58 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004–05 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 41 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06
| CSKA Moscow | RSL | 51 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 54
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2006–07 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 54 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 46
| 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007–08
| Spartak Moscow | RSL | 57 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 50
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2008–09 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 49 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 24
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009–10
| Spartak Moscow | KHL | 54 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 40
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
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| 2010–11 | KHL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10
| 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2011–12
| Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 24
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2012–13 | KHL | 51 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 38
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013–14
| Barys Astana | KHL | 54 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 24
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2014–15 | Barys Astana | KHL | 58 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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! colspan="3" | RSL totals ! 428 !! 93 !! 82 !! 175 !! 425 ! 30 !! 4 !! 8 !! 12 !! 26 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | KHL totals ! 350 !! 64 !! 63 !! 127 !! 188 ! 70 !! 10 !! 9 !! 19 !! 46 |
=International=
{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalSport | Men's ice hockey}}
{{MedalCountry | {{KAZ}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Winter Games}}
{{MedalGold | 1999 Gangwon|Ice hockey}}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Astana-Almaty|Ice hockey}}
{{MedalBottom}}
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 1996
| WJC C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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| 1997 | Kazakhstan | WJC B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997
| Kazakhstan | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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| 1999 | WC B | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 1999
| Kazakhstan | WC Q | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2000 | Kazakhstan | WC B | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 2004
| Kazakhstan | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
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| 2005 | Kazakhstan | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006
| Kazakhstan | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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| 2011 | Kazakhstan | AWG | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011
| Kazakhstan | WC D1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2012 | Kazakhstan | WC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014
| Kazakhstan | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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| 2013 | Kazakhstan | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014
| Kazakhstan | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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! colspan="3" | Junior totals ! 18 ! 3 ! 4 ! 7 ! 6 | ||||
| style="background: #e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | Senior totals ! 63 ! 17 ! 23 ! 40 ! 72 |
References
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External links
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{{succession box | before = Sergei Mozyakin | title = Atlant Moscow Oblast captain | years = 2011–2012 | after = Sandis Ozolins}}
{{succession box | before = Kevin Dallman | title = Barys Astana captain | years = 2012–2014 | after = Brandon Bochenski}}
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