Ilya Dubkov
Encyclopedia
Ilya Dubkov is a Russian ice hockey
center forward who has spent most of his career playing in Scandinavia
n leagues, and is currently the Norwegian
team Rosenborg IK's captain
.
, 21-year old Ilya Dubkov left Russia
and moved to Roanoke, Virginia
. In Virginia
Dubkov played four seasons with Roanoke Express
in the ECHL
, before getting three appearances with AHL
team Hamilton Bulldogs
from Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
.
After his debut in the AHL
, Dubkov - now 25 - was ready to return to Europe
. In the 1997-98 season Dubkov was to play for the Danish
team Frederikshavn White Hawks, and 13 years later Dubkov has spent only two seasons away from Scandinavia
since. He stayed with the team until 2002, except for one season in Italy
and Russia
2000-2001. The highlight of Dubkov's career in Frederikshavn White Hawks, however, was becoming Danish champion with his team in 2000.
After spending the 2002-03 season in Russia
with Krylia Sovetov
, it was once again time for Dubkov to return to Scandinavian ice hockey. This time it was time for the center to try something new, and Trondheim Black Panthers]] from Trondheim
, Norway
became his team for the next four seasons. Here, he experienced success with rondheim Black Panthers, winning the bronze medal in 2004 and losing the playoff finals the year after. After the team folded in 2008, Dubkov returned to Denmark for another three years. In addition to two more years with Frederikshavn IK he also spent one season with AaB Ishockey in Aalborg
.
Meanwhile, another Trondheim team was about to climb to the elite division (Get-ligaen
) of Norwegian ice hockey, and at 37 Dubkov returned to Trondheim
in 2009 - a town in which he had become a popular player during his four former years there. This time it was time to help Rosenborg Ishockeyklubb - the "baby brother" of the better known football team Rosenborg BK - and after a strong 4-0 win away against Oslo
team Grüner
on March 14, 2010 the goal of being promoted to Get-ligaen was reached.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
center forward who has spent most of his career playing in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n leagues, and is currently the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
team Rosenborg IK's captain
Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
.
Playing career
After a year with the Russian team CSKA MoscowHC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...
, 21-year old Ilya Dubkov left Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and moved to Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
. In Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
Dubkov played four seasons with Roanoke Express
Roanoke Express
The Roanoke Express were a team in the ECHL from 1993 until 2004. Home games were played at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia.-History:...
in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
, before getting three appearances with AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
team Hamilton Bulldogs
Hamilton Bulldogs
The Hamilton Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at Copps Coliseum, nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens...
from Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
After his debut in the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, Dubkov - now 25 - was ready to return to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In the 1997-98 season Dubkov was to play for the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
team Frederikshavn White Hawks, and 13 years later Dubkov has spent only two seasons away from Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
since. He stayed with the team until 2002, except for one season in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
2000-2001. The highlight of Dubkov's career in Frederikshavn White Hawks, however, was becoming Danish champion with his team in 2000.
After spending the 2002-03 season in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
with Krylia Sovetov
PHC Krylya Sovetov
PHC Krylya Sovetov or PHC Krylya Sovietov are a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Russian Major League in the 2009–10 season...
, it was once again time for Dubkov to return to Scandinavian ice hockey. This time it was time for the center to try something new, and Trondheim Black Panthers]] from Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
became his team for the next four seasons. Here, he experienced success with rondheim Black Panthers, winning the bronze medal in 2004 and losing the playoff finals the year after. After the team folded in 2008, Dubkov returned to Denmark for another three years. In addition to two more years with Frederikshavn IK he also spent one season with AaB Ishockey in Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
.
Meanwhile, another Trondheim team was about to climb to the elite division (Get-ligaen
GET-ligaen
GET-ligaen is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. The league was known as 1. divisjon until 1990, when it was reorganized and named Eliteserien . That name was held until 2004 when cable TV company UPC became main sponsor...
) of Norwegian ice hockey, and at 37 Dubkov returned to Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
in 2009 - a town in which he had become a popular player during his four former years there. This time it was time to help Rosenborg Ishockeyklubb - the "baby brother" of the better known football team Rosenborg BK - and after a strong 4-0 win away against Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
team Grüner
Grüner IL
Grüner Idrettslag is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Grünerløkka, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball and ice hockey, formally named Grüner Fotball IL , Grüner Håndball IL and Grüner Ishockey IL...
on March 14, 2010 the goal of being promoted to Get-ligaen was reached.
Career statistics
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
+/− | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army... |
IHL International Hockey League (1992–1996) The International Hockey League lasted from 1992 to 1996. It replaced the Soviet Union's Championship league. The last season was in 1995-1996, as the league was replaced replaced by the Russian Superleague the following season.... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1993–94 1993–94 ECHL season The 1993-94 ECHL season was the sixth season of the ECHL. In 1993, the league saw the Roanoke Valley Rampage move to Huntsville, AL becoming the Huntsville Blast, as well as an expansion to three new markets: Charlotte, NC, North Charleston, SC, and Huntington, WV and returned to the Roanoke... |
Roanoke Express Roanoke Express The Roanoke Express were a team in the ECHL from 1993 until 2004. Home games were played at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia.-History:... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
68 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–95 1994–95 ECHL season The 1994-95 ECHL season was the seventh season of the ECHL. Before the season started, the Huntsville Blast moved their operations from Huntsville, AL to Tallahassee, FL and became the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks and the Louisville IceHawks suspended operations... |
Roanoke Express | ECHL | 68 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 78 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–96 1995–96 ECHL season The 1995-96 ECHL season was the eighth season of the ECHL. Before the season started, the Greensboro Monarchs franchise moved up to the American Hockey League and became the Carolina Monarchs... |
Roanoke Express | ECHL | 69 | 20 | 52 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 99 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1996–97 1996–97 ECHL season The 1996-97 ECHL season was the ninth season of the ECHL. Before the start of the season, two franchises relocated, one was renamed, and two expansion franchises were founded... |
Roanoke Express | ECHL | 53 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 1996–97 AHL season The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions due to relocating teams. The Northern Conferences consists of the Atlantic Division becoming the Canadian Division, and the Central Division becoming the Empire State Division... |
Hamilton Bulldogs Hamilton Bulldogs The Hamilton Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at Copps Coliseum, nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | ABL | 43 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 128 | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | ABL | 47 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | ABL | 51 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 96 | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Sportverein Ritten-Renon | Serie A | 38 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 2000–01 | CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army... |
RML | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | ABL | 48 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 78 | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Krylia Sovetov 2 PHC Krylya Sovetov PHC Krylya Sovetov or PHC Krylya Sovietov are a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Russian Major League in the 2009–10 season... |
RHFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Krylia Sovetov PHC Krylya Sovetov PHC Krylya Sovetov or PHC Krylya Sovietov are a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Russian Major League in the 2009–10 season... |
RSL Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008... |
GET GET-ligaen GET-ligaen is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. The league was known as 1. divisjon until 1990, when it was reorganized and named Eliteserien . That name was held until 2004 when cable TV company UPC became main sponsor... |
14 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Trondheim Black Panthers | GET | 42 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 2004–05 2004–05 UPC-ligaen season The 2004–05 UPC-ligaen was the sixty-fifth season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen after UPC had acquired the naming rights for five years. Vålerenga won both the League Championship and the Norwegian Championship, completing... |
Trondheim Black Panthers | GET | 42 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Trondheim Black Panthers | GET | 42 | 20 | 27 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 48 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2006–07 | AaB Ishockey | ABL | 36 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 89 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | ABL | 44 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 84 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 109 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | ABL | 44 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 107 | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Rosenborg Ishockeyklubb | NOR2 | 34 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 93 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | ||||
| Career totals | 799 | 456 | 597 | 1053 | +48 | 1311 | 83 | 36 | 44 | 80 | -9 | 216 | ||||