Ivan Petrovich Novoseltsev (born 23 January 1979 in Golitsyno

Golitsyno

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, Soviet Union

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) is a Russia

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n professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 winger

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. He was drafted in the fourth round, 95th overall, by the Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers

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 in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft

1997 NHL Entry Draft

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Drafted from the Russian Superleague's Krylya Sovetov Moscow, Novoseltsev made his North American debut with the Sarnia Sting

Sarnia Sting

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 of the Ontario Hockey League

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 during the 1997–98 season

1997–98 OHL season

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. In the 1998–99 OHL season

1998–99 OHL season

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, he finished with 96 points to rank in the league's top ten in scoring.

Novoseltsev made his National Hockey League

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 debut with the Panthers during the 1999–2000 season and spent parts of five seasons with the team. During the 2003–04 season he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes

The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....

. After the season, he returned to Russia and has played there since. To date, he has no further NHL experience.

Novoseltsev played four games for the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

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's Norfolk Admirals

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 early in the 2006–07 season

2006–07 AHL season

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 before returning to Russia again to play for Amur Khabarovsk

Amur Khabarovsk

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International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Relegation round: avoids relegation by defeating 4-1 in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification game. and are demoted to Division I at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Group A:...	Russia	WC Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...	5th		6	0	0	0	0

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