Oleg Saprykin
Encyclopedia
Oleg Dmitrievich Saprykin (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Сапрыкин; born February 12, 1981) is a Russia
n professional ice hockey
player. Saprykin currently plays for the Ufa Salavat Yulayev of the Kontinental hockey league
in the first round (11th overall) in 1999. He played a total of five seasons with the Calgary Flames before being traded along with Denis Gauthier
to the Phoenix Coyotes
on 26 August 2004 in exchange for Daymond Langkow
.
On February 27, 2007 he was traded to the Ottawa Senators
with a 2007 NHL Entry Draft
seventh-round draft pick for a second-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
.
- West Second All-Star Team
1998–1999 - WHL - West Second All-Star Team
hockey club from 1997–98, until he played in the WHL with the Seattle Thunderbirds
. He returned to his old hockey club, CSKA Moscow, during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and for the 2008-09 KHL season. Saprykin was a member of Team Russia in the 2009 IIHF World Championships, which went on to win the gold medal.
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...
n professional ice hockey
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...
player. Saprykin currently plays for the Ufa Salavat Yulayev of the Kontinental hockey league
Playing career
Saprykin was drafted by the Calgary FlamesCalgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
in the first round (11th overall) in 1999. He played a total of five seasons with the Calgary Flames before being traded along with Denis Gauthier
Denis Gauthier
Denis Gauthier, Jr. is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. A first round selection of the Calgary Flames at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Gauthier played for the Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings during his ten season National Hockey League ...
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....
on 26 August 2004 in exchange for Daymond Langkow
Daymond Langkow
Daymond Randolph Langkow is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . He was a first round selection, fifth overall, of the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft...
.
On February 27, 2007 he was traded to the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
with a 2007 NHL Entry Draft
2007 NHL Entry Draft
The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007...
seventh-round draft pick for a second-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...
.
Awards
1999–2000 - WHLWestern Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
- West Second All-Star Team
1998–1999 - WHL - West Second All-Star Team
International play
Saprykin played for the 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...
hockey club from 1997–98, until he played in the WHL with the Seattle Thunderbirds
Seattle Thunderbirds
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team based in Kent, a suburb of Seattle, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, and play in the ShoWare Center...
. He returned to his old hockey club, CSKA Moscow, during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and for the 2008-09 KHL season. Saprykin was a member of Team Russia in the 2009 IIHF World Championships, which went on to win the gold medal.
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 | 5th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2009 2009 IIHF World Championship The 2009 IIHF World Championship took place in Switzerland from 24 April to 10 May. The games were played in the PostFinance Arena in Bern and Schluefweg in Kloten.... |
Russia | WC | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||||