Yuri Gunko is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...

 in the 10th round, 230th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft

1992 NHL Entry Draft

The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:...

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Career

Gunko began his career with SHVSM Kiev in 1988. He stayed with SHVSM until 1990, when he joined Sokol Kiev, and played with them until 1995. Gunko then played for seasons for Ak Bars Kazan, before a one year stop-over in the DEL with the Hannover Scorpions

Hannover Scorpions

The Hannover Scorpions are a professional ice hockey team founded in 1975 as ESC Wedemark. The team was renamed Wedemark Scorpions in 1996 after the rock band Scorpions, who also call Hanover, Lower Saxony their home. Their games are played at TUI Arena of the Expo Plaza...

, before returning to Kazan in 2000. He then played for CSKA Moscow

CSKA Moscow

CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...

 for one season, before re-joining Sokol Kiev for four years, from 2002-2006. After playing one year with both HKm Zvolen

HKm Zvolen

HKm Zvolen is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. They play their home games at Zvolen Zimny Arena.-External Links:*...

 and HK ATEK Kiev

HK ATEK Kiev

HK ATEK Kiev is an ice hockey team in Kiev, Ukraine. The team plays in the Ukrainian Hockey League, the top level of Ukrainian hockey.They were founded in 1993, and were Ukrainian champions in 2007....

, he re-joined Sokol Kiev for the third time.

Achievements

1998 Russian champion with Ak Bars Kazan 2003 Ukrainian champion with Sokol Kiev 2004 Ukrainian champion with Sokol Kiev 2005 Ukrainian champion with Sokol Kiev

2006 Ukrainian champion with Sokol Kiev 2007 Ukrainian champion with HK ATEK Kiev 2009 Ukrainian champion with Sokol Kiev

Deutsche Eishockey Liga

	Seasons	GP	Goals	Assists	Pts	PIM
Regular season	1	44	2	6	8	42
Playoffs	–	–	–	–	–	–