# Yevgeni Pupkov

Yevgeni Borisovich Pupkov (18 January 1976 – 24 July 2021) was a Kazakhstani ice hockey defenseman.

## Biography

Pupkov played in the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, SKA St. Petersburg, Amur Khabarovsk, HC Lada Togliatti and Khimik Voskresensk. He was a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Pupkov died on 24 July 2021, due to COVID-19.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1992–93 | Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk | RUS.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk | RUS.3 | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | SK Belovo | RUS.2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | IHL | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Metallurg–2 Novokuznetsk | RUS.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Metallurg–2 Novokuznetsk | RUS.3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999–2000 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 38 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2000–01 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 42 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Metallurg–2 Novokuznetsk | RUS.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 49 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 49 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 49 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Metallurg–2 Novokuznetsk | RUS.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004–05 | Metallurg–2 Novokuznetsk | RUS.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | SKA St. Petersburg | RSL | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | SKA–2 St. Petersburg | RUS.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Kazzinc–Torpedo | KAZ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Kazzinc–Torpedo | RUS.2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Amur Khabarovsk | RSL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUS.2 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 2007–08 | Avtomobilist–2 Yekaterinburg | RUS.3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Khimik Voskresensk | KHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Ertis Pavlodar | KAZ | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL & RSL totals | IHL & RSL totals | IHL & RSL totals | 469 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 308 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1993 | Kazakhstan | AJC | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1994 | Kazakhstan | AJC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | Kazakhstan | WC B | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | Kazakhstan | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | Kazakhstan | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | Kazakhstan | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 |