# Evgeny Korolev (ice hockey)

Yevgeni Stepanovich Korolyov (Russian: Евгений Степанович Королев born 24 July 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

## Career

Korolev played 42 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Islanders between 1999 and 2002. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2014, was mainly in the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League. After retiring he turned to coaching.

## 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 |
| 1994–95 | HC CSKA Moscow-2 | RUS-2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 60 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996–97 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 64 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1997–98 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 37 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | London Knights | OHL | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| 1998–99 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 54 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | New York Islanders | NHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 57 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | New York Islanders | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 36 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 53 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002–03 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 | RUS-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Russia | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 58 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | HC Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 45 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | HC Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 2006–07 | HC Dynamo Moscow-2 | RUS-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 57 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 38 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | OHK Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | HC Lada Togliatti | KHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSL/KHL totals | RSL/KHL totals | RSL/KHL totals | 378 | 25 | 78 | 103 | 489 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 |