Alexander Korolyuk

Alexander Ivanovich Korolyuk (, born January 15, 1976) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.
He was drafted in the sixth round, 141st overall, by the San Jose Sharks in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
Initially developed with the Krylya Sovetov club, Korolyuk was drafted 141st overall by the San Jose Sharks in 1994.
Three years later, he jumped to the NHL, making the opening night roster for the Sharks. However, he spent the majority of that season playing in the American Hockey League. Differences with then-head coach Darryl Sutter caused Korolyuk to be a contract hold-out at the start of the 2000–01 NHL season. He would eventually play 700 games for the Sharks that season. Korolyuk only played 32 games the next season and left the team after continued problems with Sutter. He played all of 2002–03 with Ak Bars Kazan.
While playing in Russia, Sutter was fired, paving the way for his return to the Sharks in 2003–04. Playing primarily on the second line with Alyn McCauley and Nils Ekman, Korolyuk posted a career-high 37 points.
That would be his final season in the NHL, however, as Korolyuk returned to Russia during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. On October 1, 2006, his rights were traded to the New Jersey Devils, along with Jim Fahey, for Vladimir Malakhov and a first-round draft pick. Later that season, Korolyuk became interested in an NHL return and requested to Devils management that his rights be traded back to the Sharks. His request was granted and the Sharks re-acquired him February 16, 2007 for a third-round draft pick, only to have the trade voided six days later when Korolyuk did not report for his physical in the alloted time period.
Korolyuk continued his playing career in the Kontinental Hockey League, playing for Atlant Mytishchi, SKA St. Petersburg, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1993–94 	Krylya Sovetov 	RSL 	 	22 	4 	4 	8 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Krylya Sovetov 	RSL 	 	52 	16 	13 	29 	62 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Soviet Wings 	IHL 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Krylya Sovetov 	RSL 	 	50 	30 	19 	49 	77 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Manitoba Moose 	IHL 	 	42 	20 	16 	36 	71 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Krylya Sovetov 	RSL 	 	17 	8 	5 	13 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	19 	2 	3 	5 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL 	 	44 	16 	23 	39 	96 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1998–99 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	55 	12 	18 	30 	26 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	2
1998–99 	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL 	 	23 	9 	13 	22 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	57 	14 	21 	35 	35 	 	9 	0 	3 	3 	6
2000–01 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 	 	6 	0 	5 	5 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	70 	12 	13 	25 	41 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	32 	3 	7 	10 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 	 	46 	14 	17 	31 	46 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	63 	19 	18 	37 	18 	 	17 	5 	2 	7 	10
2004–05 	Khimik Voskresensk 	RSL 	 	10 	4 	3 	7 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Vityaz Chekhov 	RSL 	 	45 	19 	19 	38 	80 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Vityaz Chekhov 	RSL 	 	47 	17 	28 	45 	76 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	8
2007–08 	Vityaz Chekhov 	RSL 	 	50 	16 	36 	52 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlant Mytishchi 	KHL 	 	56 	21 	32 	53 	32 	 	7 	2 	3 	5 	8
2009–10 	SKA St. Petersburg 	KHL 	 	54 	8 	21 	29 	38 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2010–11 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	KHL 	 	48 	14 	26 	40 	30 	 	18 	3 	9 	12 	32
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	296 	62 	80 	142 	140 	 	34 	6 	8 	14 	18
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals	 	158 	43 	79 	122 	100 	 	29 	6 	12 	18 	42
RSL totals	RSL totals 	RSL totals	 	345 	128 	149 	277 	483 	 	14 	2 	2 	4 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International statistics==
Year 	Team 	Event 	Place 	 	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
1995 	Russia 	WJC 	 	 	7 	8 	2	10 	47
1996 	Russia 	WJC 	 	 	7 	5 	2	7 	4
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	 	14	13	4	17 	51
1997 	Russia 	WC 	4th 	 	6 	2 	3	5 	6
2001 	Russia 	WC 	5th 	 	7 	1 	1	2 	6
2006 	Russia 	Oly 	4th 	 	6 	1 	1	2 	6
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	 	19	4 	5	9 	18
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
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Category:Born in 1976
Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:HC Atlant Moscow Oblast players
Category:HC Khimik Voskresensk players
Category:2006 Olympian
Category:Kentucky Thoroughblades players
Category:Krylya Sovetov Moscow players
Category:Manitoba Moose (IHL) players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Russia
Category:Russian ice hockey players
Category:San Jose Sharks draft picks
Category:San Jose Sharks players
Category:SKA Saint Petersburg players
Category:Vityaz Chekhov players