Konstantin Koltsov

Konstantin Yevgeniyevich Koltsov (, ) (born April 17, 1981) is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey player who last played for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played parts of three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 2002 and 2006. Internationally Koltsov played for the Belarusian national team at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics and at nine World Championships.
==Playing career==
Koltsov started out playing for Junactva Minsk in the Belarusian 1st division during the 1997–98 season, and moved to Russian Severstal Cherepovets for the next season. Due to his incredible speed and stick handling, he was often referred to as the "Russian Rocket II" due to his similar playing style to that of Russian great Pavel Bure.
He was drafted to the NHL in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft as the Pittsburgh Penguins' first round pick, 18th overall. He played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the AHL in the 2002–03 season, and started playing full-time for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003–04 season, playing 82 games and scoring nine goals and twenty assists.
During the NHL lockout, Koltsov played for the Spartak Moscow hockey team.
The following season, Koltsov moved between Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh until January where he stayed in the NHL until the end of the season finishing with 3 goals and 6 assists. However, as a result of the Penguins not extending a qualifying offer, Koltsov became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2006. In August of that year he returned to Russia, signing a contract to play for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Russian Super League.
During the 2007–08 RSL season, Koltsov would be a part of a Salavat Yulaev Ufa squad that would defeat Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to capture the RSL League Title. With the absorption of the RSL into the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) at the start of the 2008–09 season, Salavat Yulaev Ufa would become the last standing RSL champion.
On November 27, 2016, Koltsov made his retirement from professional hockey official after competing in 18 seasons.
== International play==
Koltsov has played on the Belarus national team in the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Championships.
== 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
1997–98 	Severstal Cherepovets 	RSL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Severstal–2 Cherepovets 	RUS.3 	 	44 	11 	12 	23 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Severstal Cherepovets 	RSL 	 	33 	3 	0 	3 	8 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
1998–99 	Severstal–2 Cherepovets 	RUS.3 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Yunost Minsk 	BLR 	 	4 	1 	4 	5 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Yunost Minsk 	EEHL 	 	5 	3 	4 	7 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	Metallurg Novokuznetsk 	RSL 	 	31 	3 	4 	7 	12 	 	11 	1 	1 	2 	6
2000–01 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 	 	18 	7 	8 	15 	6 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	4
2001–02 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 	 	10 	1 	2 	3 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Spartak Moscow 	RSL 	 	22 	1 	0 	1 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Spartak–2 Moscow 	RUS.3 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	65 	9 	21 	30 	41 	 	6 	2 	4 	6 	4
2002–03 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	82 	9 	20 	29 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	3 	0 	4 	4 	4 	 	24 	6 	11 	17 	18
2004–05 	Dinamo Minsk 	BLR 	 	11 	6 	2 	8 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Spartak Moscow 	RSL 	 	31 	6 	10 	16 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	60 	3 	6 	9 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	18 	12 	5 	17 	13 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	RSL 	 	54 	15 	11 	26 	45 	 	8 	1 	1 	2 	2
2007–08 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	RSL 	 	36 	12 	10 	22 	27 	 	15 	3 	1 	4 	4
2008–09 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	KHL 	 	42 	8 	7 	15 	14 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0
2009–10 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	KHL 	 	48 	8 	17 	25 	28 	 	16 	3 	1 	4 	2
2010–11 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	KHL 	 	32 	4 	11 	15 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	KHL 	 	51 	1 	11 	12 	20 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2012–13 	Atlant Mytishchi 	KHL 	 	52 	6 	6 	12 	26 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14 	Atlant Mytishchi 	KHL 	 	54 	11 	10 	21 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Atlant Mytishchi 	KHL 	 	34 	2 	1 	3 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 	 	19 	0 	2 	2 	7 	 	20 	3 	3 	6 	4
2015–16 	Dinamo Minsk 	KHL 	 	43 	3 	7 	10 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	144 	12 	26 	38 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
RSL totals	RSL totals 	RSL totals	 	237 	48 	45 	93 	162 	 	37 	5 	3 	8 	18
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals	 	375 	43 	73 	116 	167 	 	51 	6 	6 	12 	8
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1999 	Belarus 	WJC 	 	6 	4 	3 	7 	30
1999 	Belarus 	WJC18 B 	 	5 	5 	2 	7 	0
1999 	Belarus 	WC 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
2000 	Belarus 	WJC B 	 	5 	3 	1 	4 	2
2001 	Belarus 	WJC 	 	6 	4 	1 	5 	2
2001 	Belarus 	OGQ 	 	3 	2 	0 	2 	0
2001 	Belarus 	WC 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
2002 	Belarus 	OG 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002 	Belarus 	WC D1 	 	5 	7 	1 	8 	2
2005 	Belarus 	OGQ 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2005 	Belarus 	WC 	 	6 	3 	3 	6 	2
2007 	Belarus 	WC 	 	3 	2 	2 	4 	2
2008 	Belarus 	WC 	 	3 	1 	2 	3 	0
2009 	Belarus 	WC 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	2
2010 	Belarus 	OG 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0
2012 	Belarus 	WC 	 	7 	2 	0 	2 	8
2013 	Belarus 	OGQ 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2013 	Belarus 	WC 	 	7 	2 	0 	2 	0
2014 	Belarus 	WC 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	22	16	7 	23 	34
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	67	21	10	31 	24
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
*Kubok Spartaka: 2001
*Kubok Presidenta Respubliki Bashkortostan: 2006
*Kubok Romazana: 2006
*Kubok Polesya: 2007
*Russian Super League: 2008
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1981 births
Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:Atlant Moscow Oblast players
Category:Belarusian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Category:HC Dinamo Minsk players
Category:Metallurg Novokuznetsk players
Category:Severstal Cherepovets players
Category:HC Spartak Moscow players
Category:National Hockey League first-round draft picks
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Belarus
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players