Anton Babchuk

Anton Anatoliyevich Babchuk is a Ukrainian & Russian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
==Playing career==
Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Babchuk began playing hockey at the age of 3. He began his training with the Sokil Kyiv junior hockey affiliate; a group which included fellow future Ukrainian NHLer Nikolai Zherdev. While participating in an overseas peewee tournament in Quebec City, Babchuk's team found itself competing against a team from Elektrostal, Russia. The rival team's coach, Ravil Iskakhov, took note of both Babchuk and Zherdev, and invited the pair to further their development with the Elemash Elektrostal hockey club of the Russian Major League, to which they accepted together. 
He was drafted into the NHL 21st overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2002 Entry Draft. Babchuk made his North American debut with the Blackhawks affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL in the 2003-04 season. Anton also made his NHL debut by seasons end appearing in 5 games with the Blackhawks. 
In the 2005-06 season, Babchuk was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for Danny Richmond on January 20, 2006. Babchuk scored his first goal for the Hurricanes on January 28, 2006. He was also named second star of the game. Babchuk played in 22 games with the Hurricanes for the season and was a part of the extended squad of the Hurricanes as they became the Stanley Cup Champions.
In the 2006-07 season, on February 6, 2007, the Hurricanes activated František Kaberle from injury, forcing them to send Babchuk down to the Albany River Rats. Babchuk was the only possible defenceman they could send down because he was the only one on the Hurricanes' roster that was on a two-way contract. The next day Carolina announced that they had suspended Babchuk because of his refusal to report to Albany. In 2007-08, Babchuck played in the Russian Super League for Avangard Omsk. 
On July 1, 2008, Babchuk re-signed with the Hurricanes to a one-year contract for the 2008-09 season. He led all Hurricanes' defensemen with 16 goals in 72 games. Following a contract dispute that lead to him requesting a trade out of Carolina, Babchuk turned back to Russia on 19 September 2009, re-signing with Kontinental Hockey League club Avangard Omsk. During the very first training day in Omsk he had broken the barrier glass at the "Arena Omsk".
==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 				
2000–01 	Elemash Elektrostal 	RML 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2001–02 	Elemash Elektrostal 	RML 	 	40 	7 	8 	15 	90 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2002–03 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2002–03 	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL 	 	20 	3 	0 	3 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2003–04 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	73 	8 	14 	22 	89 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	6 				
2003–04 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2004–05 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	66 	8 	16 	24 	88 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 				
2005–06 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	24 	5 	7 	12 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2005–06 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	17 	2 	3 	5 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2005–06 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	22 	3 	2 	5 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 	 	5 	1 	3 	4 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2006–07 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	52 	2 	12 	14 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2006–07 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	9 	1 	6 	7 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 				
2007–08 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 	 	57 	9 	15 	24 	30 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	6 				
2008–09 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	72 	16 	19 	35 	16 	 	13 	0 	1 	1 	10 				
2009–10 	Avangard Omsk 	KHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	168 	23 	38 	61 	70 	 	13 	0 	1 	1 	10 				
RSL totals	RSL totals 	RSL totals	 	87 	12 	15 	27 	44 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	6 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 				
==International play==
Played for Russia in:
*2000: 4 Nations Tournament
*2000: 5 Nations Tournament
*2002: U18 World Junior Championships
*2002: 4 Nations Tournament
===International statistics===
Year	Team 	Event	Place	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Russia	WJC18	 	 	6 	0	0	0 	0
2002	Russia	WJC18	 	 	8 	3	3	6 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1984
Category:Albany River Rats player
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters player
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Norfolk Admirals player
Category:Russian hockey players
Category:SKA Saint Petersburg player
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Ukrainian hockey players
Category:Ak Bars Kazan player
Category:Avangard Omsk player