Nik Antropov

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Antropov (Russian Николай Александрович Антропов; born February 18, 1980 in Ust- Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR ) is a Kazakh professional ice hockey player who is since August 2013 in the Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League contract.

Career

Nikolai Antropov was selected during the NHL Entry Draft in 1998 in the first round as a whole tenth players from the Toronto Maple Leafs. First, however, he moved for a year in the Russian Super League for HK Dynamo Moscow, after he had passed through the youth ranks of Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk. In his first two seasons in North America Antropov played both for Toronto in the National Hockey League, as well as for their at that time the farm team, the St. John 's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League, then only in the NHL.

During the lockout the NHL season 2004/ 05 Antropov signed initially on 27 October 2004 a contract with Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Super League, then on 20 December 2004 a contract with league rivals Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

Following the resumption of gaming operations in the summer of 2005, Antropov returned to the Maple Leafs, for whom he played regularly in the NHL until March 2009. This was followed shortly before the Trade Deadline, a transfer to the New York Rangers, in which the striker finished the season 2008/ 09. In July 2009, Antropov signed as a free agent contract with a four -year term with a value of 16.25 million U.S. dollars in the Atlanta Thrashers. There he presented in the 2009 /10 with 67 points in 76 games of the regular season on a personal high score. In the summer of 2011, the franchise was relocated to Winnipeg and put the game operating under the name Winnipeg Jets continued.

Having already played in the Kontinental Hockey League during the lockout of 2012/13 season at Barys Astana, he signed there in August 2013 a two -year contract.

Internationally

For the Kazakh national ice hockey team Antropov participated in the 1997 Junior B Championships, Junior A Championship in 1998 and 1999, and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in part, in which he met in five games once.

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )