Artem Kryukov

Artem Kryukov Anatoljevich (Russian Артём Анатольевич Крюков; born March 5, 1982 in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR ) is a Russian ice hockey player who plays since May 2013 in Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Career

Artem Kryukov began his career in 1997 in the third Russian league in the second team of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, before he made his debut during the 1998/99 season for the first team of the club in the Super League. NHL Entry Draft 2000, the Buffalo Sabres selected him in the first round at the 15th position. 2002 won Kryukov locomotive with the Russian Championship. After this success, the striker moved to Russian club Sibir Novosibirsk HK, where he completed a season. In 2003 he returned to Yaroslavl.

The 2006/ 07 began with Vityaz Chekhov of the Center and changed during the playing time again to Yaroslavl. When SKA Saint Petersburg of the striker was from 2007 under contract. During the season 2009/10 he did not play hockey, but returned in the summer of 2010, back in the squad of the SKA.

In May 2011, Kryukov was taken again from HK Sibir Novosibirsk under contract and played one year for the club. The 2012/13 season he started at HK Ryazan and Awtomobilist Yekaterinburg, before he was in May 2013 committed by Amur Khabarovsk.

Awards and achievements

• 2002 Champion of Russia with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
• 2010 Spengler Cup win with the SKA St. Petersburg

KHL stats

(End of season 2010/11)