Maxim Velikov
Maxim Konstantinovich Welikow (Russian Максим Константинович Великов, born January 14, 1982 in Saratov, Russian SFSR ) is a Russian ice hockey player who is since May 2013 in Atlant Mytischtschi in the Kontinental Hockey League contract.
Career
Konstantin Welikow comes from the junior range of crystal Saratov. His professional career began at HK CSKA Moscow, for the first team, he was active in the Super League from 2000 to 2002. Subsequently joined the defender after he had begun the 2002/03 season at CSKA, in the course of this season to Chimik Woskressensk from the Wysschaja League, the second Russian league. From 2003 to 2004 he played for second division side Crystal Saratov in his hometown, before he was taken in the course of the season 2004/ 05 of its league rivals HK MVD Tver under contract. With the HK MVD he succeeded immediately winning the second division championship and thus promotion to the Super League. Even after the relocation of the team to Balaschicha 2007, he remained at the club.
From 2008 to 2010 Welikow participated for the HK MVD Balaschicha the game operation of the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League and failed with his team in the season 2009/10 until the playoff final for the Gagarin Cup at Ak Bars Kazan. Then the HK MVD was merged with the HK Dynamo Moscow and the Russian received for the 2010/11 season a contract with their successor team OHK Dynamo. With the OHK he won the 2012 Gagarin Cup after he had completed just 17 appearances due to injuries in the 2011/12 season. During the following season, he completed only four appearances in the KHL and 5 games in the Wysschaja Hockey League at HK Dynamo Balaschicha before his contract with Dynamo in April 2013. He was then obliged Atlant Mytischtschi.
Awards and achievements
- 2005 Wysschaja League Champions and promotion to the Super League with the HK MVD Tver
- 2010 Russian Vice- Champion with HK MVD Balaschicha
- 2012 Gagarin Cup win with the OHK Dynamo
Statistics
(End of season 2010/11)