Alexander Karpovtsev

Alexander Georgievich Karpovtsev (Russian: Александр Георгиевич Карповцев; April 7, 1970 – September 7, 2011) was a Russian ice hockey player and an assistant coach for Ak Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the National Hockey League (NHL), he played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Florida Panthers. He, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Zubov and Sergei Nemchinov were the first Russian players to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup, winning it in 1994 with the Rangers.^[1] He was traded by the Maple Leafs to the Blackhawks for Bryan McCabe after a contract dispute where Karpovstev was seeking a salary that would have made him the highest paid defender on the team.^[2]

Alexander Karpovtsev
Born	(1970-04-07)April 7, 1970 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 41) Yaroslavl, Russia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Dynamo Moscow New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks New York Islanders Sibir Novosibirsk Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Florida Panthers Avangard Omsk
National team	Soviet Union and  Russia
NHL draft	158th overall, 1990 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1987–2007

Karpovtsev, while an assistant coach for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.^[3][4]

Personal life

Alexander Karpovtsev was married to Janna Karpovtsev.^[5]

Death

Main article: 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash

On September 7, 2011, Karpovtsev was killed when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly his entire Lokomotiv team, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season, with its coaching staff and prospects. Lokomotiv officials said "'everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team.'"^[6][7][8][9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Dynamo Moscow	USSR		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	MCOP Moscow	USSR-3		11	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Dynamo Moscow	USSR		35	1	1	2	27		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Dynamo–2 Moscow	USSR-3		11	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Dynamo Moscow	USSR		40	0	5	5	15		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Dynamo–2 Moscow	USSR-3		6	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Dynamo Moscow	CIS		28	3	2	5	22		7	1	0	1	2
1991–92	Dynamo–2 Moscow	CIS-3		3	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Dynamo Moscow	RUS		36	3	11	14	100		7	2	1	3	0
1993–94	Dynamo Moscow	RUS		3	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	New York Rangers	NHL		67	3	15	18	58		17	0	4	4	12
1994–95	Dynamo Moscow	RUS		13	0	2	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	New York Rangers	NHL		47	4	8	12	30		8	1	0	1	0
1995–96	New York Rangers	NHL		40	2	16	18	26		6	0	1	1	4
1996–97	New York Rangers	NHL		77	9	29	38	59		13	1	3	4	20
1997–98	New York Rangers	NHL		47	3	7	10	48		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	New York Rangers	NHL		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		56	2	25	27	52		14	1	3	4	12
1999–00	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		69	3	14	17	54		11	0	3	3	4
2000–01	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		5	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		53	2	13	15	39		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		65	1	9	10	40		5	1	0	1	0
2002–03	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		40	4	10	14	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		24	0	7	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	New York Islanders	NHL		3	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Sibir Novosibirsk	RSL		5	0	1	1	16		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	RSL		33	2	5	7	45		9	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl	RUS-3		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Florida Panthers	NHL		6	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Sibir Novosibirsk	RSL		18	2	1	3	39		3	0	0	0	4
2006–07	Sibir Novosibirsk	RSL		39	5	12	17	90		7	1	2	3	8
2007–08	Sibir Novosibirsk	RSL		6	0	2	2	27		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Avangard Omsk	RSL		8	1	0	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Avangard–2 Omsk	RUS-3		2	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				596	34	154	188	430		74	4	14	18	52

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988	Soviet Union	EJC		6	0	2	2	4
1990	Soviet Union	WJC		7	0	1	1	8
1993	Russia	WC		8	0	1	1	10
1996	Russia	WCH		1	0	0	0	0
2005	Russia	WC		8	0	1	1	2
Junior totals				13	0	3	3	12
Senior totals				17	0	2	2	12

Transactions

• September 7. 1993– Traded by the Quebec Nordiques to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Hurlbut.^[10]
• October 14, 1998– Traded by the New York Rangers, along with the Rangers' 1999 fourth-round draft choice, to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Mathieu Schneider.^[11]
• October 2, 2000– Traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Toronto's 2001 fourth-round draft choice, to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Bryan McCabe.^[12]
• March 9, 2004– Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the New York Islanders in exchange for New York's 2005 fourth-round draft choice (Niklas Hjalmarsson).^[13]
• July 14, 2004– Signed as a free agent with the Florida Panthers.