Borys Protsenko

Borys Protsenko (born August 21, 1978) is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey player and a Russian amateur scout for the NHL's Dallas Stars.

Borys Protsenko
Born	(1978-08-21) August 21, 1978 (age 46) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Dinamo Minsk Fresno Falcons HC Berkut Houston Aeros Khabarovsk Amur Mechel Chelyabinsk Sokil Kyiv South Carolina Stingrays Syracuse Crunch Wheeling Nailers Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
National team	Ukraine
NHL draft	77th overall, 1996 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1998–2011

Career

Protsenko was drafted 1st overall by the Calgary Hitmen in the 1995 CHL Import Draft. A year later, he was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, selected 77th overall. Although Protsenko never played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, he did spend two years with the Penguins' AHL affiliate in Syracuse and Wilkes-Barre and an additional year with the Penguins' ECHL affiliate in Wheeling.

Protsenko spent the next two seasons splitting time in Russia and with the Ukraine National Team. He started the 2003-04 season with Sokil Kyiv, but later returned to the United States and joined the Fresno Falcons. Protsenko was recalled by the Houston Aeros on January 16, 2004^[1] but was returned to the Falcons less than a week later.^[2] Protsenko finished the season with the South Carolina Stingrays.

Protsenko played the next three seasons in Belarus, Russia, and the Ukraine and retired after the completion of the 2006-07 season. Since his retirement, Protsenko has been the Russian amateur scout for the Dallas Stars.^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Fernie Ghostriders	RMJHL		47	27	25	52	199		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		71	46	29	75	68		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		67	35	32	67	136		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		70	40	47	87	124		18	6	8	14	30
1998–99	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		64	24	24	48	84		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		64	15	21	36	41		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		48	15	11	26	42		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Amur Khabarovsk	Russia		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Mechel Chelyabinsk	Russia		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Sokil Kyiv	Ukraine		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	1	1	0
2002–03	Sokil Kyiv	EEHL		18	5	5	10	46		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Sokil Kyiv	EEHL		14	5	4	9	18		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Houston Aeros	AHL		2	0	0	0	14		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Fresno Falcons	ECHL		33	11	16	27	51		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		16	3	6	9	32		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Sokil Kyiv	Belarus		7	3	1	4	6		12	1	1	2	6
2004–05	HC Dinamo Minsk	Belarus		14	3	6	9	32		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Dinamo Minsk	Belarus		32	8	11	19	56		10	1	4	5	6
2005–06	Avangard Omsk-2	Russia3		7	1	11	12	16		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Berkut Brovary	Ukraine		16	13	22	35	20		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Bilyy Bars Brovary	Ukraine		1	0	1	1	0		2	1	1	2	0
2010–11	HC Podol Kyiv	Ukraine		1	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				130	39	45	84	139		—	—	—	—	—