Konstantin Barulin

Konstantin Alexandrovich Barulin (Russian: Константи́н Алекса́ндрович Бару́лин, born 4 September 1984) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender playing for Borås HC of the HockeyEttan in Sweden. He was born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan), but plays internationally for Russia. He was drafted 84th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft but remained in Russia and never signed a contract with the Blues.

Konstantin Barulin
Born	(1984-09-04) 4 September 1984 (age 40) Karaganda, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
ELH team Former teams	HC Dynamo Pardubice SKA Saint Petersburg Spartak Moscow Khimik Moscow Oblast CSKA Moscow Atlant Moscow Oblast Ak Bars Kazan Avangard Omsk HC Sochi Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
National team	Russia
NHL draft	84th overall, 2003 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2002–present

Konstantin Barulin in the Atlant Moscow Oblast net in 2011.

Playing career

Barulin began his career with Gazovik Tyumen in 2001. He had a brief spell with SKA Saint Petersburg before returning to Gazovik. He went on to have spells at Spartak Moscow and Khimik Moscow Oblast before joining CSKA Moscow for the inaugural KHL season in 2008. On 29 July 2010, after two years with CSKA Barulin returned to Atlant signing as a free agent on a two-year contract. In 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Ak Bars Kazan.

After one season with Avangard Omsk in 2014–15, Barulin left as a free agent to sign an initial one-year deal with HC Sochi of the KHL on 28 May 2015.^[1]

Barulin remained as a standout starting goaltender in Sochi for four seasons. Following the 2018–19 season, Barulin left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 2 May 2019.^[2]

During his second year with Neftekhimik in the midst of the 2020–21 season, with the club well out of playoff contention and having collected just 2 wins through 21 games, Barulin left the KHL and signed for the remainder of the season with Czech top flight club, HC Dyanmo Pardubice of the ELH, on 21 January 2021.^[3]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Russia
World Championships
	2012 Finland
	2015 Czech Republic
	2007 Russia
World Junior Championship
	2003 Canada
World U18 Championships
	2002 Slovakia

Barulin represented Russia in the 2011 IIHF World Championship in which he defeated Team Canada 2–1, and in the 2012 IIHF World Championship where he helped team Russia en route to winning the gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2001–02	Gazovik Tyumen	VHL		4	—	—	—	188	15	0	4.72	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Gazovik Tyumen	VHL		30	—	—	—	1693	47	1	4.51	—		11	—	—	621	—	0	1.87	—
2003–04	Gazovik Tyumen	VHL		11	—	—	—	550	24	—	2.17	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		1	—	—	—	2	0	—	0.00	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Gazovik Tyumen	VHL		30	—	—	—	1854	60	6	2.00	—		3	—	—	136	9	0	3.96	—
2005–06	Spartak Moscow	RSL		36	—	—	—	2101	75	2	2.17	.915		2	—	—	104	4	0	2.30	—
2006–07	Khimik Moscow Oblast	RSL		26	—	—	—	1248	48	1	2.16	—		1	—	—	47	3	0	3.76	—
2007–08	Khimik Moscow Oblast	RSL		11	—	—	—	456	29	0	2.77	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	CSKA Moscow	KHL		41	24	15	8	2443	95	2	2.33	.908		2	0	2	100	9	0	5.40	.850
2009–10	CSKA Moscow	KHL		45	19	13	8	2277	80	3	2.11	.919		3	0	3	136	10	0	4.43	.855
2010–11	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		28	13	9	4	1505	48	6	1.91	.925		22	11	10	1286	44	2	2.05	.928
2011–12	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		45	18	16	10	2652	100	5	2.26	.929		12	6	6	694	27	1	2.33	.933
2012–13	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		43	23	11	9	2551	83	4	1.95	.940		18	11	7	1234	36	2	1.75	.941
2013–14	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		34	17	10	7	2065	71	5	2.06	.932		2	0	2	87	7	0	4.85	.829
2014–15	Avangard Omsk	KHL		44	23	14	3	2402	83	5	2.07	.923		7	2	4	349	14	0	2.41	.905
2015–16	HC Sochi	KHL		53	24	15	9	2787	103	4	2.22	.926		4	0	4	272	11	0	2.43	.899
2016–17	HC Sochi	KHL		53	23	21	6	2907	110	4	2.27	.925		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Sochi	KHL		35	14	16	4	1950	79	2	2.43	.920		5	1	4	312	18	0	3.46	.906
2018–19	HC Sochi	KHL		30	15	10	4	1728	61	4	2.12	.923		4	0	2	131	7	0	3.20	.865
2019–20	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		41	15	18	5	2313	99	1	2.57	.905		4	0	3	217	7	0	1.94	.939
2020–21	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		21	2	15	1	1131	71	0	3.77	.887		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				513	227	178	78	28,712	1,083	45	2.26	.922		83	31	47	4,817	190	5	2.38	.921

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	W	L	OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2002	Russia	WJC18			3	2	0	0	125	0	2	0.00	1.00
2003	Russia	WJC			1	1	0	0	60	1	0	1.00	.967
2004	Russia	WJC	5th		4	2	1	1	200	12	0	3.60	.892
2007	Russia	WC			0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Russia	WC	4th		7	2	4	0	342	16	0	2.80	.908
2012	Russia	WC			2	2	0	0	120	1	1	0.50	.985
2015	Russia	WC			1	0	1	0	60	3	0	3.00	.880

Awards and honours

Award	Year
KHL
All-Star Game	2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Best Goaltender Award	2011
Best GAA (1.91)	2011
Playoff MVP	2011