Yan Golubovsky

Yan Valerievich Golubovsky (Russian: Ян Валерьевич Голубовский; born March 9, 1976) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player.

Yan Golubovsky
Born	(1976-03-09) March 9, 1976 (age 49) Novosibirsk, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	SKA Saint Petersburg Severstal Cherepovets CSKA Moscow Metallurg Magnitogorsk Florida Panthers Detroit Red Wings Leksands IF Junost Minsk HK Acroni Jesenice
NHL draft	23rd overall, 1994 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1993–2012

Draft

He was drafted 1st (23rd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

In early 1993, Golubovsky played as a defenceman for Dynamo Moscow's second team and was noticed early on. He made the jump later that season to the touring Russian Penguins of the IHL and was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 1994. He spent three full years in the AHL with the Adirondack Red Wings before finally being called up to play for the Detroit Red Wings in 1997. However, his NHL debut was short-lived as he did not develop as much as the team hoped, causing Golubovsky to split his time between the AHL and NHL. The following three seasons saw the same for Yan, being called up to the NHL, only to be sent back down after a handful of games.

On December 28, 2000, he was traded to the Florida Panthers for center Igor Larionov, but continued to split time between the NHL and AHL within the Panthers organization.

In 2001, Golubovsky signed with Magnitogorsk Metallurg of the RSL and spent the next four years being shuttled between teams. After stints with CSKA Moscow, Cherepovets Severstal, and SKA Saint Petersburg, he signed a contract to play for Leksands IF of the Swedish Elite League for the 05–06 season.

Post-playing career

On 22 June 2021, he was officially deemed a fugitive from justice after missing a court date. He was charged with misappropriation of 17 million rubles (approximately 200,000 euros) while working as the general director of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.^[1]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.2		41	1	0	1	20		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.2		36	3	2	5	56		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		57	4	2	6	39		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		71	5	16	21	97		3	0	0	0	2
1996–97	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		62	2	11	13	67		4	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		52	1	15	16	57		3	0	0	0	2
1997–98	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		12	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		17	0	1	1	16		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		43	2	2	4	32		2	0	0	0	4
1999–2000	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		21	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Florida Panthers	NHL		6	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		28	4	4	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Louisville Panthers	AHL		30	1	12	13	36		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL		9	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Sibir Novosibirsk	RUS.2		31	6	8	14	50		11	1	1	2	14
2002–03	CSKA Moscow	RSL		22	0	3	3	26		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Severstal Cherepovets	RSL		4	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Severstal–2 Cherepovets	RUS.3		10	2	3	5	20		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		33	2	9	11	16		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		46	0	8	8	38		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Leksands IF	SEL		31	1	1	2	22		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Yunost Minsk	BLR		21	1	8	9	44		14	3	3	6	44
2009–10	HK Acroni Jesenice	AUT		51	4	20	24	118		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HK Acroni Jesenice	SVN		4	0	1	1	0		6	1	3	4	28
2011–12	Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz	FRA		24	2	3	5	30		5	2	1	3	12
2012–13	HC Ryazan	VHL		11	1	0	1	26		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				343	19	62	81	344		12	0	0	0	8
NHL totals				56	1	7	8	32		—	—	—	—	—
RSL totals				114	2	22	24	94		—	—	—	—	—