Nik Antropov

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Nik Antropov : biography

1980-2-18 –

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Antropov ( born February 18, 1980) is a Kazakhstani-Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He received Canadian citizenship in May 2007.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4JGMx5l8vg

Lockout

Nik Antropov is the latest member of the Winnipeg Jets to find work in the Kontinental Hockey League. Accoding to a story in RIA Novosti, Antropov will arrive in Moscow on Thursday to sign a contract with Barys Astana, a team based in his homeland of Kazakhstan. Antropov, 32, could make his debut on Saturday against Lev Prague, a team that recently signed Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers and Jiri Hudler of the Calgary Flames. Antropov had 15 goals and 35 points in 69 games with the Jets last season and has 455 points in 783 NHL games. The Barys Astana roster includes a number of former NHLers, including Winnipeggers Nigel Dawes and Dustin Boyd.

During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Antropov split the season between Ak-Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

International play

Internationally, Antropov represented Kazakhstan in the 1998 IIHF World Championships, the 1999 World Junior Championships (earning eight points in six games) and in the recent 2006 Winter Olympics, where he scored one goal. Antropov captained the Kazakhstani squad on both occasions. He and Colorado Avalanche goaltender Vitaly Kolesnik were the lone NHL players on the team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Dynamo Moscow RSL 30 5 9 14 30 11 0 1 1 4
1999–00 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66 12 18 30 41 3 0 0 0 4
1999–00 St. John’s Maple Leafs AHL 2 0 0 0 4
2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 52 6 11 17 30 9 2 1 3 12
2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 1 1 2 4
2001–02 St. John’s Maple Leafs AHL 34 11 24 35 47
2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72 16 29 45 124 3 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 62 13 18 31 62 13 0 2 2 18
2004–05 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 10 2 3 5 6
2004–05 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 26 4 15 19 44 9 3 4 7 18
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 57 12 19 31 56
2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 54 18 15 33 44
2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72 26 30 56 92
2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 21 25 46 24
2008–09 New York Rangers NHL 18 7 6 13 6 7 2 1 3 6
2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 76 24 43 67 44
2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 76 16 25 41 42
2011–12 Winnipeg Jets NHL 69 15 20 35 42
2012–13 Winnipeg Jets NHL 40 6 12 18 16
NHL totals 788 193 272 465 627 35 4 4 8 40