Nik Antropov : biography
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 | |||||||||
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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 |