Anton Kuryanov (russian: Антон Курьянов; born March 11, 1983) is a professional ice hockey centre forward who is currently playing for HC Kladno of the WSM Liga (Czech.1).

Playing career

Kuryanov started his career in Ust-Kamenogorsk before moving to Omsk in 1998 along with his coach Sergei Gersonsky and a bunch of other talented youngsters, including

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. Since he was considered less talented than other young forwards like

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and

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who played in

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at the time, Kuryanov's path to seniors was a difficult one. He was sent on loan to Mostovik (Kurgan) and then HC Sibir Novosibirsk to gain first-team experience before making his debut for Avangard in the 2002–03 season. In his first full season in Avangard's jersey, Anton Kuryanov helped his team to win the title tallying 14 points in the process. He then went from strength to strength getting capped for

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in December 2004 and becoming fans' favourite at his own club. In the 2006–07 season, Kuryanov scored 30 goals which became the record for an Avangard player. On October 13, 2008, Kuryanov suffered a major career setback and a psychological blow when

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with whom they played in the same line collapsed on the bench and died during the game against

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. Anton Kyryanov also achieved significant success on the international arena when he was invited to represent his country at the

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which Russia went on to win. Kuryanov scored 3 times and made 3 assists during his 9 games at the tournament. He dedicated this victory to Cherepanov.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuryanov, Anton 1983 births Avangard Omsk players Living people Rytíři Kladno players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Russian ice hockey centres Traktor Chelyabinsk players HC Yugra players Zauralie Kurgan players Ice hockey people from Oskemen Russian expatriate ice hockey people Russian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic