Artyom Andreyevich "Artemis" Chubarov (russian: Артём Андреевич Чубаров) (born December 13, 1979) is a Russian former professional

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player. He last played with

HC Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow () is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 KHL season, 2011–12 and 2012–13 KHL ...

of the

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(KHL). He also played for the

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of the

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(NHL) and for their minor league affiliates in both the International Hockey League and

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Playing career

Artyom Chubarov was selected 31st overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He was the 2nd selection for the

. Prior to this, he spent four years playing in

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n ice hockey leagues, including the Torpedo organization in

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

and

. Chubarov would spend one final season with Dynamo, which was highlighted by playing for the gold-medal-winning Russian team at the 1999 World Junior Championships in

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. Chubarov scored the winning goal in overtime of the final game against Canadian goaltender

Roberto Luongo Roberto Luongo (, , ; born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo is a two ...

in the final game to give his team a 3–2 victory. He then joined the Canucks for most of the 1999–2000 season, spending the rest with Syracuse of the AHL. He missed most of the 2000–01 season, playing only one game, after a shoulder injury while with Kansas City of the IHL. Between the 1999–2000 and 2001–02 seasons, Chubarov would switch from the Canucks to their farm teams, playing for Syracuse, Kansas City, and Manitoba. He set a new

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record by becoming the first player in NHL history to begin his career with four consecutive game-winning goals. By the 2002–03 season, he finally earned a permanent spot with the Canucks as a faceoff specialist and defensive centre, helping them to the playoffs in both 2002–03 and 2003-2004. With the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Chubarov joined his former team Dynamo Moscow. At the end of the lockout, it was reported he had refused to rejoin the Canucks, instead choosing to play in Russia. On August 22, 2005, he was signed by Avangard Omsk of the Super League, leaving Dynamo. Chubarov joined

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород) is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. The team's home arena is Trad ...

of the newly formed

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to start the 2008–09 season.

International play

Chubarov won the gold medal with

at the

1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''1999 WJC'') was held in Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba, Canada from December 26, 1998 to January 5, 1999. In the gold medal match at Winnipeg Arena, Russia defeated Canada 3– ...

, scoring the tournament-winning goal in overtime. He later took part in 2004 World Cup of Hockey.

Records

* First player in NHL history to begin his career with four consecutive game-winning goals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

*''All statistics taken from eliteprospects.com''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chubarov, Artem 1979 births Avangard Omsk players HC Dynamo Moscow players Kansas City Blades players Living people Manitoba Moose players Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod Russian ice hockey centres Syracuse Crunch players Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Vancouver Canucks draft picks Vancouver Canucks players