Ivan Petrovich Novoseltsev (born January 23, 1979) is a

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former professional

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winger. He is the uncle of

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Playing career

As a youth, Novoseltsev played in the 1993

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with a team from

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. Novoseltsev was drafted in the fourth round, 95th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the

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. Drafted from the

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, Novoseltsev made his North American debut with the

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of the

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during the 1997–98 season. In the

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, he finished with 96 points to rank in the league's top ten in scoring. Novoseltsev made his

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debut with the Panthers during the 1999–2000 season and spent parts of five seasons with the team. During the 2003–04 season he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, where he scored two goals in seventeen games. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Novoseltsev split time between

HC Spartak Moscow HC Spartak Moscow (russian: ХК Спартак Москва, en, Spartak Moskva) is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2013–14 season. Howe ...

and Lada Togliatti. Novoseltsev played four games for the

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early in the 2006–07 season before returning to Russia again to play for

Amur Khabarovsk Hockey Club Amur (russian: Хоккейный клуб Амур), commonly referred to as the Amur Khabarovsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Khabarovsk. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey Le ...

. Novoseltsev joined

Khimik Voskresensk Hockey Club Atlant Moscow Oblast (russian: ХК Атлант Московская область, en, Atlas Hockey Club Moscow Region) was a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast. They were members of the Bobrov ...

in 2009, playing 29 games with the team. He remained with the team during the 2009-10 season (as the team was relegated to the second-tier Vysshaya Liga due to financial concerns), scoring five goals and ten points in 40 games. Novoseltsev retired after the 2009-10 MHL season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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