Konstantin Alexandrovich Barulin (russian: Константи́н Алекса́ндрович Бару́лин, born 4 September 1984) is a Russian professional

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playing for

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of the

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in Sweden. He was born in

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Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

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(now

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), but plays internationally for Russia. He was drafted 84th overall by the

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in the

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but remained in Russia and never signed a contract with the Blues.

Playing career

Barulin began his career with Gazovik Tyumen in 2001. He had a brief spell with SKA Saint Petersburg before returning to Gazovik. He went on to have spells at

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and Khimik Moscow Oblast before joining CSKA Moscow for the inaugural KHL season in 2008. On 29 July 2010, after two years with CSKA Barulin returned to Atlant signing as a free agent on a two-year contract. In 2012, he signed a three-year contract with

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. After one season with Avangard Omsk in 2014–15, Barulin left as a free agent to sign an initial one-year deal with

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of the KHL on 28 May 2015. Barulin remained as a standout starting goaltender in Sochi for four seasons. Following the 2018–19 season, Barulin left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 2 May 2019. During his second year with Neftekhimik in the midst of the

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season, with the club well out of playoff contention and having collected just 2 wins through 21 games, Barulin left the KHL and signed for the remainder of the season with Czech top flight club, HC Dyanmo Pardubice of the ELH, on 21 January 2021.

International play

Barulin represented Russia in the

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in which he defeated Team Canada 2–1, and in the

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where he helped team Russia en route to winning the gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

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Konstantin Barulin
profile at RussianProspects.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Barulin, Konstantin 1984 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Avangard Omsk players Atlant Moscow Oblast players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Dynamo Pardubice players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Russian ice hockey goaltenders SKA Saint Petersburg players St. Louis Blues draft picks HC Sochi players HC Spartak Moscow players Sportspeople from Karaganda Russian expatriate ice hockey people Kazakhstani ice hockey goaltenders Borås HC players Kazakhstani expatriate ice hockey people Expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Russian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Russian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden