Konstantin Vitalievich Shafranov (russian: Константи́н Вита́льевич Шафра́нов) (born September 11, 1968) is a
Kazakhstani former professional
ice hockey player who played five games in the
National Hockey League. He played for the
St. Louis Blues. In 1996, he won the
Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy
The Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy, was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the most outstanding first year player as voted on by the league's coaches. Prior to 1968, the award was known as the Leading Rookie Award.
Winners
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as the best rookie in the
International Hockey League (IHL). Two years later he was named to the IHL's end of season all-star team, as the second best right-wing in the league.
He is currently the
Fort Wayne Komets' Assistant Coach.
Career
A long time veteran with his hometown club
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, Shafranov was drafted by the St. Louis Blues 229th overall in the
1996 NHL Entry Draft
The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was the 34th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Zdeno Chára, who retired after the 2021–22 season.
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. He made an immediate impact in North America, scoring 46 goals with the
Fort Wayne Komets of the
International Hockey League, earning himself the title of rookie of the year and a spot on the IHL's second All-Star Team. The following season, he made his NHL debuts with the Blues, scoring twice and adding an assist in 5 games. It was however all for his NHL career; he did play a few more seasons in the
American Hockey League and the IHL, but he never again had an impact such as that he had in his first season with Fort Wayne, which led him to go back in Europe, where the larger ice surfaces and more open play suited much better the goal scorer's style.
Shafranov took part in various competitions for the Kazakhstani National Team, totalling 43 games for the national squad.
He participated at the
2010 IIHF World Championship
The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannhei ...
as a member of the
Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Detroit Falcons (CoHL) players
Grand Rapids Griffins players
HC CSKA Moscow players
HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Kazakhstani expatriate ice hockey people
Kazakhstani ice hockey right wingers
Kazakhstani people of Russian descent
Kazzinc-Torpedo players
Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Olympic ice hockey players of Kazakhstan
Sportspeople from Oskemen
Providence Bruins players
Soviet ice hockey right wingers
St. Louis Blues draft picks
St. Louis Blues players
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
Worcester IceCats players
Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Kazakhstani ice hockey coaches