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Alexander Karpovtsev

1970 - 2011

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Alexander Georgievich Karpovtsev (Russian: Александр Георгиевич Карповцев; April 7, 1970 – September 7, 2011) was a Russian ice hockey player and an assistant coach for Ak Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the National Hockey League (NHL), he played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Florida Panthers. He, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Zubov and Sergei Nemchinov were the first Russian players to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup, winning it in 1994 with the Rangers. He was traded by the Maple Leafs to the Blackhawks for Bryan McCabe after a contract dispute where Karpovstev was seeking a salary that would have made him the highest paid defender on the team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Karpovtsev is the 299th most popular hockey player, the 3,172nd most popular biography from Russia and the 54th most popular Russian Hockey Player.

Alexander Karpovtsev was a Russian ice hockey player known for his career as a defenseman in the NHL, where he played for teams like the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is also recognized for his contributions to the Russian national team, winning a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Alexander Karpovtsev ranks 299 out of 676. Before him are Ville Nieminen, Ron Francis, Ronnie Sundin, Václav Prospal, Esa Keskinen, and Niklas Bäckström. After him are Linus Omark, David Backes, Valeri Zelepukin, Keith Tkachuk, Bobby Ryan, and Martin Erat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Alexander Karpovtsev ranks 1,041. Before him are Sardana Avksentyeva, Yasuhiko Niimura, Zoltan Lunka, Scarface, Pete Rock, and Joni Ernst. After him are Rodrigo Barrera, Alysia Reiner, Edwin Zoetebier, Mario Reiter, Bart Johnson, and Marian van de Wal. Among people deceased in 2011, Alexander Karpovtsev ranks 531. Before him are Eddie Turnbull, Xavier Tondo, Jani Lane, Jan Marek, Alexander Galimov, and John Dye. After him are Sunday Bada, Seth Putnam, Mani Kaul, Leon Botha, Olubayo Adefemi, and Mohammed Nabbous.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Karpovtsev ranks 3,172 out of 3,761. Before him are Sardana Avksentyeva (1970), Dmitri Kombarov (1987), Yuri Krasnozhan (1963), Lyudmila Kolchanova (1979), Albina Akhatova (1976), and Denis Glushakov (1987). After him are Dmytro Tymchuk (1972), Khadzhimurad Magomedov (1974), Ibragim Gasanbekov (1969), Alexander Bocharov (1975), Dmitriy Vassiliev (1979), and Olesya Forsheva (1979).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Alexander Karpovtsev ranks 55. Before him are Sergei Nemchinov (1964), Dmitri Mironov (1965), Sergei Bobrovsky (1988), Nikita Kucherov (1993), Maxim Afinogenov (1979), Viktor Kozlov (1975), and Alexander Galimov (1985). After him are Valeri Zelepukin (1968), Andrei Kovalenko (1970), Sergei Mozyakin (1981), Andrei Markov (1978), and Boris Mironov (1972).

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