Artem Chubarov

Artyom Andreyevich "Artemis" Chubarov (; born December 13, 1979) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He last played with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He also played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and for their minor league affiliates in both the International Hockey League and American Hockey League.

Playing career Artyom Chubarov was selected 31st overall in the 1998 NHL entry draft. He was the 2nd selection for the Vancouver Canucks. Prior to this, he spent four years playing in Russian ice hockey leagues, including the Torpedo organization in Nizhny Novgorod and HC Dynamo Moscow. 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 Winnipeg. Chubarov scored the winning goal in overtime of the final game against Canadian goaltender Roberto Luongo 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 NHL 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 of the newly formed KHL to start the 2008–09 season.

International play

Chubarov won the gold medal with Russia at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 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 Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod RUS.2 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod RUS.3 42 24 7 31 34 — — — — — 1997–98 Dynamo Moscow RSL 29 1 4 5 4 12 1 1 2 12 1997–98 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.2 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Dynamo Moscow RSL 35 8 2 10 10 12 0 0 0 4 1998–99 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.2 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1999–2000 Vancouver Canucks NHL 49 1 8 9 10 — — — — — 1999–2000 Syracuse Crunch AHL 14 7 6 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 10 7 4 11 12 — — — — — 2001–02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51 5 5 10 10 6 0 1 1 0 2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 19 7 12 19 4 — — — — — 2002–03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 62 7 13 20 6 14 0 2 2 4 2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 65 12 7 19 14 7 0 1 1 0 2004–05 Dynamo Moscow RSL 27 4 9 13 10 — — — — — 2005–06 Avangard Omsk RSL 47 10 15 25 36 11 5 3 8 10 2006–07 Avangard Omsk RSL 40 9 27 36 4 9 2 6 8 2 2007–08 Avangard Omsk RSL 47 10 23 33 34 1 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 40 4 17 21 2 3 0 0 0 2 2009–10 Dynamo Moscow KHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — RSL totals 225 42 80 122 96 47 9 10 19 48 KHL totals 42 4 17 21 2 3 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 228 25 33 58 40 27 0 4 4 4

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1997 Russia EJC 6 1 3 4 6 1998 Russia WJC 7 3 2 5 0 1999 Russia WJC 7 4 3 7 4 2004 Russia WCH 4 0 1 1 0 Junior totals 20 8 8 16 10 Senior totals 4 0 1 1 0 All statistics taken from eliteprospects.com