Borys Protsenko

Borys Protsenko (born 21 August 1978) is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey player and a Russian amateur scout for the NHL's Dallas Stars.

Career Protsenko was drafted 1st overall by the Calgary Hitmen in the 1995 CHL Import Draft. A year later, he was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NHL entry draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, selected 77th overall. Although Protsenko never played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, he did spend two years with the Penguins' AHL affiliate in Syracuse and Wilkes-Barre and an additional year with the Penguins' ECHL affiliate in Wheeling.

Protsenko spent the next two seasons splitting time in Russia and with the Ukraine National Team. He started the 2003-04 season with Sokil Kyiv, but later returned to the United States and joined the Fresno Falcons. Protsenko was recalled by the Houston Aeros on 16 January 2004 but was returned to the Falcons less than a week later. Protsenko finished the season with the South Carolina Stingrays.

Protsenko played the next three seasons in Belarus, Russia, and the Ukraine and retired after the completion of the 2006-07 season. Since his retirement, Protsenko has been the Russian amateur scout for the Dallas Stars.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Fernie Ghostriders RMJHL 47 27 25 52 199 — — — — — 1995–96 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 46 29 75 68 — — — — — 1996–97 Calgary Hitmen WHL 67 35 32 67 136 — — — — — 1997–98 Calgary Hitmen WHL 70 40 47 87 124 18 6 8 14 30 1998–99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 64 24 24 48 84 — — — — — 1999–00 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 64 15 21 36 41 — — — — — 2000–01 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 48 15 11 26 42 — — — — — 2001–02 Amur Khabarovsk Russia 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Mechel Chelyabinsk Russia 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Sokil Kyiv Ukraine — — — — — 1 0 1 1 0 2002–03 Sokil Kyiv EEHL 18 5 5 10 46 — — — — — 2003–04 Sokil Kyiv EEHL 14 5 4 9 18 — — — — — 2003–04 Houston Aeros AHL 2 0 0 0 14 — — — — — 2003–04 Fresno Falcons ECHL 33 11 16 27 51 — — — — — 2003–04 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 16 3 6 9 32 — — — — — 2004–05 Sokil Kyiv Belarus 7 3 1 4 6 12 1 1 2 6 2004–05 HC Dinamo Minsk Belarus 14 3 6 9 32 — — — — — 2005–06 HC Dinamo Minsk Belarus 32 8 11 19 56 10 1 4 5 6 2005–06 Avangard Omsk-2 Russia3 7 1 11 12 16 — — — — — 2006–07 Berkut Brovary Ukraine 16 13 22 35 20 — — — — — 2007–08 Bilyy Bars Brovary Ukraine 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 2010–11 HC Podol Kyiv Ukraine 1 0 0 0 4 — — — — — AHL totals 130 39 45 84 139 — — — — —