Denis Tolpeko

Denis Andreevich Tolpeko (; born January 29, 1985) is a Russian former professional ice hockey centre. He most recently played for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career As a youth, Tolpeko played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Moscow.

Tolpeko was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers on July 5, 2006. He made his NHL debut with the Flyers on October 4, 2007 against the Calgary Flames. A month later on November 15, Tolpeko scored his first NHL goal against the New York Rangers on goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. Following the season, Tolpeko signed with Dynamo Moscow on May 29, 2008.

In the off-season prior to the 2015–16 campaign, Tolpeko was traded by Salavat Yulaev Ufa to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on July 31, 2015. In his first season with Torpedo, Tolpeko lasted just 5 games with the club, before he was again traded to his fifth top-flight Russian club, Amur Khabarovsk on October 1, 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Vityaz Podolsk Rus.2 22 1 2 3 6 — — — — — 2003–04 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 72 13 16 29 63 — — — — — 2004–05 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 54 13 18 31 48 12 1 0 1 10 2005–06 Regina Pats WHL 53 20 31 51 66 6 0 4 4 16 2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 58 11 19 30 58 — — — — — 2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 24 8 9 17 26 — — — — — 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 26 1 5 6 24 — — — — — 2008–09 Dynamo Moscow KHL 42 3 13 16 42 11 2 1 3 36 2009–10 Dynamo Moscow KHL 24 2 2 4 32 3 0 0 0 2 2010–11 Dynamo Moscow KHL 33 8 7 15 26 — — — — — 2011–12 Dynamo Moscow KHL 35 6 4 10 33 9 0 2 2 6 2012–13 Dynamo Moscow KHL 27 5 5 10 27 1 0 0 0 0 2012–13 Dynamo Balashikha VHL 3 3 0 3 2 — — — — — 2013–14 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 38 5 5 10 30 — — — — — 2013–14 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 7 0 1 1 0 4 0 2 2 14 2014–15 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 54 10 8 18 36 5 0 0 0 2 2015–16 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2015–16 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 35 4 6 10 15 — — — — — 2016–17 HC Sochi KHL 31 2 5 7 16 — — — — — 2016–17 Spartak Moscow KHL 15 2 1 3 33 — — — — — 2017–18 Spartak Moscow KHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — — NHL totals 26 1 5 6 24 — — — — — KHL totals 350 47 58 105 296 33 2 5 7 60