Konstantin Shafranov

Konstantin Vitalievich Shafranov (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 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. 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 as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk URS.2 121232 ————— 1986–87 Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk URS.2 205278 ————— 1988–89 SKA Novosibirsk URS.2 7138236133 ————— 1989–90 Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk URS 28681416 ————— 1990–91 Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk URS 401662232 ————— 1991–92 Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk CIS 301061638 60002 1992–93 Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk RUS 4219193826 10110 1993–94 Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk RUS 271821396 ————— 1993–94 Detroit Falcons CoHL 43250 ————— 1994–95 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUS 4721305124 754912 1994–95 Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk RUS.2 11230 ————— 1995–96 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RUS 63360 ————— 1995–96 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 7446287426 51234 1996–97 St. Louis Blues NHL 52130 ————— 1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 6223254816 50220 1997–98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 6728528050 42462 1998–99 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 2849134 50112 1998–99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL ————— 20110 1999–2000 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 24381115 ————— 1999–2000 Providence Bruins AHL 80440 ————— 1999–2000 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 201515306 1368148 2000–01 Sibir Novosibirsk RUS.2 4321325380 1234737 2001–02 CSKA Moscow RUS.2 4114213512 105490 2002–03 Khimik Voskresensk RUS.2 3914142810 1467134 2003–04 Khimik Voskresensk RSL 18731014 ————— 2003–04 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RSL 31861410 ————— 2004–05 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUS.2 5017304724 134372 2005–06 Krylya Sovetov Moscow RUS.2 4821466742 ————— 2005–06 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUS.2 32352 84154 2006–07 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RUS.2 2810172716 121454 2006–07 Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod RUS.3 33690 ————— 2007–08 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 7123355810 1346102 2008–09 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 6028356328 1128100 2009–10 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 5819385720 ————— URS/CIS totals 98 32 20 52 86 7 0 1 1 2 RUS & RSL totals 199 80 91 171 84 13 5 6 11 14 RUS.2 totals 253 100 165 265 186 69 23 23 46 51

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Kazakhstan WC C 7109194 1994 Kazakhstan WC C 6761344 1998 Kazakhstan OG 74376 1998 Kazakhstan WC 30000 2001 Kazakhstan WC D1 564100 2005 Kazakhstan WC 60000 2006 Kazakhstan OG 50000 2006 Kazakhstan WC 60118 2010 Kazakhstan WC 60440 Senior totals 51 27 27 54 62

Awards Award Year Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy 1996 Second all-star team 1998