Viktor Pavlovich Kostyuchenok (Belarusian: Віктар Паўлавіч Касцючонак; Russian: Виктор Павлович Костюченок) (born 7 June 1979) is a Belarusian former professional ice hockey defenceman and currently an assistant coach for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). During a playing career that lasted from 1995 until 2014 he played for multiple teams across Europe.

Viktor Kostyuchenok
Born (1979-06-07) June 7, 1979 (age 44)
Minsk, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Yunost Minsk
Lada Togliatti
Amur Khabarovsk
Spartak Moscow
Dinamo Minsk
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
National team  Belarus
Playing career 1995–2014

Playing career edit

He began playing professionally for Yunost Minsk in the Eastern European Hockey League in 1995. He spent 2000–01 and 2001–02 with HC Brest in the French league. He rejoined Minsky for another three seasons before playing for Lada Togliatti of the Russian Super League in 2006–07. He played for Minsk again the next season, and then joined Amur Khabarovsk in 2008 before HC Spartak Moscow.

International edit

Kostyuchenok was selected for the Belarus national men's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. He also participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarus National men's ice hockey team.[1] He previously represented Belarus in the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Ice Hockey World Championships.

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 Yunost Minsk EEHL 8 2 0 2 2
1996–97 Yunost Minsk BLR 8 0 1 1 8
1996–97 Yunost Minsk EEHL 30 3 5 8 24
1997–98 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 4 0 2 2 2
1997–98 Yunost Minsk BLR 15 0 3 3 6
1997–98 Yunost Minsk EEHL 42 0 12 12 73
1998–99 Yunost Minsk BLR 16 1 5 6 28
1998–99 Yunost Minsk EEHL 46 11 27 38 80
1999–2000 HK Minsk BLR 3 1 1 2 2
2000–01 HK Minsk BLR 1 1 0 1 0
2000–01 HK Minsk EEHL 14 3 4 7 10
2000–01 Deggendorf Fire GER.3 5 0 0 0 2
2000–01 Brest Albatros Hockey FRA.3 13 6 10 16
2001–02 Brest Albatros Hockey FRA.3 16 4 10 14 30
2002–03 Brest Albatros Hockey FRA 28 3 5 8 18
2003–04 Yunost Minsk BLR 44 11 14 25 42 10 2 3 5 12
2004–05 Yunost Minsk BLR 43 8 13 21 40 12 0 5 5 10
2004–05 Yunior Minsk BLR.2 1 3 3 6 2
2005–06 Yunost Minsk BLR 55 7 25 32 70 11 1 9 10 16
2006–07 Lada Togliatti RSL 48 1 4 5 28 3 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Yunost Minsk BLR 53 10 17 27 68 11 3 3 6 10
2008–09 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 40 1 6 7 36
2009–10 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 18 0 5 5 22
2009–10 Spartak Moscow KHL 34 0 9 9 24 10 0 1 1 4
2010–11 Dinamo Minsk KHL 30 0 9 9 34 7 0 0 0 4
2011–12 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 51 2 10 12 22
2012–13 Yunost Minsk VHL 33 0 8 8 8
2012–13 Yunior Minsk BLR 5 0 2 2 4 2 0 2 2 4
2013–14 Yunost Minsk BLR 52 4 11 15 32 15 1 6 7 6
EEHL totals 140 19 48 67 189
BLR totals 295 43 92 135 300 61 7 28 35 58
KHL totals 173 3 39 42 138 17 0 1 1 8

International edit

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1996 Belarus EJC 5 1 1 2 0
1997 Belarus WJC C 4 1 3 4 4
1997 Belarus EJC B 6 0 0 0 20
1998 Belarus WJC B 6 1 2 3 8
1999 Belarus WJC 6 0 0 0 8
2002 Belarus WC D1 5 0 0 0 0
2005 Belarus OGQ 3 0 2 2 6
2006 Belarus WC 7 1 1 2 0
2007 Belarus WC 6 1 3 4 0
2008 Belarus WC 6 1 2 3 10
2009 Belarus WC 7 0 0 0 10
2010 Belarus OG 4 0 1 1 2
2010 Belarus WC 6 0 1 1 0
2011 Belarus WC 6 1 1 2 8
2012 Belarus WC 7 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 27 3 6 9 40
Senior totals 57 4 11 15 38

References edit

  1. ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.

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