Andrei Vladislavovich Popov (; born 15 July 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career Popov was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 7th round (205th overall) of the 2006 NHL entry draft. He made his professional debut with Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Russian Superleague during the 2006–07 season.
Popov spent the entirety of his first 13 seasons of his career within Traktor Chelyabinsk, before leaving as a free agent following the 2015–16 season. On June 1, 2016, Popov agreed to an initial two-year contract to continue in the KHL with Ak Bars Kazan.
After helping Ak Bars claim the Gagarin Cup in 2018, Popov left after three seasons and returned to original club, Traktor Chelyabinsk, on a one-year contract on 10 July 2019.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 6 3 0 3 4 — — — — — 2004–05 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 18 6 2 8 6 — — — — — 2005–06 Traktor Chelyabinsk RUS.2 37 8 8 16 26 5 2 0 2 2 2005–06 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 2 1 4 5 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Traktor Chelyabinsk RSL 44 2 10 12 36 — — — — — 2006–07 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 4 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Traktor Chelyabinsk RSL 33 5 2 7 12 2 0 0 0 4 2007–08 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 11 6 4 10 8 — — — — — 2008–09 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 54 4 5 9 38 3 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 5 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 50 15 11 26 24 4 0 1 1 2 2009–10 Belye Medvedi MHL 5 6 6 12 4 9 5 9 14 8 2010–11 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 54 10 13 23 30 — — — — — 2011–12 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 54 6 10 16 38 16 5 1 6 4 2012–13 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 51 7 6 13 14 21 3 1 4 4 2013–14 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 50 11 8 19 14 — — — — — 2014–15 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 51 18 12 30 14 6 1 1 2 0 2015–16 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 55 13 12 25 20 — — — — — 2016–17 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 59 11 4 15 24 13 2 2 4 18 2017–18 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 18 4 2 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 44 2 4 6 8 2 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Bars Kazan VHL 3 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 39 5 3 8 16 — — — — — 2022–23 Dubai White Bears UAE 7 4 7 11 10 2 2 0 2 2 RSL totals 77 7 12 19 48 2 0 0 0 4 KHL totals 579 106 91 197 244 67 11 6 17 28
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Russia U18 4th 5 1 3 4 0 2006 Russia WJC18 5th 6 3 2 5 8 Junior totals 11 4 5 9 8
Awards and honours Award Year KHL Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) 2018
References
External links
Andrei Popov's profile at HockeysFuture.com