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Konstantin Vitalievich Shafranov (Russian: Константи́н Вита́льевич Шафра́нов) (born September 11, 1968) is a retired professional Kazakhstani 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 | USSR II | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | USSR II | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | SKA Novosibirsk | USSR II | 71 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | USSR | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | USSR | 40 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | CIS | 30 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | RUS | 42 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | RUS | 27 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUS | 47 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk II | RUS II | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RUS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 74 | 46 | 28 | 74 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 62 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 67 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Fort Wayne Komets | UHL | 20 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RUS II | 43 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 80 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 37 | ||
| 2001–02 | CSKA Moscow | RUS II | 41 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS II | 39 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 31 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUS II | 50 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RUS II | 48 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUS II | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RUS II | 28 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod II | RUS III | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 71 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 60 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 58 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR/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 II totals | 253 | 100 | 165 | 265 | 186 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 51 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Kazakhstan | WC C | 7 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Kazakhstan | WC C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44 | |
| 1998 | Kazakhstan | OG | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1998 | Kazakhstan | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Kazakhstan | WC D1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Kazakhstan | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Kazakhstan | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Kazakhstan | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2010 | Kazakhstan | WC | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tier I Senior totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | |||
| Tier II Senior totals | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Tier III Senior totals | 13 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 48 | |||
Awards
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy | 1996 |
| Second All-Star Team | 1998 |