Alexei Ponikarovsky
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | |||
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| Born |
9 April 1980 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
HC Kunlun Red Star Krylya Sovetov Dynamo Moscow Toronto Maple Leafs Khimik Moscow Oblast Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles Kings Carolina Hurricanes New Jersey Devils Donbass Donetsk Winnipeg Jets SKA Saint Petersburg |
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| National team |
 Ukraine
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| NHL Draft | 87th overall, 1998 Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
Oleksiy Volodymyrovych "Alexei" Ponikarovsky (Ukrainian: Олексій Володимирович Понікаровський; born 9 April 1980) is a Ukrainian Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Ponikarovsky has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Carolina Hurricanes, Winnipeg Jets and New Jersey Devils, having originally been drafted in the third round, 87th overall, by the Maple Leafs at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Ponikarovsky began his career with the Dynamo Moscow organization, playing with the team's affiliates, Dynamo-2 and Dynamo Jr., from 1995 to 1999 campaigns, seeing a little action with the main club during the 1998–99 season before becoming a regular fixture on the team during the 1999–2000 season when Dynamo won the Russian Superleague championship.
In 1997–98, Ponikarovsky played 24 games for Dynamo in the First Division of the Russian Hockey League, collecting three points. He then played 13 games for Krylya Sovetov of the Russian Elite League in 1998–99 and played three playoff games for Dynamo.
In 1999–2000, Ponikarovsky played 19 games for Dynamo of the Russian Elite League and played 29 games for THK Tver in the First Division of the Russian Hockey League, collecting 22 points (eight goals and 14 assists).
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