Konstantin Rudenko

Konstantin Rudenko
Born (1981-07-23) 23 July 1981 (age 43)
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Right
Played for SKA Saint Petersburg
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Barys Astana
National team  Kazakhstan
NHL draft 160th overall, 1999
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1997–2016

Konstantin Valerievich Rudenko (Russian: Константин Валерьевич Руде́нко; born 23 July 1981) is a former Kazakhstani-Russian professional ice hockey winger who played in the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 6th round (160th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Rudenko has spent 13 seasons playing in Russia. After his initial season with SKA Saint Petersburg in 1999–2000, where he posted one goal and one assist in 20 games, Rudenko joined with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. The winger spent 11 seasons with the team registering 64 goals and 96 assists in 350 games for club, as he was part of the 2002 and 2003 Russian Superleague Championship teams.

Luckily for Rudenko, he signed with Atlant Moscow Oblast in July 2011, two months before the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash. In his lone season with Atlant, Rudenko had five goals and six assists in 35 contests. In July 2012 he signed a contract with Barys Astana.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 20 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 18 2 3 5 28 9 2 1 3 8
2001–02 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 8 0 2 2 12 1 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 20 3 4 7 20 2 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 43 10 12 22 18 3 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 21 1 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 49 11 17 28 55 11 1 2 3 0
2006–07 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 35 11 8 19 30 7 2 2 4 6
2007–08 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 46 6 16 22 28 7 0 1 1 8
2008–09 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 48 10 18 28 26 19 4 8 12 24
2009–10 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 31 3 7 10 4 17 5 6 11 24
2010–11 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 31 7 11 18 24 11 0 4 4 0
2011–12 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 33 5 6 11 19 11 0 1 1 6
2012–13 Barys Astana KHL 47 14 17 31 65 7 1 2 3 0
2013–14 Barys Astana KHL 51 9 18 27 32 10 3 5 8 8
2014–15 Barys Astana KHL 60 9 13 22 92 7 1 3 4 6
2015–16 Barys Astana KHL 13 1 2 3 2 – – – – –
RSL totals 260 45 63 108 207 43 5 6 11 22
KHL totals 314 58 92 150 264 82 14 29 43 68

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