Mikhail Kuleshov
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| Mikhail Kuleshov | |||
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| Born | January 7, 1981 Perm, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Avangard Omsk Severstal Cherepovets SKA Saint Petersburg Colorado Avalanche Molot-Prikamye Perm Junost Minsk |
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| NHL Draft | 25th overall, 1999 Colorado Avalanche |
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| Playing career | 1998–2006 | ||
Mikhail Vasilievich Kuleshov (born January 7, 1981 in Perm, Soviet Union) is a former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Avalanche.
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Playing career
Kuleshov was drafted in the 1st round, 25th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.[1] A member of the Russian U/18 team in 1999, Kuleshov played parts of four seasons in the Russian Super League before coming to North America at the end of the 2000–01 season.
Kuleshov made his North American debut with the Avalanche's affiliate, the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, joining the team for their play-off run. He then spent the next three season's in the AHL before he made his NHL debut during the 2003–04 season. Mikhail only played 3 games for the Avalanche before he was sent back to the Bears.
A free agent upon the 2004 NHL Lockout, Kuleshov returned to Russia playing the season with SKA Saint Petersburg and Molot-Prikamye Perm of the RSL. Kuleshov last played with Yunost Minsk of the Belarusian Open League.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Avangard-VDV Omsk | RUS-3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Severstal-2 Cherepovets | RUS-3 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | SKA Saint Petersburg | RSL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 60 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 77 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SKA Saint Petersburg | RSL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RSL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Junost Minsk | BLR | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1999 | Russia | WJC18 | 6th | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
References
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- Mikhail Kuleshov's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mikhail Kuleshov's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Kuleshov's profile at Colorado Avalanche Database
- Mikhail Kuleshov's player profile at NHL.com
- Mikhail Kuleshov profile at Eurohockey.com
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| Preceded by | Colorado Avalanche first round draft pick 1999 |
Succeeded by Vaclav Nedorost |
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