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Continental Hockey League (KHL) -  It was just a few months ago that Konstantin Pushkarev (Dallas Stars) still seemed to have a chance at an NHL career after the Dallas Stars invited him back to camp despite him leaving the team last year to return to Russia and then failing to really make an impact with any Super League club. This looked even more grim when the Stars subsequently released Pushy and he was destined to return back to Russia to an unclear reception. Things definitely cleared up this past week when Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) signed the young forward to a two year contract and he made an instant impact in his debut, scoring two goals against Spartak (Moscow).

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Konstantin Pushkarev (Dallas Stars) and Vadim Khomitski (Dallas Stars) received qualifying offers from the Dallas Stars today. For both players this may be one more chance to return to North America and join the Dallas Stars system. Konstantin Pushkarev (Dallas Stars) was traded to the Stars by the Kings during the 2006-07 season, but chose to leave the AHL affiliate Iowa Stars midway through the 2007-08 season, though not being able to successfully return to Russian hockey. Vadim Khomitski (Dallas Stars) signed a one-way deal last year, but chose to return to Russia after failing to make the Stars and struggling to earn a top defensive pairing spot with the Iowa Stars. The young prospect had an average season in Russia and will hopefully return to North America to finish what he started. At this point it is unclear, as he has a strong offer from HC Khimik, as the club was forced to be involved in the bidding war for the restricted agent's services with HC SKA.

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Super League -  Iowa Stars right wing Konstantin Pushkarev (Dallas Stars) has left the American Hockey League team to return to playing in Russia — becoming the second Stars player in two weeks to do so. READ MORE

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Konstantin Pushkarev (Los Angeles Kings) has been assigned to Manchester for the all-star break and will likely return to LA after. The young forward has been a pleasant surprise over the past couple of weeks as he has received significant ice time and has produced for the NHL club, despite its lackluster performance.

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Konstantin Pushkarev (Los Angeles Kings) has once again been recalled by the Kings. The young forward spent one game with the club last week and was then sent down to the AHL. He will likely skate for Los Angeles tonight against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

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Konstantin Pushkarev (Los Angeles Kings) and Alexander Suglobov (Toronto Maple Leafs) were both sent down yesterday to the AHL by their respective NHL clubs. Pushkarev skated in just one contest for the Kings, recording an assist and logging over 9 minutes of ice time. Suglobov’s stay was a bit longer, and the young forward even started one contest on the club’s top line. For Pushkarev, this was his first experience in the NHL and he performed quite well, showing a wealth of potential. The two young players will benefit greatly from playoff experience in the AHL, as their NHL clubs are currently out of the playoffs and are struggling to keep up with the competition.

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Konstantin Pushkarev (Los Angeles Kings) made his NHL debut yesterday with the Kings against the Vancouver Canucks. He was called up by the Kings on an emergency basis to replaced the injured Roenick in the club’s lineup. The Manchester Monarchs scoring leader saw limited ice time of about 9 minutes and notching his first NHL point with a nice feed to Mark Parrish early in the game.

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The American Hockey League (AHL) clubs announced the Clear Day 22 player rosters today the feature the only players eligible to compete for their respective clubs for the remainder of the 2005-06 regular season and playoffs. The most notable absence is that of Evgeni Tunik, who was left off the Bridgeport Sound Tigers roster. He may still be eligible to skate for the Sound Tigers, as the club's roster includes several players currently skating in the NHL, including defenseman Denis Grebeshkov. Losing players to the NHL is one of the emergency conditions that allows a club to field players not on the original Clear Day roster. The Clear Day rosters included the following Russian prospects.

Albany River Rats (NHL affiliate - New Jersey Devils) - Ivan Khomutov, Alexadner Mogilny, Krisjanis Redlihs
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NHL affiliate - New York Islanders) - Denis Grebeshkov
Hamilton Bulldogs (NHL affiliate - Montreal Canadiens) - Andrei Kostitsyn
Houston Aeros (NHL affiliate - Minnesota Wild) - Roman Voloshenko
Lowell Monsters (NHL affiliate - Colorado Avalanche) - Vitaly Kolesnik (G)
Manchester Monarchs (NHL affiliate - Los Angeles Kings) - Konstantin Pushkarev
Peoria Rivermen (NHL affiliate - St.Louis Blues) - Timofei Shishkanov
Portland Pirates (NHL affiliate - Anaheim Mighty Ducks) - Maxim Kondratiev
Syracuse Crunch (NHL affiliate - New York Rangers) - Fedor Fedorov
Toronto Marlies (NHL affiliate - Toronto Maple Leafs) - Alexander Suglobov

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A relatively obscure prospect prior to being selected in the second round, 40th overall by the Los Angeles Kings, Konstantin Pushkarev has made a name for himself in North America with his debut in Calgary, where he skates for the local WHL squad. The young forward has become an integral part of the squad and has come on especially strong in the second half of the season. He scored 7 of his 16 goals in the past 9 games and has 34 points (16G+18A) in 43 games thus far this season, second only to Ryan Getzlaf (22G+17A), who was the 19th overall pick in the 2003 NHL Draft.

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Konstantin Pushkarev (Los Angeles Kings), who missed the last couple of games due to a hip pointer, made his return to the lineup today. The young forward has registered 18 points (7 goals and 11 assists) thus far in the 29 games of his WHL career with the Calgary Hitmen.

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Konstantin Pushkarev caught with an illegal stick READ MORE

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From Russia with Grit - Konstantin Pushkarev (Los Angeles Kings #44/2003) (Sportsnet.ca Story) READ MORE

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Premium Content: 2003-04 Season Reports for Konstantin Pushkarev (Los Angeles Kings #44/2003), and Igor Grigorenko (Detroit Red Wings #62/2001) have been added to their player profiles.

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Los Angeles Kings signed Konstantin Pushkarev, their 44th overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, to an entry level three year deal. Pushkarev signed with Avangard Omsk before the draft and spent most of the 2003-04 season with the club’s junior farm team, Avangard VDV. The Kings have assigned the young forward to the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen for the 2004-05 season.

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Konstantin Pushkarev (Los Angeles Kings) returned from knee surgery approximately a month ago. The knee injury was not very serious and required only minor surgery and rehabilitation time. However, he is not cracking through Avangard's lineup, instead playing for the club's junior farm team. The club has a hefty task in front of them to win medals and is depending on its veterans to do so. This is quite common, as the club has a couple of locally raised players to fill in the U20 Super League requirement, leaving Pushkarev to play on the second squad. Other local guys, including last year’s draftee Topol and Chicago Blackhawks ’82 born prospect Alexander Golovin are also putting in their time with the junior farm team despite their experience in the Avangard’s system.

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Los Angeles Kings prospect Konstantin Pushkarev suffered a knee injury and will undergo surgery this week to repair the damage. The young winger will be out for at least six weeks and will not play for Kazakhstan in the U20 WJC.

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Los Angeles Kings prospect Konstantin Pushkarev made his Super League debut, skating on Avangard Omsk's fourth line.