Anton Kuryanov

Anton Kuryanov

Born	(1983-03-11) March 11, 1983 (age 41) Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Czech.1 team Former teams	HC Kladno Sibir Novosibirsk Avangard Omsk Traktor Chelyabinsk HC Yugra
National team	Russia
Playing career	1999–present

Anton Kuryanov (Russian: Антон Курьянов; born March 11, 1983) is a professional ice hockey centre forward who is currently playing for HC Kladno of the WSM Liga (Czech.1).

Playing career

Kuryanov started his career in Ust-Kamenogorsk before moving to Omsk in 1998 along with his coach Sergei Gersonsky and a bunch of other talented youngsters, including Alexander Perezhogin. Since he was considered less talented than other young forwards like Alexander Svitov and Stanislav Chistov who played in Avangard Omsk at the time, Kuryanov's path to seniors was a difficult one. He was sent on loan to Mostovik (Kurgan) and then HC Sibir Novosibirsk to gain first-team experience before making his debut for Avangard in the 2002–03 season.

In his first full season in Avangard's jersey, Anton Kuryanov helped his team to win the title tallying 14 points in the process. He then went from strength to strength getting capped for Russia in December 2004 and becoming fans' favourite at his own club. In the 2006–07 season, Kuryanov scored 30 goals which became the record for an Avangard player. On October 13, 2008, Kuryanov suffered a major career setback and a psychological blow when Alexei Cherepanov with whom they played in the same line collapsed on the bench and died during the game against Vityaz Chekhov.^[1]

Anton Kyryanov also achieved significant success on the international arena when he was invited to represent his country at the 2009 IIHF World Championship which Russia went on to win. Kuryanov scored 3 times and made 3 assists during his 9 games at the tournament. He dedicated this victory to Cherepanov.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Sibir Novosibirsk	RSL	26	1	4	5	8	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Avangard Omsk	RSL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Avangard Omsk	RSL	50	7	6	13	14	11	0	1	1	6
2004–05	Avangard Omsk	RSL	55	12	14	26	24	11	1	2	3	4
2005–06	Avangard Omsk	RSL	40	11	10	21	20	13	1	4	5	8
2006–07	Avangard Omsk	RSL	50	24	21	45	32	10	6	3	9	2
2007–08	Avangard Omsk	RSL	51	18	20	38	24	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Avangard Omsk	KHL	45	14	23	37	26	9	0	5	5	6
2009–10	Avangard Omsk	KHL	45	13	18	31	8	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Avangard Omsk	KHL	49	17	19	36	22	13	3	4	7	2
2011–12	Avangard Omsk	KHL	41	3	9	12	14	21	3	4	7	2
2012–13	Avangard Omsk	KHL	36	8	11	19	12	12	1	2	3	4
2013–14	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL	13	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Avangard Omsk	KHL	30	5	4	9	26	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Avangard Omsk	KHL	24	1	3	4	8	5	1	0	1	2
2015–16	Avangard Omsk	KHL	22	4	3	7	6	1	0	0	0	0
2016–17	HC Yugra	KHL	48	4	10	14	38	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Yugra	KHL	18	0	4	4	6	—	—	—	—	—
	RSL totals		275	73	75	148	122	45	8	10	18	20
	KHL totals		371	69	105	174	172	61	8	15	23	16