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Igor KarpenkoHockey player, goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team
Date of Birth: 23.07.1976
Country:  Ukraine |
Content:
- Early Career and NHL Draft
- United States Minor Leagues
- Magnitogorsk Metallurg and Russian Success
- Later Career
- International Career
Early Career and NHL Draft
Ukrainian goaltender Vitaliy Koshkin began his career with the Kyiv Sokol in the International Hockey League from 1993 to 1996. During the 1995 NHL Draft, he was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the eighth round with the 185th overall pick but never played for the team.
United States Minor Leagues
Koshkin spent from 1996 to 1999 playing in the minor leagues in the United States. He appeared for the Las Vegas Thunder in the International Hockey League, the Port Huron Border Cats in the United Hockey League, the Saint John Flames in the American Hockey League, and the Johnstown Chiefs in the East Coast Hockey League.
Magnitogorsk Metallurg and Russian Success
In the summer of 1999, Koshkin joined Metallurg Magnitogorsk, where he won the Euro Hockey League in the 1999-2000 season and the Russian Championship in the 2000-2001 season. In the 2003-2004 season, he reached the final of the Russian Championship but lost to Avangard Omsk.
Later Career
In the 2004-2005 season, Koshkin played for HC MVD of Tver and helped them win the Vysshaya Liga, gaining promotion to the Super League. He later returned to Kyiv Sokol in the Belarusian Extraleague.
In the 2006-2007 season, he joined Dinamo Minsk and won the Belarusian Championship, going 17 games without conceding a goal. From 2007 to 2011, he played again for Kyiv Sokol in the Vysshaya Liga before joining Kyiv Berkut in the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine for the 2011-2012 season.
International Career
Koshkin made his debut for the Ukrainian national under-18 team in 1993 in Group C. He played for the under-20 team in 1995 and 1996. He has been a member of the senior national team since 2000, competing in all World Championships until 2009 (except in 2005) and participating in the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
