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Encyclopedia > Alexei Ponikarovsky
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Poni/Pony/The Poni Express
Height
Weight
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
NHL Team Toronto Maple Leafs
Nationality Flag of Ukraine Ukraine &
Flag of Canada Canada
Born April 9, 1980,
Kiev, SU
NHL Draft 87th overall, 1998
Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro Career 2000 – present

Alexei Ponikarovsky (Ukrainian: Олексій Понікаровський, born April 9, 1980 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, SU, now Ukraine) is a professional ice hockey player in the NHL. Since 1998 he has played left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their former AHL affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs. On June 7th, 2007 Ponikarovsky became a Canadian Citizen during a ceremony in Etobicoke, Ontario.[1] The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. ... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... “Stature” redirects here. ... 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RSL career

Prior to being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1998, Alexei played for the Dynamo Moscow, one of the premier clubs in the Soviet Union. The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... HC Dynamo Moscow (ru: Динамо Москва) is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. ...


Alexei played for Dynamo 2 and Dynamo Jr., farm teams during 95-99 campaigns, seeing a little action with the main club during the 98-99 season and finally becoming a fixture on the team during the 99-00 season when Dynamo won the Russian Super League Championship. The Russian Superleague is the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia, and is commonly considered second-best in the world after the NHL. It is part of the Russian Pro Hockey League which is composed of two divisions, the Superleague and the Vysshaya Liga (Premier...


In 1997-98, Alexei played 24 games for Moscow Dynamo in the First Division of the Russian Hockey League collecting three points with 30 penalty minutes. He then played 13 games for Krylya Sovetov of the Russian Elite League in 1998-99 and played three playoff games for Moscow Dynamo. Krylya Sovetov Moscow (Ru: Крылья Советов Москва) are an ice hockey team in the Russian Hockey Super League and are based in Moscow, Russia. ...


In 1999-00, Alexei played 19 games for Moscow Dynamo of the Russian Elite League and played 29 games for THK Tver in the First Division of the Russian Hockey League collecting 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists) with 26 penalty minutes.


NHL career

In the 2005-2006 NHL Season, Ponikarovsky put up career highs in goals, assists. points, and penalty minutes. He saw added responsibility and was given more ice-time, often with former Moscow Dynamo teammate Nik Antropov or Mats Sundin, and became one of the team's regular penalty-killers. Ponikarovsky finished the season with four shorthanded goals and 1 assist, finishing 4th in the league in short-handed goals, tied with ten other players for 4th in the league, including teammate Mats Stajan. [1] As of the 2005-06 off-season, he is earning $725,000 per year with one year left on his contract with the Leafs. The modernized NHL shield logo The 2005-06 NHL season is the 88th season (originally the 89th season) of the National Hockey League. ... The puck dents the top of the net for a goal as the goaltender fails to block the shot A goal in ice hockey provides a team with one point. ... In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to the two previous players of the scoring team who touched or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, meaning that they were assisting in the goal. ... Point in ice hockey has two meanings: When it is given to individual hockey players, it refers to either a goal or assist a player earns during a game. ... A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. ... HC Dynamo Moscow (ru: Динамо Москва) is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mats Johan Sundin (born February 13, 1971, in Bromma, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. ...


On December 16, 2006 Ponikarovsky notched a career high five points in Toronto's 9-2 victory of the New York Rangers, scoring two goals and assisting on three others. He is commonly referred to by his teammates as "The Poni Express" , "The Ukraine Train" or simply "Poni". On May 10, 2007, the Maple Leafs resigned Ponikarovsky to a $6.315 million, 3 year contract. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...


Career Statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- PP SH GW GP G A Pts PIM
1998-99 Krylya Sovetov RUS 13 2 1 3 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 Moscow Dynamo RUS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 0 0 0 2
1999-00 Moscow Dynamo RUS 19 1 0 1 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 22 1 3 4 14 -1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 49 12 24 36 44 -- -- -- -- 4 0 0 0 4
2001-02 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 72 21 27 74 19 -- -- -- -- 5 2 1 3 8
2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8 2 0 2 0 +2 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 63 24 22 46 68 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 0 3 3 11 +4 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 9 19 28 44 +14 1 0 2 13 1 3 4 8
2004-05 Voskresensk Khimik RUS 19 1 5 6 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 81 21 17 38 68 +15 2 4 3 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 71 21 24 45 63 +8 6 0 1
NHL totals 268 54 66 120 200 +42 9 4 7 23 1 3 4 12

The puck dents the top of the net for a goal as the goaltender fails to block the shot A goal in ice hockey provides a team with one point. ... In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to the two previous players of the scoring team who touched or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, meaning that they were assisting in the goal. ... Point in ice hockey has two meanings: When it is given to individual hockey players, it refers to either a goal or assist a player earns during a game. ... A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. ... Plus/minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures the team goal differential when a specific player is on the ice. ... Krylya Sovetov Moscow (Ru: Крылья Советов Москва) are an ice hockey team in the Russian Hockey Super League and are based in Moscow, Russia. ... The Russian Superleague is the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia, and is commonly considered second-best in the world after the NHL. It is part of the Russian Pro Hockey League which is composed of two divisions, the Superleague and the Vysshaya Liga (Premier... HC Dynamo Moscow (ru: Динамо Москва) is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The St. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... Khimik Moskovskaja Oblast (ru: Химик Московская область) are a Russian professional ice hockey team. ...

References

  1. ^ Tom, Godfrey. "Leaf now a Canadian", CANOE sports, 2007-06-08. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. 

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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