Dmitri Upper

Dmitri Sergeyevich Upper (Template:Langx; born July 27, 1978) is a Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey center. He also holds Russian citizenship.

Career

Upper was selected by the New York Islanders in the 5th round (136th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, after scoring 20 points and 50 penalty minutes in his first season in the Russian Superleague with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. He was traded to Ak Bars Kazan midway through the 2000–01 season, and joined Spartak Moscow the following year. He had a career high 16 goals, as well as 76 penalty minutes in his first year with the club. He played four seasons with CSKA Moscow, scoring 27 points in 2005–06, before rejoining Spartak Moscow in 2007. He was named team captain in 2009, and had 30 points that season, but was traded to Atlant Moscow Oblast in the 2010 offseason. Injuries limited his productivity in his first season with the team. In 2012, he joined Kazakhstan team Barys Astana.

International career

Upper has represented his native Kazakhstan in multiple tournaments, including the 1996 and 1997 IIHF World U20 Championship, the Ice Hockey World Championships in 2004, 2005 and 2011, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.2		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk	RUS.2		36	9	9	18	36		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	RUS.2		17	7	5	12	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Torpedo–2 Ust–Kamenogorsk	RUS.3		35	15	6	21	36		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	RUS.2		27	10	6	16	26		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	RUS.2		29	10	11	21	44		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	RUS.2		11	4	10	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	RSL		36	14	5	19	48		5	1	1	2	4
2000–01	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	RSL		6	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		31	7	4	11	6		1	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Spartak Moscow	RSL		51	16	9	25	76		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Spartak Moscow	RSL		43	7	13	20	63		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	CSKA Moscow	RSL		58	10	9	19	48		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	CSKA Moscow	RSL		41	7	3	10	30		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	CSKA Moscow	RSL		51	11	14	25	54		7	2	0	2	8
2006–07	CSKA Moscow	RSL		54	13	7	20	46		12	0	3	3	8
2007–08	Spartak Moscow	RSL		57	8	16	24	50		5	1	4	5	6
2008–09	Spartak Moscow	KHL		49	15	9	24	24		5	1	3	4	8
2009–10	Spartak Moscow	KHL		54	14	16	30	40		10	3	1	4	8
2010–11	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		32	1	2	3	10		23	3	1	4	8
2011–12	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		52	9	9	18	24		12	0	2	2	10
2012–13	Barys Astana	KHL		51	12	10	22	38		7	0	0	0	6
2013–14	Barys Astana	KHL		54	10	12	22	24		12	2	1	3	6
2014–15	Barys Astana	KHL		58	3	5	8	28		2	1	1	2	0
RSL totals				428	93	82	175	425		30	4	8	12	26
KHL totals				350	64	63	127	188		70	10	9	19	46

International

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Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Asian Winter Games

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Kazakhstan	WJC C		4	2	2	4	4
1997	Kazakhstan	WJC B		7	0	2	2	0
1997	Kazakhstan	WJC		7	1	0	1	2
1999	Kazakhstan	WC B		7	3	2	5	4
1999	Kazakhstan	WC Q		3	1	0	1	4
2000	Kazakhstan	WC B		7	6	4	10	16
2004	Kazakhstan	WC		6	3	1	4	16
2005	Kazakhstan	WC		6	1	1	2	8
2006	Kazakhstan	OG		5	0	1	1	8
2011	Kazakhstan	AWG		3	2	2	4	2
2011	Kazakhstan	WC D1		4	0	0	0	2
2012	Kazakhstan	WC		7	0	3	3	0
2014	Kazakhstan	OGQ		3	1	2	3	2
2013	Kazakhstan	WC D1A		5	0	6	6	4
2014	Kazakhstan	WC		7	0	1	1	6
Junior totals				18	3	4	7	6
Senior totals				63	17	23	40	72

External links

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