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Height
  
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

Name
  
Andrei Taratukhin

Position
  
Centerman

Playing career
  
2002–present

Career start
  
2002

National team
  
Russia

Weight
  
96 kg

Shoots
  
Left

Role
  
Ice hockey player


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Born
  
February 22, 1983 (age 41) Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (
1983-02-22
)

KHL teamFormer teams
  
Atlant Moscow OblastHC Neftekhimik NizhnekamskSalavat Yulaev UfaAvangard OmskLokomotiv Yaroslavl

NHL Draft
  
41st overall, 2001Calgary Flames

Andrei Sergeevich Taratukhin (born February 22, 1983 in Omsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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Taratukhin was drafted 41st overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He had spells with his hometown Avangard Omsk, Salavat Yulaev Ufa and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl before signing for the Flames in 2006. Taratukhin was assigned to the American Hockey League with the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and in 80 regular games, he scored 17 goals and 43 assists for 60 points. It would be his only season in North America as he returned to Russia the next season, re-joining Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

References

Andrei Taratukhin Wikipedia
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