Oleg Saprykin

Oleg Dmitrievich Saprykin (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Сапрыкин; born February 12, 1981) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. Saprykin currently plays for the Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Playing career
Saprykin was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the first round (11th overall) in 1999. He played a total of five seasons with the Calgary Flames before being traded along with Denis Gauthier to the Phoenix Coyotes on 26 August 2004 in exchange for Daymond Langkow.

On February 27, 2007 he was traded to the Ottawa Senators with a 2007 NHL Entry Draft seventh-round draft pick for a second-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Awards
1999–2000 - WHL - West Second All-Star Team 1998–1999 - WHL - West Second All-Star Team

International play
Saprykin played for the CSKA Moscow hockey club from 1997–98, until he played in the WHL with the Seattle Thunderbirds. He returned to his old hockey club, CSKA Moscow, during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and for the 2008-09 KHL season. Saprykin was a member of Team Russia in the 2009 IIHF World Championships, which went on to win the gold medal.