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Karaganda Karaganda (, ; ), also known as Karagandy (, ; ; ) (also sometimes romanized as Qaraghandy), is a major city in central Kazakhstan and the capital of the Karaganda Region. It is the fifth most populous city in the country, with a population o ...

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n professional

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who currently plays for

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of the Higher Hockey League (VHL).

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* 1981 births Living people Kazakhstani ice hockey players Russian ice hockey goaltenders Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players Saryarka Karagandy players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Barys Astana players Ice hockey people from Karaganda {{Kazakhstan-icehockey-bio-stub