Igor Valerievich Radulov (russian: Игорь Валерьевич Радулов; born August 23, 1982) is a Russian former professional

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player. He was drafted by the

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74th overall in the

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and played 43 regular season games for the Blackhawks, scoring 9 goals and 7 assists for 16 points. After the

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, Radulov returned to Russia with

HC Spartak Moscow HC Spartak Moscow (russian: ХК Спартак Москва, en, Spartak Moskva) is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2013–14 season. Howe ...

. In 2006, he had short stints with Metallurg Novokuznezk of the

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and with HC Dmitrov of the Vysshaya Liga before signing with the Superleague's Vityaz Chekhov. During the 2008-09 KHL season, Radulov signed with Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

Personal life

He is the older brother of

Alexander Radulov Alexander Valerievich Radulov (russian: Александр Валерьевич Радулов; born 5 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He had previously had two ...

who plays in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (russian: Ак Барс, tt-Cyrl, Ак Барс, en, Snow Leopard), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Kazan. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey ...

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