Kostiantyn Mykolaiovych "Konstantin" Simchuk ( uk, Костянтин Микола́йович Симчук; born February 26, 1974) is a former

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professional

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. He was named best goaltender at the B Pool of the

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held in

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. Now retired from his professional career, he focuses on coaching.

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* * 1974 births Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Chevaliers of the Order of Merit (Ukraine) Fort Wayne Komets players HC Budivelnyk players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Knoxville Speed players Las Vegas Coyotes players Las Vegas Thunder players Living people Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Olympic ice hockey players of Ukraine Port Huron Border Cats players Salavat Yulaev Ufa players San Diego Gulls (WCHL) players Sokil Kyiv players Sportspeople from Kyiv Tacoma Sabercats players Ukrainian ice hockey goaltenders Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Ukraine-icehockey-bio-stub