Ross Lupaschuk (born January 19, 1981) is a Canadian former

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. He played 3 games in the

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with the

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during the 2002–03 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2001 to 2013, was mainly spent in European leagues.

Juniors

Lupaschuk played his junior-level hockey in the

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(WHL) for five seasons with the

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, Prince Albert Raiders and Red Deer Rebels. He was traded from the Raiders to the Rebels in 2001 in time to play for the Rebels during their 2001 Memorial Cup win. While with the Raiders, he was selected in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the

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in the second round, 34th overall. Before turning professional, his playing rights were traded to the

NHL and AHL

Lupaschuk played four seasons in the Penguins organization, primarily for the

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of the

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, except for three games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2002–03. He attended

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training camp at the start of the 2009–10 season, but was released on September 20, 2009.

Europe and Russia

As a restricted free agent in 2005, Lupaschuk elected not to re-sign with the Penguins for the upcoming season and instead opted for

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, in Sweden. The following year he played for Malmö Redhawks, also in Sweden, but left the team during the season for Kärpät, in

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. In 2007, he transferred to Avangard Omsk Oblast of the Russian league. In 2008, he joined the

HC Sibir Novosibirsk Hockey Club Sibir Novosibirsk Oblast (, ), also known as HC Sibir or Sibir Novosibirsk, is a professional ice hockey club based in Novosibirsk, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Ice ...

of the Kontinental Hockey League after a tryout with the

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, played there until 19 January 2009 and signed on 22 January 2009 by

. On November 3, 2009, Lupaschuk signed a contract to play with HIFK for the remainder of the season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and records

* WHL East Second All-Star Team (2000–01) * Memorial Cup Champion (2000–01) * Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team (2000–01) * Named to CHL All-Star 2nd team (2000–01) * SM-Liiga Kanada-Malja Champion (2006–07)

Transactions

* November 19, 1999 - Traded to Red Deer (WHL) by Prince Albert (WHL) with Craig Brunel for Brent Hobday, Steven MacIntyre, Regan Darby and Scott McQueen. * July 11, 2001 - Traded from Washington Capitals (NHL) with Kris Beech and

Michal Sivek Michal Sivek (born January 21, 1981) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played 38 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2002–03 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 200 ...

to Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) for

Jaromír Jágr Jaromír Jágr (; born 15 February 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger and owner of Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh ...

and Frantisek Kucera. * August 3, 2004 - Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a one-year contract. * May 31, 2005 - Signed with the Mora IK of the Elitserein (Sweden). * July 30, 2006 - Signed as a free agent by Malmö Red Hawks (Sweden). * November 8, 2006 - Signed as a free agent by Kärpät (Finland). * July 20, 2007 - Signed as a free agent by Avangard Omsk (Russia). * September 17, 2008 - Invited to training camp by the Anaheim Ducks * September 29, 2008 - Assigned to Iowa Chops (AHL) * October 13, 2008 - Signed as a free agent by Avangard Omsk (KHL) * October 13, 2008 - Transferred to Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL) * November 3, 2009 - Signed as a free agent by HIFK (Finland). * July 23, 2010 - Signed as a free agent by the Cologne Sharks (Germany).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lupaschuk, Ross 1981 births Living people Avangard Omsk players Canadian ice hockey defencemen EC Red Bull Salzburg players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players HIFK (ice hockey) players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Jokerit players Kölner Haie players Lethbridge Hurricanes players Malmö Redhawks players Mora IK players Oulun Kärpät players Pittsburgh Penguins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Prince Albert Raiders players Red Deer Rebels players Washington Capitals draft picks Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland