Aleksandr Materukhin voted Player of the Year in Ukraine

26 Jan 2012 | Davide Tuniz

Voted by journalists and coaches the forward wins the player of the year award.

Donbas Donets'k forward Aleksandr Materukhin was elected 2011 Ukranian Player of the Year. Last season was really remarkable for Materukhin: he won Belarusian League and Continental Cup with Yunost Minsk and was awarded as best forward and top scorer in IHWC Division I and Continental Cup.

The Ukrainian Federation conducted the survey between journalists and coaches: Materukhin, 31, gained 102 points, one more then Sokil Kyiv forward Konstantin Kasyanchuk, who won the award last year. His teammate at Donbas Sergei Varlamov was third with 82 points.

Ukranian All-Star team was also determined according to final votes:

Goalie: Konstantin Simchuk (Sokil)
Defense: Aleksandr Pobedonostsev (Donbas) and Sergei Klimentyev (Sokil)
Forwards: Konstantin Kasyanchuk (Sokil), Sergei Varlamov (Donbas) and Aleksandr Materukhin (Donbas)

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