Kirill Tulupov

Kirill Tulupov (born April 23, 1988) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who last played under contract with HPK of the Finnish Liiga.He ended his career in October 2016.

He appeared in 172 games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and Victoriaville Tigres between 2006 and 2009.

He made 33 AHL appearances for the team,[1] before splitting the 2012–13 season between the KHL (representing Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and Amur Khabarovsk) and the CHL (playing for the Arizona Sundogs).

[4] He continued his hockey journey at KHL's Vityaz Podolsk,[5] where he had a short stint during the 2014-15 campaign, before being snapped up by ECHL's Wichita Thunder.

After he was traded by the ECHL Orlando Solar Bears, to the Rapid City Rush, Tulupov was later re-signed to a one-year contract for the following season on July 2, 2015.