Dmitri Upper

Dmitri Upper is a Kazakh-Russian forward on HK Atlant.

Upper was drafted by the New York Islanders in 2000, after scoring 20 points and 50 penalty minutes in his first season in the Super League with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. He was traded to Ak Bars Kazan midway through the 2000-01 season, and joined Spartak Moscow the following year. He had a career high 16 goals, as well as 76 penalty minutes in his first year with the club. He played four seasons with CSKA Moscow, scoring 27 points in 2005-06, before rejoining Spartak Moscow in 2007. He was named team captain in 2009, and had 30 points that season, but was traded to HK Atlant in the 2010 offseason. Injuries limited his productivity in his first season with the team.