Ivan Novoseltsev

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg/13 st 1 lb)
RSHL Team F. teams	Amur Khabarovsk Florida Panthers Phoenix Coyotes
Nationality	Russia
Born	January 23, 1979 (1979-01-23) (age 29), Golitsyno, USSR
NHL Draft	95th overall, 1997 Florida Panthers
Pro career	1996 – 2005

Ivan Novoseltsev (born January 23, 1979, in Golitsyno, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger. He was drafted in the fourth round, 95th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Drafted from the Russian Superleague's Krylya Sovetov Moscow, Novoseltsev made his North American debut with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League during the 1997–98 season. In the 1998–99 OHL season, he finished with 96 points to rank in the league's top ten in scoring.

Novoseltsev made his National Hockey League debut with the Panthers during the 1999–2000 season and spent parts of five seasons with the team. During the 2003–04 season he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes. After the season, he returned to Russia and has played there since. To date, he has no further NHL experience.

Novoseltsev played four games for the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals early in the 2006–07 season before returning to Russia again to play for Amur Khabarovsk.