Career
Pushkaryov was drafted in the second round of the 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, but traded to the Dallas Stars late in the 2006-2007 National Hockey League season in the deal involving former Kings captain Mattias Norström. He played one game for the Kings in the 2005-2006 National Hockey League season and earned an assistant He split the 2006-2007 National Hockey League season with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League and the Kings.
Pushkaryov scored his first National Hockey League goal on January 8, 2007, against the Edmonton Oilers.
Pushkaryov later signed with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL, before return to the AHL"s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2009-2010 season. Prior to the start of the 2010-2011 season, Pushkaryov joined Barys Astana of the KHL.
Pushkaryov was named to the Kazakhstan men"s national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.