Alexander Smirnov (ice hockey)

Alexander Smirnov
Alexander Smirnov
Born	17 August 1964 (age 59); Voskresensk, URS
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Storhamar Dragons
National team	Russia
Playing career	1982–2006

Alexander Yevgenievich Smirnov (Russian: Апексндр Евгеньевич Смирнов), born 17 August 1964 in Voskresensk, Soviet Union), is a former ice hockey player.

Playing career

A former Russian ice hockey player who has played for Russia's national team, winning the gold medal at

1993 World Championships in Germany

.

He played nine seasons for the

Storhamar Dragons

and won the Norwegian Cup as head coach with the Dragons in 2008.

Coaching career

Smirnov is currently the head coach of the Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia.^[1] He has been the head coach of the Storhamar Dragons on two occasions,^[2] and has previously coached Gjøvik Hockey, Norway.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982–83	Khimik Voskresensk	URS	12	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Khimik Voskresensk	URS	42	4	3	7	34	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Khimik Voskresensk	URS	50	8	8	16	32	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Khimik Voskresensk	URS	39	5	5	10	20	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Khimik Voskresensk	URS	40	4	11	15	38	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Khimik Voskresensk	URS	42	2	9	11	28	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Khimik Voskresensk	URS	44	3	10	13	26	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Khimik Voskresensk	URS	48	9	12	21	54	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Khimik Voskresensk	URS	46	8	12	20	32	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Khimik Voskresensk	CIS	30	1	6	7	36	7	0	1	1	6
1992–93	TPS	SM-l	48	6	15	21	36	12	3	3	6	14
1993–94	TPS	SM-l	43	5	12	17	48	11	1	2	3	4
1994–95	TPS	SM-l	49	3	13	16	34	12	1	4	5	39
1995–96	Storhamar Ishockey	NOR	28	5	10	15	26	10	2	1	3	10
1996–97	Storhamar Ishockey	NOR	36	13	30	43	24	10	5	5	10	6
1997–98	Storhamar Ishockey	NOR	42	11	32	43	56	6	0	2	2	8
1998–99	Storhamar Ishockey	NOR	42	12	29	41	76	10	3	9	12	6
1999–2000	Storhamar Ishockey	NOR	35	8	27	35	64	7	1	5	6	33
2000–01	Storhamar Ishockey	NOR	42	9	21	30	46	3	0	0	0	12
2001–02	Khimik Voskresensk	RUS.2	51	2	7	9	63	14	3	2	5	8
2002–03	Khimik Voskresensk	RUS.2	36	3	10	13	32	13	0	1	1	2
2003–04	Storhamar Ishockey	NOR	40	2	18	20	34	13	1	2	3	8
2004–05	Storhamar Ishockey	NOR	29	2	12	14	28	7	1	0	1	2
2005–06	Storhamar Ishockey	NOR	41	6	13	19	36	10	2	5	7	18
URS/CIS totals			393	44	77	121	306	7	0	1	1	6
SM-l totals			140	14	40	54	118	35	5	9	14	57
NOR totals			335	68	192	260	390	76	15	29	44	103

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984	Soviet Union	WJC		7	3	1	4	2
1993	Russia	WC		8	0	1	1	6
1994	Russia	OG	4th	8	1	0	1	8
1994	Russia	WC	5th	6	1	2	3	4
1995	Russia	WC	5th	6	0	3	3	4
1996	Russia	WC	4th	7	0	0	0	8
Senior totals				35	2	6	8	30

References

^ "Aleksandr Smirnov". eliteprospects.com. 2010-07-16.
^ "Aleksander Smirnov". dragons.no. 2010-07-16. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Aleksandr Smirnov". eliteprospects.com. 2010-07-16.

[2] "Aleksander Smirnov". dragons.no. 2010-07-16. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25.

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