Alexander Popov (ice hockey)

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Alexander Popov
Born (1980-08-31) 31 August 1980
Angarsk, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
CSKA Moscow
Avangard Omsk
National team  Russia
Playing career 1998present

Alexander Alexandrovich Popov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Попо́в; born 31 August 1980) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played his whole professional career for Avangard Omsk, during which time he became a legend and cult figure for fans. He is the all-time scoring leader of Avangard.

After 18 professional seasons with Omsk, Popov opted to leave as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with fellow KHL participants, HC CSKA Moscow, on July 25, 2016.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Avangard Omsk RSL 5 0 0 0 0          
1998–99 Avangard Omsk 2 RUS-3 32 14 21 35 22          
1999–00 Avangard Omsk RSL 21 0 4 4 20          
1999–00 Avangard Omsk 2 RUS-3 16 12 12 24 8          
2000–01 Avangard Omsk RSL 32 4 7 11 26          
2001–02 Avangard Omsk RSL 35 4 11 15 14          
2002–03 Avangard Omsk RSL 6 0 0 0 2          
2002–03 Avangard Omsk 2 RUS-3 6 5 3 8 2          
2003–04 Avangard Omsk RSL 39 9 9 18 28          
2004–05 Avangard Omsk RSL 46 6 6 12 2 10 1 0 1 2
2004–05 Avangard Omsk 2 RUS-3 2 1 4 5 2          
2005–06 Avangard Omsk RSL 24 5 5 10 6          
2006–07 Avangard Omsk RSL 54 7 18 25 12          
2007–08 Avangard Omsk RSL 57 11 23 34 22          
2008–09 Avangard Omsk KHL 56 14 26 40 30 9 1 5 6 0
2009–10 Avangard Omsk KHL 49 6 21 27 16 3 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Avangard Omsk KHL 48 9 23 32 14 14 3 9 12 2
2011–12 Avangard Omsk KHL 44 9 14 23 14 21 4 7 11 10
2012–13 Avangard Omsk KHL 37 7 24 31 4 12 1 3 4 10
2013–14 Avangard Omsk KHL 50 15 19 34 8
2014–15 Avangard Omsk KHL 55 15 28 43 4 12 0 7 7 2
2015–16 Avangard Omsk KHL 37 5 11 16 6 9 1 3 4 0
RSL totals 319 46 83 129 150 10 10 0 1 2
KHL totals 376 80 166 246 96 80 10 34 44 24

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Russia WC 1st, gold medalist(s) 10 4 8 12 2
2013 Russia WC 6 8 0 4 4 0
2014 Russia OLY 5 5 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 23 4 12 16 2

References

  1. "Alex Popov to CSKA" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2016-07-25.

External links

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