Alexei Smirnov (ice hockey) explained

Alexei Smirnov
Birth Date:January 28, 1982
Birth Place:Kalinin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:215
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Played For:HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
HK Almaty
Yuzhny Ural Orsk
THK Tver
Buran Voronezh
Toros Neftekamsk
Khimik Voskresensk
Dynamo Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Avangard Omsk
Vityaz Podolsk
Krylya Sovetov Moscow
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Draft:12th overall
Draft Year:2000
Draft Team:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Career Start:1999
Career End:2015

Alexei Sergeevich Smirnov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Смирнов; born January 28, 1982) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He mainly played in the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League, and also played 52 games in the National Hockey League between 2002 and 2004 with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who selected him 12th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Smirnov played for the Russian national under-18 team at the 1999 and 2000 Under-18 World Championships, winning a silver medal in 2000. He retired in 2015.

Playing career

Smirnov was drafted 12th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played 52 games for the Mighty Ducks over two seasons between 2002 and 2004 before returning to Russia, playing around there until retiring in 2015.

Personal

Has a son named Patrick.

Smirnov and his family live in Malibu and St. Louis during the off-season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1996–97THK TverRUS.315 3 3 6 0
1998–99Dynamo–2 MoscowRUS.227 9 3 12 24
1999–2000Dynamo MoscowRSL1 0 0 0 0
1999–2000Dynamo–2 MoscowRUS.35 1 2 3 14
1999–2000THK TverRUS.228 3 1 4 53
2000–01Dynamo MoscowRSL29 2 0 2 16
2001–02CSKA MoscowRSL51 5 11 16 42
2001–02CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.32 1 0 1 0
2002–03Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL44 3 2 5 184 0 0 0 2
2002–03Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL19 7 3 10 12
2003–04Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL8 0 1 1 2
2003–04Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL51 9 10 19 342 0 0 0 2
2004–05Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL65 9 9 18 53
2005–06Avangard OmskRSL27 1 2 3 1810 1 1 2 18
2005–06 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.312 9 5 14 22
2006–07Long Beach Ice DogsECHL38 12 19 31 44
2007–08Vityaz ChekhovRSL8 0 1 1 10
2007–08Vityaz–2 PodolskRUS.31 1 1 2 2
2007–08Krylia Sovetov MoscowRUS.29 0 2 2 4
2007–08Khimik VoskresenskRUS.28 3 5 8 1412 4 1 5 8
2008–09Khimik VoskresenskKHL55 15 7 22 38
2009–10Gazovik TyumenRUS.27 0 1 1 4
2009–10Khimik VoskresenskRUS.222 5 7 12 355 1 1 2 2
2010–11THK TverRUS.322 12 14 26 20
2010–11Toros NeftekamskVHL26 5 4 9 2412 2 1 3 6
2011–12Toros NeftekamskVHL43 19 11 30 2816 0 2 2 2
2012–13Buran VoronezhVHL31 12 7 19 12
2012–13THK TverVHL20 4 5 9 37
2013–14Yuzhny Ural OrskVHL9 1 1 2 6
2013–14HC AlmatyKAZ22 7 3 10 14
2014–15Shakhtyor SoligorskBLR38 4 10 14 223 0 0 0 0
RSL & KHL totals171 23 21 44 12410 1 1 2 18
NHL totals52 3 3 6 204 0 0 0 2

International

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YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1999RussiaWJC186 1 1 2 6
2000RussiaWJC186 3 4 7 16
Junior totals 12 4 5 9 22