Aleksandrs Cuncukovs Explained

Aleksandrs Cuncukovs
Played For:Soviet/Russia
Stars Riga
Riga Pardaugava
ECHL
Raleigh Icecaps
Nashville Knights
Johnstown Chiefs
CHL
Nashville Ice Flyers
Fayetteville Force
Huntsville Tornado
Ntl Team:Latvia
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:194
Birth Date:3 April 1971
Birth Place:Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Career Start:1991
Career End:2001

Aleksandrs Cuncukovs (born April 3, 1971), commonly spelled as Alexander Chunchukov in North America, is a Latvian former professional ice hockey player.

Career

Cuncukovs played his professional career in Russia (1991–94). He continued his career in the East Coast Hockey League (now ECHL) with stops in Raleigh (1994–95), Nashville (1995–96), and Johnstown (1996–97). After leaving the ECHL, he joined the Central Hockey League and played in Nashville (1997–98), Fayetteville (1998–2001), eventually playing the final ten games of his career with the Huntsville Tornado in 2001.

Cuncukovs represented his country twice at the World Cup, playing with the Latvia men's national ice hockey team at the 1994 and 1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

Awards and accomplishments

Transactions

1998: Acquired by the Fayetteville Force via Dispersal Draft

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1989–90SKA Leningrad-2Soviet-337191016
1990–91SKA St. Petersburg-2Soviet-35916223832
1991–92Stars RigaSovCh20000222466
1991–92RASMS RigaSoviet-33423133616
1992–93Pardaugava RigaIHL353582620110
1992–93Pardaugava Riga-2Latvia1414243814
1993–94Pardaugava RigaIHL3610132314
1993–94LatviaWC-B76064
1994–95Raleigh IceCapsECHL327182530
1994–95Nashville KnightsECHL291125367211411154
1995–96Nashville KnightsECHL5520315151
1995–96LatviaWC-B70112
1996–97Johnstown ChiefsECHL7034589275
1997–98Nashville Ice FlyersCHL69336910245938118
1998–99Fayetteville ForceCHL4524366036
1999–00Fayetteville ForceCHL692549744840004
2000–01Fayetteville ForceCHL571946652453364
2000–01Huntsville TornadoCHL1037104
Soviet-3 totals13048368464
SovCh/IHL totals7313183140244376
ECHL totals1867213220418811411154
CHL totals25010420731115713381112
World Cup B totals146176

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trio of Oilers Named All-Stars . Tulsa World . January 16, 1998. April 27, 2019.
  2. Web site: Fayetteville Places 4 On East All-Stars . The Oklahoman . Scott Munn . January 7, 1999. April 27, 2019.