Boris Aleksandrov (ice hockey) explained

Position:Right wing
Played For:Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Ferencvárosi TC
HC Milano Saima
SKA MVO Moscow
Spartak Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:181
Ntl Team:URS
Ntl Team 2:KAZ
Birth Date:November 13, 1955
Birth Place:Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Career Start:1972
Career End:1990
1994–1996

Boris Viktorovich Alexandrov (Russian: Борис Викторович Александров; November 13, 1955 - July 31, 2002) was a Soviet and Kazakh professional ice hockey player.[1] Alexandrov competed for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk in 1972-1973 and in 1982-1996, and for CSKA Moscow from 1973 to 1978. He became USSR Champion in 1975, 1977 and 1978. He was posthumously inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2019.

Career

Boris Alexandrov played only one full season in 1976 with the Team USSR, playing in 19 games, scoring four goals and winning an Olympic gold medal and a bronze in the Canada Cup in that season.[2] But he had a very long career at the club level, which lasted well into the 1990s. Alexandrov began to play hockey with Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk in 1972, but in 1973 joined powerhouse CSKA Moscow and played there until 1978. With CSKA Moscow Alexandrov won three Soviet Championships titles (1975, 1977, 1978) and three European Champions Cup titles (1974, 1976, 1978). After leaving CSKA Moskva Alexandrov played one season with SKA MVO Moscow, before joining Spartak Moscow from 1980-82. In 1980 while playing with Spartak Moscow Alexandrov was selected as part of the best line at the Soviet Championships. From 1982-88 Alexandrov again played with Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, before spending three seasons abroad, playing with HC Milano Saima (Italy), Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) and Alisa Moscow (Russia). Alexandrov ended his playing career with Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk from 1992-96. In 1995 at the age of 40, he also played four games for the Kazakhstan national team and scored two goals. From 1996 until his untimely death in 2002, Alexandrov worked as a head coach of both Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk and the Team Kazakhstan. On 31 July 2002 Alexandrov died in a head-on collision with another car en route from Chelyabinsk to Moscow.

Career statistics

Regular season

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIM
1972-73Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskUSSR-2
1973-74CSKA MoscowUSSR
1974-75CSKA MoscowUSSR3320
1975-76CSKA MoscowUSSR3522
1976-77CSKA MoscowUSSR31241741
1977-78CSKA MoscowUSSR2012
1978-79CSKA MoscowUSSR637109
1979-80Spartak MoscowUSSR4322234552
1980-81Spartak MoscowUSSR1572232
1981-82Spartak MoscowUSSR1410110
1984-85Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskUSSR-23437195650
1985-86Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskUSSR-25452308297
1986-87Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskUSSR-2646250112128
1987-88Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskUSSR-23529295864
1988-89Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskUSSR-25756328868
1989-90HC Milano SaimaSerie A2931275837
1994-95Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskIHL3014193318
1995-96Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskIHL1363918

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1974Soviet UnionWJC5871512
1976Soviet UnionOG32020
1976Soviet UnionCC52462
1995KazakhstanWC C42354

Honors

Personal life

His son Viktor Alexandrov is also an ice hockey player. He was drafted 83rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, but he never signed a contract.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boris Alexandrov's biography. November 3, 2013. Peoples.ru.
  2. Web site: Hockey in Kazakhstan: Passion and Success. November 25, 2013. Edge Magazine. Michael Jacobsen and Colin Berlyne. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120624081357/http://www.edgekz.com/hockey-in-kazakhstan-passion-and-success.html. June 24, 2012.
  3. Web site: Boris Alexandrov's statistics. November 25, 2013. EuroHockey.net.
  4. Web site: Boris Alexandrov Goals At The Super Series '76. November 25, 2013. YouTube.
  5. News: Легендарный казахстанский хоккеист и тренер Борис Александров введен в Зал славы IIHF. 26 March 2019. Vesti. ru. 15 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named. Podnieks. Andrew. Andrew Podnieks. February 6, 2019. International Ice Hockey Federation. November 28, 2021.
  7. Web site: Viktor Alexandrov's career statistics. November 25, 2013. Eliteprospects.com.