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| Alexei Smirnov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(3632129).jpg) Smirnov in 2007 with the Long Beach Ice Dogs | |||
| Born |
(1982-01-28) January 28, 1982 (age 42) Kalinin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | 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 | ||
| NHL draft |
12th overall, 2000 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2015 | ||
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 season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | THK Tver | RUS.3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.2 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | THK Tver | RUS.2 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 51 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | CSKA–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 44 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 51 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 65 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2005–06 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 38 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Vityaz Chekhov | RSL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Vityaz–2 Podolsk | RUS.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Krylia Sovetov Moscow | RUS.2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS.2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Khimik Voskresensk | KHL | 55 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Gazovik Tyumen | RUS.2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS.2 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | THK Tver | RUS.3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Toros Neftekamsk | VHL | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Toros Neftekamsk | VHL | 43 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Buran Voronezh | VHL | 31 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | THK Tver | VHL | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | VHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Almaty | KAZ | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | BLR | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RSL & KHL totals | 171 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 124 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
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2000 Switzerland | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Russia | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2000 | Russia | WJC18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | |||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded byVitaly Vishnevski | Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick 2000 |
Succeeded byStanislav Chistov |
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- 1982 births
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- Buran Voronezh players
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
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- Living people
- Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) players
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- NHL first-round draft picks
- Rubin Tyumen players
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