Viktor Alexandrov

Viktor Borisovich Alexandrov (Russian: Виктор Борисович Александров, born December 28, 1985) is a Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey player. He last played with Admiral Vladivostok in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Alexandrov was drafted 83rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, but he never signed a contract and remained in Russia.

Viktor Alexandrov
Alexandrov as a Sibir Novosibirsk player in 2012.
Born (1985-12-28) December 28, 1985
Aktobe, Kazakh SSR, URS
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Kazzinc-Torpedo
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
SKA Saint Petersburg
HC MVD
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Avangard Omsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Amur Khabarovsk
Sibir Novosibirsk
Barys Astana
Admiral Vladivostok
National team  Kazakhstan
NHL Draft 83rd overall, 2004
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1999–2018

Playing career

At the age of 15, Alexandrov became the youngest player to score in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship.[1] He signed with Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the Russian Superleague. He then moved to SKA Saint Petersburg in 2005, following Metallurg's former head coach. However, there he struggled to make a difference and prove himself and left to join HC MVD. He then returned to Metallurg and enjoyed a career high 2007–08 season where he scored 20 goals and 43 points in 55 games. Alexandrov signed with Avangard Omsk for the inaugural KHL season in 2008–09.

Personal

He is the son of Soviet hockey star Boris Alexandrov who played for the Team USSR.

References
  1. "List of 15-year-old World Junior Ice Hockey players". quanthockey.com. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-15.

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