Alexander Popov (ice hockey)
Alexander Alexandrovich Popov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Попо́в; born 31 August 1980) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played his whole professional career for Avangard Omsk, during which time he became a legend and cult figure for fans. He is the all-time scoring leader of Avangard.
| Alexander Popov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
31 August 1980 Angarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
CSKA Moscow Avangard Omsk | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
After 18 professional seasons with Omsk, Popov opted to leave as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with fellow KHL participants, HC CSKA Moscow, on 25 July 2016.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Yermak Angarsk | RUS.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 32 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 35 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 39 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 46 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 54 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 57 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 56 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 49 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 48 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 44 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 37 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 50 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 55 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 37 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 51 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 36 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 43 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 39 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RSL totals | 323 | 48 | 83 | 131 | 150 | 86 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 46 | ||||
| KHL totals | 545 | 106 | 218 | 324 | 120 | 128 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 18 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| RSL | ||
| Champion (Avangard Omsk) | 2004 | |
| KHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2014 | |
| Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) | 2019 | [2] |
References
- "Alex Popov to CSKA" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- "CSKA lifts the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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