Boris Aleksandrov
Born (1955-11-13)November 13, 1955
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died July 31, 2002(2002-07-31) (aged 46)
Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Ferencvárosi TC
HC Milano Saima
SKA MVO Moscow
Spartak Moscow
CSKA Moscow
National team  Soviet Union and
 Kazakhstan
Playing career 1972–1990
1994–1996
Olympic medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Leningrad Ice hockey

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 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

Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM
1972-73 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR-2 — — — — —
1973-74 CSKA Moscow USSR — — — — —
1974-75 CSKA Moscow USSR 33 20 — — —
1975-76 CSKA Moscow USSR 35 22 — — —
1976-77 CSKA Moscow USSR 31 24 17 41 —
1977-78 CSKA Moscow USSR 20 12 — — —
1978-79 CSKA Moscow USSR 6 3 7 10 9
1979-80 Spartak Moscow USSR 43 22 23 45 52
1980-81 Spartak Moscow USSR — 15 7 22 32
1981-82 Spartak Moscow USSR 14 1 0 1 10
1984-85 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR-2 34 37 19 56 50
1985-86 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR-2 54 52 30 82 97
1986-87 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR-2 64 62 50 112 128
1987-88 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR-2 35 29 29 58 64
1988-89 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk USSR-2 57 56 32 88 68
1989-90 HC Milano Saima Serie A 29 31 27 58 37
1994-95 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk IHL 30 14 19 33 18
1995-96 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk IHL 13 6 3 9 18

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1974 Soviet Union WJC 5871512
1976 Soviet Union OG 32020
1976 Soviet Union CC 52462
1995 Kazakhstan WC C 42354

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Boris Alexandrov's biography". Peoples.ru. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ Michael Jacobsen and Colin Berlyne. "Hockey in Kazakhstan: Passion and Success". Edge Magazine. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Boris Alexandrov's statistics". EuroHockey.net. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Boris Alexandrov Goals At The Super Series '76". YouTube. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Легендарный казахстанский хоккеист и тренер Борис Александров введен в Зал славы IIHF". Vesti (in Russian). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (February 6, 2019). "Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Viktor Alexandrov's career statistics". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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