Alexander Radulov
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Radoo |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) |
| NHL Team | Nashville Predators |
| Nationality |  Russia |
| Born | July 5, 1986, Nizhny Tagil, USSR |
| NHL Draft | 15th overall, 2004 Nashville Predators |
| Pro Career | 2006 – present |
Alexander Radulov (born July 5, 1986, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia) is an ice hockey player. He was drafted by the NHL's Nashville Predators 15th overall in 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He is the younger brother of Igor Radulov, a former player with the Chicago Blackhawks who played for the OHL's Mississauga IceDogs at one time.
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[edit] Junior career
He started his North American career, in 2004-2005, being drafted at the 2004 CHL Import player draft by the Québec Remparts in the QMJHL from the CHL. That year, he finished third in scoring for his team, with 75 points in 65 games behind Josh Hennessy and Karl Gagné.
The following year, he became one of the most exciting and dominant players to play in the QMJHL. In the first half of the season, he and rookie Angelo Esposito formed one of the most explosive duos in the league. He became equally renowned for skating in front of the opposing team's bench and twirling his stick around and banging the handle on the ice, as if to put a sword into a sheath, after scoring a goal, something that angered opposing players but captivated and inspired his coach, Patrick Roy.
On October 28th, 2005, he set a new franchise record with 6 goals against the Drummondville Voltigeurs. He added an assist in the win (11-3). That night, Radulov tied the Québec Remparts team's record with Eric Chouinard for most points in a single game (7). Later, on March 19th, 2006, in a game against the 2005 Memorial Cup second-place finishing Rimouski Océanic, for whom his teammates Cedrick Desjardins and Michal Sersen played for in 2004-05, Radulov wrote history in the Québec Colisée by scoring an amazing 7 goals and 4 assists for 11 points, breaking both records for most goals and points in a single game for the Québec Remparts, in a 16-3 victory.
He owns the Québec Remparts record for the most consecutive point streak games with 50, passing the 28 game mark established by Eric Chouinard in 1999-2000. He's ranked second all-time with that sequence in the QMJHL, only behind Mario Lemieux with 62.
Radulov finished as the scoring leader for the QMJHL and the CHL in 2005-2006 with 152 points (61G-91A). He currently owns the record for the most point in a single season for the Remparts, beating the mark of 120 set by Simon Gagné in 1998-1999. He also owns the record for the most goals and assists in a season as a Remparts. He passed the mark of 57 goals set by Eric Chouinard and the mark of 75 assists set by Wes Scanzano, both back in 1999-2000. He also tied with Pavel Rosa for the most points by a QMJHL European player in a single season. His 61 goals were second-highest in the QMJHL for the 2005/2006 season; Maxime Boisclair of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens was first with 70.
In the 2006 playoffs, Radulov tallied 55 points (21G-34A) and was ranked again as the scoring leader. He registered at least a point in each game. Radulov went only 2 points shy from playoff point record set by Simon Gamache in 2000-01. In the Remparts' semi-final series against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, he had 19 points in the seven-game series alone. He, unfortunately, lost the MVP to victorious Moncton Wildcats defenceman Martins Karsums, a Boston Bruins prospect from Latvia.
All team records set by Radulov are for the new edition of the Remparts, which began in the 1997-1998 season.
Radulov delivered an incredible performance in the Remparts' 2006 Memorial Cup championship game victory over the Moncton Wildcats. In the 6-2 win, he netted 2 goals and assisted on 3 more, totaling 5 points; one point away from tying the all-time record in a Memorial Cup final. He registered 9 points (5G-4A) in 4 games and won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the tournament MVP.
[edit] Professional career
Radulov played in one preseason NHL game with the Nashville Predators on September 23, 2005 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He assisted on Yanic Perreault's goal and scored a goal in the obligatory shootout required in the 2005 NHL preseason games.
He was signed to a 3-year NHL contract by the Predators on January 9, 2006.
Radulov made his NHL regular-season debut with the Nashville Predators on October 21, 2006 against the Vancouver Canucks and logged 7 minutes played and 2 minutes in penalties. He scored his first career NHL goal on his first shot of his career against the San Jose Sharks on October, 26, 2006.
[edit] International play
Played for Russia in:
- 2005 World Junior Hockey Championship (won silver medal)
- 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship (won silver medal)
[edit] Awards
Player of the week
- Week 2: 2006-10-09 to 2006-10-15
Player of the week
- Week 6: 2005-10-24 to 2005-10-30
- Week 18: 2006-01-23 to 2006-01-29
- Week 23: 2006-02-27 to 2006-03-05
- Week 25: 2006-03-14 to 2006-03-19
Player of the month
- February 2006
- March 2006
Trophy
- Jean Béliveau Trophy (league leading scorer) - 2006
- Telus Trophy (offensive player): 2006
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy (most valuable player) - 2006
- QMJHL First All-Star Team - 2006
- Coupe Postes Canada for QMJHL - 2006
Player of the week
- Week 1: November 1st 2005
- Week 21: March 21st 2006
Trophy
- CHL Top Scorer Award - 2006
- CHL Player of the Year - 2006
- Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Memorial Cup MVP) - 2006
[edit] Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003-04 | Moscow Dynamo | RSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 65 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 64 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 2005-06 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 62 | 61 | 91 | 152 | 101 | 23 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 30 | ||
| 2006-07 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| QMJHL Totals | 127 | 93 | 134 | 227 | 165 | 36 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 45 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| NHL Totals | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Stats as of November 26, 2006
International Statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2005 | Russia | WJHC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | Russia | WJHC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Preceded by: Sidney Crosby |
CHL Player of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by: Current |
