Alexei Tezikov
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Position | Defence |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 00 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
RSL Team F. teams |
Amur Khabarovsk HC Sibir Novosibirsk (Russia) Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) HC Lada Togliatti (Russia) Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia) Manitoba Moose (AHL) Vancouver Canucks (NHL) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) Portland Pirates (AHL) Washington Capitals (NHL) Rochester Americans (AHL) Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) |
Nationality | Russia |
Born | June 22, 1978 , Togliatti, USSR |
NHL Draft | 115th overall, 1996 Buffalo Sabres |
Pro career | 1998 – present |
Alexei Tezikov (born June 22, 1978 in Togliatti, Russia) is a Russian ice hockey defenceman.
Originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Tezikov was dealt at the trade deadline of the 1998–99 NHL season to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Joe Juneau. He spent a few years in the minors before being traded to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and then was claimed on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks.
Tezikov retired in 2002, but resumed playing in Russia in 2003.