Boris Alexandrov

Boris Alexandrov
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 (1.75 m)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Played for	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Ferencvárosi TC Devils Milano SKA MVO Moscow Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow
National team	Soviet Union   Kazakhstan
Playing career	1972–1990 1994–1996

Olympic medal record
Competitor for the  Soviet Union
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Gold	1976 Innsbruck	Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold	1974 Leningrad	Ice hockey

Boris Viktorovich Alexandrov (Russian: Борис Викторович Александров; November 13, 1955 — July 31, 2002) was a Soviet and Kazakhstani professional ice hockey player.^[1] Boris 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 competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics, playing as a left wing in three matches and scoring two goals, and won a gold medal with the Team USSR there.

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 Devils Milano (Italy), Ferencvárosi TC (Hungary) and Alisa Moscow (Russia). Alexandrov ended his playing career with Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk from 1992-96. In 1995 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

International

Honors

• Won the Olympic Games in 1976 with Team USSR.
• Scored 157 goals (in 322 games) in USSR Championship.^[3]
• He competed at the Super Series '76 with the team CSKA Moscow and scored against New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.^[4]
• WJC Top Scorer in 1974.
• All Star Team in 1975 Junior WC.
• Won USSR Championship in 1975, 1977 and 1978.

Personal life

His son Viktor Alexandrov is also 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.^[5]

References

External links

• Boris Alexandrov's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Boris Alexandrov's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database