Alexei Smirnov (ice hockey)
Alexei Sergeyevich Smirnov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Смирнов; born January 28, 1982 in Kaliningrad, Russian SFSR ) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for the Toros Neftekamsk plays in the Russian Wysschaja Hockey League since 2010.
Career
Smirnov played during his junior time in the junior system of the HK Dynamo Moscow. In 1998, he came as 16 -year-old in the reserve teams of teams in the second-class and third-class Perwaja Wysschaja League League used. After he had occupied in the spring of 1999 with the Russian national junior team at the U18 World Youth Championship in sixth place, lent him the management Dynamos for the 1999/2000 season in the second division THK Tver, the association of Smirnov's birthplace, from. Nevertheless, he came in the course of the season and his first appearance in the Super League for the first team Dynamo Moscow. In spring 2000, the striker played again at the U18 World Youth Championship and had seven points in five tournament games relevant share of the profits of the silver medal. Of which clearly supported, voted him the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a fourth of the Russians NHL Entry Draft in 2000 to twelfth overall location.
Before Smirnov was finally brought in the summer of 2002 by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to signing a two-way contract with validity for the National Hockey League and American Hockey League and moved to North America, he played two more years in Russia. The season 2000/ 01 he spent at Dynamo still before moving for the season 2001/ 02 for city rivals and army club CSKA Moscow HK. In his first game in Anaheim year he completed 44 games and scored five points scorer. In parallel, he also came in the AHL farm team, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, for use in 19 matches and reached an impressive ten points. In the following season, splitted on their bets between the NHL and AHL, but this time he was largely for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in use. There, however, he could not meet with only 19 points from 51 games, the expectations. Also in the 2004/05 season played Smirnov in Cincinnati since the NHL season fell victim to the lockout. After his offensive production was again in decline, his contract was not renewed in the summer of 2005.
In August 2005, the striker signed a contract with the Super league club and reigning IIHF European Champions Cup winner HK Avangard Omsk. There he took his leave on missions in the second team for the Superliga and celebrated at the end of the season, the Russian vice-championship with Omsk. Despite the success of the Russian venture in the summer of 2006, once again the leap to North America and graduated from the season 2006/ 07 at the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the ECHL. With 31 points from 38 games he only knew there quite convincing, but could not avoid missing the playoff qualification. In summer 2007, Smirnov returned again to his native land. There he first played for Vityaz Chekhov in the Super League and Krylia Sovetov Moscow in the Wysschaja league, but came in the sum has only 17 appearances for both clubs. At season's end, he moved again and joined the team at Chimik Woskressensk with which he was able to celebrate the championship of the Wysschaja league.
Due to the withdrawal of Awtomobilist Yekaterinburg from the Kontinental Hockey League newly founded Chimik took the vacated starting place in the fall of 2008, a short-term. However, the team was able to compete with the competition is hard and was just behind Vityaz Chekhov knocked off the last of the championship. Smirnov was top scorer with 15 of the team and the second best scorer with 22 points behind Sergei Lutschinkin. Although Chimik in summer filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and retired from the KHL, the Centre remained loyal to the team. By the end of the season 2009/10 he played again with Chimik in the subprime Wysschaja league. For the 2010/11 season Smirnov signed a contract with Toros Neftekamsk in Wysschaja Hockey League.
Awards and achievements
- 2000 Silver medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2006 Russian runner- HK Avangard Omsk with the
- 2008 Wysschaja League Champion with Chimik Woskressensk
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Russia at:
- U18 Junior World Championship 1999
- U18 Junior World Championship 2000
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )