Alexander Yevgenievich Smirnov (russian: Апексндр Евгеньевич Смирнов), born 17 August 1964 in Voskresensk,

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), is a former

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player.

Playing career

A former Russian ice hockey player who has played for Russia's national team, winning the gold medal at IIHF's

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World Championships in

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. He played nine seasons for the

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and won the Norwegian Cup as head coach with the Dragons in 2008.

Coaching career

Smirnov is currently the head coach of the

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of the Kontinental Hockey League in

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. He has been the head coach of the Storhamar Dragons on two occasions, and has previously coached

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1964 births EC Kapfenberg players HC Khimik Voskresensk players HC TPS players Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic ice hockey players for Russia Sportspeople from Voskresensk Russian expatriates in Norway Russian ice hockey coaches Russian ice hockey defencemen Soviet ice hockey defencemen Storhamar Hockey players Storhamar Hockey coaches Ice hockey people from Moscow Oblast {{Russia-icehockey-defenceman-stub