Alexei Vladimirovich Tereshchenko (russian: Алексей Владимирович Терещенко; born 16 December 1980) is a Russian professional

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, who is currently an

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, he most recently played for

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (russian: ХК Авангард, links=no, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team from Omsk. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental H ...

of the

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(KHL).

Playing career

From 1998 till 2004 Tereshchenko played for the

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club

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. Then for the

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (russian: Ак Барс, tt-Cyrl, Ак Барс, en, Snow Leopard), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Kazan. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey ...

. Since 2007 played for the

Salavat Yulaev Ufa Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», Hokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; ba, «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, «Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred ...

. Became champion of Russia with this club in 2008 and World champion the same year. On 15 July 2014, Tereshchenko returned to Dynamo Moscow on a one-year contract for the 2014–15 season.

International play

Tereshchenko was also selected as a reserve by Team Russia for the 2010 Winter Olympics should an injury occur during the tournament.

Honours

* Russian championship: 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008 *European Champions cup: 2006, 2007

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* 1980 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Avangard Omsk players Dallas Stars draft picks HC Dinamo Minsk players HC Dynamo Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Russia People from Mozhaysk Russian ice hockey centres Salavat Yulaev Ufa players Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast {{Russia-icehockey-centre-stub