Boris Viktorovich Alexandrov (; November 13, 1955 — July 31, 2002) was a
Soviet and
Kazakh
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professional
ice hockey player. 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 was posthumously inducted into the
IIHF Hall of Fame in 2019.
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. 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 powerhouse
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
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, 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
HC Milano Saima
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History
The club was founded in 1985 and initially played in the Serie B. They made their debut in the Serie A during the 198 ...
(
Italy),
Ferencvárosi TC (
Hungary) and Alisa Moscow (
Russia). Alexandrov ended his playing career with Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk from 1992-96. In 1995 at the age of 40, 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.
*He competed at the
Super Series '76 with the team
CSKA Moscow and scored against
New York Rangers,
Montreal Canadiens and
Boston Bruins.
*WJC Top Scorer in 1974.
*All Star Team in
1975 Junior WC.
*Won
USSR Championship in 1975, 1977 and 1978.
*Posthumously inducted into the
IIHF Hall of Fame in 2019.
Personal life
His son
Viktor Alexandrov is also an
ice hockey player. He was drafted 83rd overall by the
St. Louis Blues in the
2004 NHL Entry Draft
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, but he never signed a contract.
References
External links
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1955 births
2002 deaths
Armed Forces (sports society) sportspeople
HC CSKA Moscow players
Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team coaches
Kazakhstani ice hockey coaches
Kazakhstani ice hockey right wingers
Kazzinc-Torpedo head coaches
Kazzinc-Torpedo players
HC Milano Saima players
HC MVD players
IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic ice hockey players for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Ice hockey people from Oskemen
Road incident deaths in Russia
Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Soviet expatriate ice hockey players
Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Soviet ice hockey right wingers
HC Spartak Moscow players
Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics