Aleksandrs Cuncukovs

Aleksandrs Cuncukovs
Born	(1971-04-03)April 3, 1971 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Soviet/Russia Stars Riga Riga Pardaugava ECHL Raleigh Icecaps Nashville Knights Johnstown Chiefs CHL Nashville Ice Flyers Fayetteville Force Huntsville Tornado
National team	Latvia
Playing career	1991–2001

Aleksandrs Cuncukovs (born April 3, 1971), commonly spelled as Alexander Chunchukov in North America, is a Latvian former professional ice hockey player.

Career

Cuncukovs played his professional career in Russia (1991–94). He continued his career in the East Coast Hockey League (now ECHL) with stops in Raleigh (1994–95), Nashville (1995–96), and Johnstown (1996–97). After leaving the ECHL, he joined the Central Hockey League and played in Nashville (1997–98), Fayetteville (1998–2001), eventually playing the final ten games of his career with the Huntsville Tornado in 2001.

Cuncukovs represented his country twice at the World Cup, playing with the Latvia men's national ice hockey team at the 1994 and 1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

Awards and accomplishments

• 1997–98: CHL All-Star Game^[1]
• 1997–98: CHL All-Star Game MVP (as a member of the Nashville Ice Flyers)
• 1998–99: CHL All-Star^[2]

Transactions

1998: Acquired by the Fayetteville Force via Dispersal Draft^[2]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	SKA Leningrad-2	Soviet-3		37	1	9	10	16		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	SKA St. Petersburg-2	Soviet-3		59	16	22	38	32		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Stars Riga	SovCh		2	0	0	0	0		22	2	4	6	6
1991–92	RASMS Riga	Soviet-3		34	23	13	36	16		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Pardaugava Riga	IHL		35	3	5	8	26		2	0	1	1	0
1992–93	Pardaugava Riga-2	Latvia		14	14	24	38	14		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Pardaugava Riga	IHL		36	10	13	23	14		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Latvia	WC-B		—	—	—	—	—		7	6	0	6	4
1994–95	Raleigh IceCaps	ECHL		32	7	18	25	30		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Nashville Knights	ECHL		29	11	25	36	72		11	4	11	15	4
1995–96	Nashville Knights	ECHL		55	20	31	51	51		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Latvia	WC-B		—	—	—	—	—		7	0	1	1	2
1996–97	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL		70	34	58	92	75		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Nashville Ice Flyers	CHL		69	33	69	102	45		9	3	8	11	8
1998–99	Fayetteville Force	CHL		45	24	36	60	36		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Fayetteville Force	CHL		69	25	49	74	48		4	0	0	0	4
2000–01	Fayetteville Force	CHL		57	19	46	65	24		5	3	3	6	4
2000–01	Huntsville Tornado	CHL		10	3	7	10	4		—	—	—	—	—
Soviet-3 totals				130	48	36	84	64		—	—	—	—	—
SovCh/IHL totals				73	13	18	31	40		24	4	3	7	6
ECHL totals				186	72	132	204	188		11	4	11	15	4
CHL totals				250	104	207	311	157		13	3	8	11	12
World Cup B totals				—	—	—	—	—		14	6	1	7	6

References

1. "Trio of Oilers Named All-Stars". Tulsa World. January 16, 1998. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
2. Scott Munn (January 7, 1999). "Fayetteville Places 4 On East All-Stars". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database