Alexei Smirnov (ice hockey)

Alexei Smirnov
Smirnov in 2007 with the Long Beach Ice Dogs
Born	(1982-01-28) January 28, 1982 (age 42) Kalinin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk HK Almaty Yuzhny Ural Orsk THK Tver Buran Voronezh Toros Neftekamsk Khimik Voskresensk Dynamo Moscow CSKA Moscow Avangard Omsk Vityaz Podolsk Krylya Sovetov Moscow Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
NHL draft	12th overall, 2000 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	1999–2015

Alexei Sergeevich Smirnov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Смирнов; born January 28, 1982) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He mainly played in the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League, and also played 52 games in the National Hockey League between 2002 and 2004 with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who selected him 12th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Smirnov played for the Russian national under-18 team at the 1999 and 2000 Under-18 World Championships, winning a silver medal in 2000. He retired in 2015.

Playing career

Smirnov was drafted 12th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played 52 games for the Mighty Ducks over two seasons between 2002 and 2004 before returning to Russia, playing around there until retiring in 2015.

Personal

Has a son named Patrick.

Smirnov and his family live in Malibu and St. Louis during the off-season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	THK Tver	RUS.3		15	3	3	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.2		27	9	3	12	24		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.3		5	1	2	3	14		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	THK Tver	RUS.2		28	3	1	4	53		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		29	2	0	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	CSKA Moscow	RSL		51	5	11	16	42		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	CSKA–2 Moscow	RUS.3		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		44	3	2	5	18		4	0	0	0	2
2002–03	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		19	7	3	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		8	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		51	9	10	19	34		2	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		65	9	9	18	53		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Avangard Omsk	RSL		27	1	2	3	18		10	1	1	2	18
2005–06	Avangard–2 Omsk	RUS.3		12	9	5	14	22		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Long Beach Ice Dogs	ECHL		38	12	19	31	44		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Vityaz Chekhov	RSL		8	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Vityaz–2 Podolsk	RUS.3		1	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Krylia Sovetov Moscow	RUS.2		9	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Khimik Voskresensk	RUS.2		8	3	5	8	14		12	4	1	5	8
2008–09	Khimik Voskresensk	KHL		55	15	7	22	38		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Gazovik Tyumen	RUS.2		7	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Khimik Voskresensk	RUS.2		22	5	7	12	35		5	1	1	2	2
2010–11	THK Tver	RUS.3		22	12	14	26	20		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Toros Neftekamsk	VHL		26	5	4	9	24		12	2	1	3	6
2011–12	Toros Neftekamsk	VHL		43	19	11	30	28		16	0	2	2	2
2012–13	Buran Voronezh	VHL		31	12	7	19	12		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	THK Tver	VHL		20	4	5	9	37		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Yuzhny Ural Orsk	VHL		9	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Almaty	KAZ		22	7	3	10	14		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	BLR		38	4	10	14	22		3	0	0	0	0
RSL & KHL totals				171	23	21	44	124		10	1	1	2	18
NHL totals				52	3	3	6	20		4	0	0	0	2

International

Medal record
Representing Russia
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
	2000 Switzerland

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Russia	WJC18		6	1	1	2	6
2000	Russia	WJC18		6	3	4	7	16
Junior totals				12	4	5	9	22

External links

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

Preceded by Vitaly Vishnevski

Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick 2000

Succeeded by Stanislav Chistov