Alexander Kozhevnikov (ice hockey)

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Alexander Kozhevnikov
Born (1958-09-21) September 21, 1958 (age 65)
Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Dizelist Penza
HC Spartak Moscow
Krylya Sovetov Moscow
AIK IF
Durham Wasps
Kristall Elektrostal
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National team  Soviet Union
NHL Draft 227th overall, 1985
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1975–1997

Aleksandr Viktorovich Kozhevnikov (Russian: Александр Викторович Кожевников; born September 21, 1958) is a Russian retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Championship League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow and HC Spartak Moscow.

Double-ply Olympic champion (1984 and 1988). He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982.

He was born in Penza. Has daughter, Maria.

Views[edit]

After the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) extended the suspension of Russian and Belarusian national teams in 2023, Kozhevnikov stated the following:[1][2]

Well, what can we do? Nothing. The IIHF is not like the International Boxing Federation [IBA] that lets everyone in. There people understand what the conversation is about.

And here they were given a nasty order and carried it out. Everyone blows the same tune. This hockey president [ Luc Tardif ] – he is afraid of everyone. He is French, what can we do? They are all "tolerant".

You have to be patient. We are men! Russia is a man's country.

We will endure, and then we will show them when all this filth is over. It's bad, of course, all this is bad for the development of hockey.

The Finns and the Swedes started rocking the boat, I'm sure. It is a pity that our people are not in the organization [IIHF leadership] there.

The World Championship without the Russian team is the championship of the yard. Latvians also rocked the boat? It's nothing at all, they are nothing. No one listens to them. Finns, Swedes, Czechs – these are the main plotters. But they are also fleas and bedbugs, they do not mean anything.

They've been pressured and they started to stink. Canadians and Americans are more neutral in this regard. However, politics plays a big role in America. Without Russia, no international sporting tournament matters. Our guys need to get through this. All are men, all understand everything.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 Dizel Penza URS.2 7 0 0 0 0
1976–77 Dizel Penza URS.2 40 10 2 12 27
1977–78 Spartak Moscow URS 31 7 8 15 28
1978–79 Spartak Moscow URS 42 11 16 27 52
1979–80 Spartak Moscow URS 44 14 14 28 48
1980–81 Spartak Moscow URS 49 16 16 32 34
1981–82 Spartak Moscow URS 47 43 28 71 38
1982–83 Spartak Moscow URS 43 35 22 57 16
1983–84 Spartak Moscow URS 33 33 14 47 26
1984–85 Spartak Moscow URS 41 18 10 28 34
1985–86 Spartak Moscow URS 36 14 13 27 21
1986–87 Krylia Sovetov Moscow URS 40 8 9 17 22
1987–88 Krylia Sovetov Moscow URS 47 25 20 45 30
1988–89 Krylia Sovetov Moscow URS 33 8 4 12 22
1989–90 AIK SEL 16 5 9 14 6
1989–90 Durham Wasps GBR 11 25 22 47 20 4 8 1 9 2
1990–91 Krylia Sovetov Moscow URS 4 0 0 0 2
1990–91 Kristall Elektrostal URS.2 10 3 0 3 0
1990–91 SC Rapperswil–Jona SUI.2 7 8 3 11 4 7 9 9 18 2
1991–92 SC Rapperswil–Jona SUI.2 11 12 9 21 12
1995–96 Krylia Sovetov Moscow IHL 23 8 12 20 16
1996–97 Krylia Sovetov Moscow RSL 12 3 6 9 6
USSR totals 490 232 174 406 373

International[edit]

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1978 Soviet Union WJC 7 5 4 9 4
1982 Soviet Union WC 10 6 1 7 2
1984 Soviet Union OG 7 4 4 8 2
1984 Soviet Union CC 5 0 1 1 0
1988 Soviet Union OG 2 1 1 2 4
Senior totals 24 11 7 18 8

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