Nikita Alexeev

Nikita Alexeev
Born	(1981-12-27) December 27, 1981 Murmansk, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Ak Bars Kazan Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks Avangard Omsk
National team	Russia
NHL Draft	8th overall, 2000 Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	2001–present

Nikita Sergeyevich Alexeev, sometimes transliterated as Alexeyev, (Russian: Никита Алексеев, born December 27, 1981) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He most recently played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks. He claims to have learnt the North American version of the game by watching Jaromír Jágr and Steve Yzerman.

Playing career

Alexeev came to North America in 1998 to play for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning 8th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He has played only two seasons in the NHL thus far, playing in 81 games, scoring 8 goals and adding 6 assists for 14 points. Early in the 2003–04 season, Alexeev suffered a major shoulder injury which caused him to miss the rest of the season. Alexeev has played his last two seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL). At the start of the 2006–07 season, he returned to the main roster and was a regular in the Lightning lineup. However, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks at the trade deadline. The Blackhawks chose not to offer Alexeev a contract in 2007, making him a free agent. Alexeev has since signed with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).Alexeev has won the Gagarin Cup as champion of the KHL twice with Ak Bars, and scored the cup winning goal in 2010.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996-97	Krylya Sovetov 2 Moscow	RUS-3		45	4	6	10	8		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Krylya Sovetov 2 Moscow	RUS-3		61	11	4	15	36		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Erie Otters	OHL		61	17	18	35	36		5	1	1	2	4
1999–00	Erie Otters	OHL		64	24	29	53	13		4	3	7	10	6
2000–01	Erie Otters	OHL		64	31	41	72	45		12	7	7	14	12
2001–02	Springfield Falcons	AHL		35	5	9	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		44	4	4	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Springfield Falcons	AHL		36	7	5	12	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		37	4	2	6	8		11	1	0	1	0
2003–04	Hershey Bears	AHL		14	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Springfield Falcons	AHL		72	13	9	22	16		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Avangard Omsk	RSL		40	6	4	10	10		5	0	0	0	2
2006–07	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		63	10	11	21	12		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		15	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		37	3	2	5	26		5	0	3	3	0
2008–09	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		54	8	7	15	16		21	3	4	7	22
2009–10	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		33	1	1	2	14		22	4	3	7	3
2010–11	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		33	3	6	9	6		0	0	0	0	0
2011–12	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		7	0	1	1	0		6	1	2	3	0
2012–13	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		23	2	2	4	6		9	2	0	2	4
NHL totals				159	20	17	37	28		11	1	0	1	0
AHL totals				157	25	24	49	48		—	—	—	—	—
RSL totals				77	9	6	15	36		10	0	3	3	2
KHL totals				150	14	18	32	44		67	10	9	19	59

International play

Played for Russia in:

• 1997 World Junior Championships

References

• 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8

External links

• Nikita Alexeev's player profile at NHL.com
• Nikita Alekseev's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Nikita Alexeev's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Nikita Alexeev profile at Eurohockey.com

Preceded by Vincent Lecavalier

Tampa Bay Lightning first round draft pick 2000

Succeeded by Alexander Svitov