Nikita Alexandrov

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Nikita Alexandrov
Born (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 (age 21)
Burgwedel, Lower Saxony, Germany
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 St. Louis Blues
Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
KooKoo
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2019
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2020–present

Nikita Igorevich Alexandrov (Russian: Никита Игоревич Александров; born 16 September 2000) is a German-born Russian professional ice hockey forward for the Springfield Thunderbirds in the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 62nd overall by the Blues in the second round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career[]

Junior[]

In Germany, Alexandrov played junior hockey for Iserlohner EC in the German Development League (DNL), before being drafted 50th overall by the Charlottetown Islanders for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the 2017 CHL Import Draft.[2]

On 22 September 2017, Alexandrov made his QMJHL debut and first QMJHL assist in a 3–1 loss against the Moncton Wildcats.[3] On 4 November 2017, Alexandrov scored his first QMJHL goal and hat-trick in a 5–4 overtime win against the Sherbrooke Phoenix.[4] Overall, he played 66 games with 13 goals and 18 assists, helping the Islanders reach the semi-finals of the 2018 QMJHL playoffs.[5]

In the 2018–19 QMJHL season, Alexandrov improved on his rookie season with 27 goals and 34 assists in 64 games played. For the 2019–20 QMJHL season, he was named the alternate captain of the Islanders, playing 42 games with 23 games and 31 assists in the shortened season.[1]

Professional[]

After being drafted 62nd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, the Blues signed Alexandrov to a three-year entry-level contract on 1 August 2019.[6]

On 29 December 2020, the Blues loaned Alexandrov to KooKoo in the Liiga.[7] He made his professional debut in a 3–2 win against KalPa on 13 January 2021.[8] On 23 February 2021, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 loss against HIFK, before finishing his season with the Utica Comets of the AHL.[9]

International play[]

Medal record
Representing Russia Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Czech Republic

Alexandrov represented Russia men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning a silver medal.[10][11]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Iserlohner EC U19 DNL 36 32 29 61 30 4 2 3 5 54
2017–18 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 66 13 18 31 22 18 7 10 17 8
2018–19 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 64 27 34 61 36 6 4 3 7 0
2019–20 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 42 23 31 54 42 — — — — —
2020–21 KooKoo Liiga 28 3 6 9 14 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Utica Comets AHL 7 3 2 5 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 7 3 2 5 0 — — — — —

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2020 Russia WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2 6 8 4
Junior totals 7 2 6 8 4

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nikita Alexandrov at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. ^ "Introducing the newest Islander: Nikita Alexandrov – Charlottetown Islanders". Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ "Game Log: Charlottetown Islanders – Moncton Wildcats, 22 September 2017".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Game Log: Charlottetown Islanders – Sherbrooke Phoenix, 4 November 2017".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Malloy, Jason. "Islanders rookie Alexandrov has taken his game to new level in playoffs | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  6. ^ "Alexandrov agrees to entry-level contract with Blues". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  7. ^ Midwest, FOX Sports (2020-12-29). "Blues loan prospects Toropchenko, Alexandrov to their European teams". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  8. ^ "Kokoonpanot | KalPa - KooKoo 13.1.2021 | Liiga". old.liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  9. ^ "Otteluseuranta | KooKoo - HIFK 23.2.2021 | Liiga". old.liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  10. ^ "Alexandrov, Hofer to meet in gold medal game at World Junior Championship". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  11. ^ "IIHF - Russia". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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