Alexander Kozhevnikov (ice hockey)
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.
| Alexander Kozhevnikov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 21, 1958 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 | ||
Double-ply Olympic champion (1984 and 1988). He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982.
Views
editAfter 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||
References
edit- ^ «ЧМ без России – чемпионат двора. Финны, шведы, чехи – главные затейники, блохи, на них надавили, и они воняют. Латыши – вообще ничто, шелупонь». Кожевников о решении ИИХФ
- ^ Кожевников о решении ИИХФ: «Нужно терпеть. Россия – мужская страна. Этот президент хоккея – француз, что сделаешь? Они же все толерантные»
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