Alexander Vikentyevich Skvortsov (Russian: Александр Викентьевич Скворцов) (August 28, 1954 – February 4, 2020)[1] was a Russian ice hockey player who played for the Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics.[2] Skvortsov scored 2 goals during the 1980 games en route to a silver medal, and scored 4 goals in the 1984 games as the Soviets won the gold. He was also a three-time world champion with the Soviet national team.[3]
| Alexander Skvortsov | ||||||||||||||
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| Born |
August 28, 1954 Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Died |
February 4, 2020 (aged 65) Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing | |||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||
| Played for | Torpedo Gorky | |||||||||||||
| National team |
 Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1975–1994 | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 | ||
| 1972–73 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 36 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 34 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 36 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 36 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 43 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 44 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 44 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 41 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 44 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 37 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 31 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 29 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 25 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 24 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Kärpät | FIN II | 22 | 20 | 40 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kalix HF | SWE III | 19 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kalix HF | SWE III | 24 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kalix HF | SWE III | 23 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR totals | 559 | 233 | 196 | 429 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1976 | Soviet Union | CC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | OG | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1981 | Soviet Union | WC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1981 | Soviet Union | CC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1983 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | OG | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | CC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 62 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 10 | |||
References
edit- ^ Gillen, Nancy (2020-02-04). "Russian "Miracle on Ice" player Skvortsov dies". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Died legendary hockey player "torpedo" and the USSR national team Alexander Skvortsov | the Global Domain News".
- ^ "Aleksandr Skvortsov profile". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
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