Aleksandrs Beļavskis (Russian: Александр Иосифович Белявский, Belarusian: Аляксандр Іосіфавіч Бяляўскі; born January 17, 1964) is a former Latvian/Soviet ice hockey player and captain of team Latvia, and current coach for the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. He played for two clubs for most of his player career Dinamo Riga where he started his professional career in 1985 and IF Björklöven. He was a prolific goal scorer and skilled playmaker.[1]
| Aleksandrs Beļavskis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 17, 1964 Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Dinamo Riga IF Björklöven Frölunda HC | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 1982–2003 | ||
Beļavskis has played for Latvia at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Latvijas Berzs | URS.3 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Latvijas Berzs | URS.3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 40 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Latvijas Berzs | URS.3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1985–86 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 40 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 33 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 49 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 40 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 46 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | IF Björklöven | SWE.2 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | IF Björklöven | SWE.2 | 36 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | IF Björklöven | SEL | 22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Västra Frölunda HC | Allsv | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | IF Björklöven | SWE.2 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 17 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | IF Björklöven | SWE.2 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 59 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | IF Björklöven | SWE.2 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 54 | 48 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | IF Björklöven | SEL | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 45 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | IF Björklöven | SEL | 48 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 46 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 90 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| URS totals | 339 | 96 | 95 | 191 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SWE.2 totals | 146 | 144 | 95 | 239 | 209 | 36 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 26 | ||||
| SEL totals | 135 | 40 | 51 | 91 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Latvia | WC B | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Latvia | WC B | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 12 | |
| 1996 | Latvia | WC B | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 | |
| 1997 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
| 1999 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Latvia | WC Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Latvia | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| Senior totals | 67 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 95 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Aleksandrs Belavskis". European Hockey.net. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandrs Beļavskis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Aleksandrs Beļavskis at Olympedia
- Aleksandrs Beļavskis at Olympics.com
- Aleksandrs Beļavskis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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