Alexander Yevgenievich Kharitonov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Харитонов, born March 30, 1976) is a Russian former professional ice hockey right wing.
| Alexander Kharitonov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 30, 1976 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders Avangard Omsk Dynamo Moscow Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Sibir Novosibirsk | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL draft |
81st overall, 2000 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2012 | ||
Career
editKharitonov was drafted in the third round, 81st overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft from HC Dynamo Moscow at the age of 24.[1] He signed with the Lightning for the 2000-01 NHL season and played in sixty-six games in his rookie season, scoring seven goals and fifteen assists for twenty-two points. The following year, Kharitonov signed with the New York Islanders, but played just five games for the team as well as two games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League before returning to Russia to play for Avangard Omsk.
Kharitonov later returned to Dynamo Moscow in 2003 and played the next five seasons with the team before joining Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the newly created Kontinental Hockey League in 2008. He later joined HC Sibir Novosibirsk the following year before spending the final two seasons of his career in the Supreme Hockey League for Rubin Tyumen and in the Professional Hockey League in Ukraine for Sokil Kiev.
Kharitonov was also a member of the Russian national team, playing in five World Championships as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
editBefore the 2006 Olympic Games, Kharitonov joined the United Russia party.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Vyatich Ryazan | RUS.2 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Dynamo Moscow | IHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.2 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HK Lipetsk | RUS.2 | 64 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 36 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 44 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 42 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 35 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 66 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 43 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 51 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 49 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 41 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 52 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 54 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 55 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 48 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rubin Tyumen | VHL | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Sokil Kyiv | UKR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| RSL totals | 476 | 115 | 152 | 267 | 322 | 91 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 30 | ||||
| NHL totals | 71 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 103 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Russia | WC | 11th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Russia | WC | 6th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2005 | Russia | WC | 
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Russia | OG | 4th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Russia | WC | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Russia | WC |
|
9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 42 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | ||||
Honours
edit- Russian Superleague: 2000
- Russian Superleague: 2005
- Euro Hockey Tour: 2005, 2006
- IIHF European Champions Cup: 2006
- Ceska Pojistovna Cup: 2006
- Karjala Tournament: 2006
- Channel One Cup: 2006
References
edit- ^ Wagner, Courtney (May 11, 2005). "Lightning 2000 draft evaluation". Hockey's Future. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ "А на трусах — карман для партбилета" [And on the underpants there is a pocket for a party card] (in Russian). Trud. 2007-08-15. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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