Alexander Igorevich Khokhlachev (US pronunciation: ''KOH-klah-chawv''; ; born September 9, 1993) is a Russian professional

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who is currently playing for

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in the

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(KHL). He was selected by the

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, 40th overall, in the

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Playing career

Khokhlachev played in the 2006

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with the Moscow Selects youth team. He was selected 23rd overall in the 2010

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Import Draft by the

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. After finishing the 2009–10 season with MHK Spartak in the MHL in Russia, Khokhlachev signed with the Spitfires for the

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. On July 1, 2012, the Boston Bruins announced they had signed Khokhlachev to an entry-level deal. Khokhlachev signed with

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of the

(KHL) to start the 2012–13 season, but returned to Windsor to play for the Spitfires after just 26 games in the KHL. After 29 games in Windsor the Bruins recalled Khokhlachev to the

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of the

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(AHL) where he finished the season. To start the 2013–14 season Khokhlachev attended Boston Bruins training camp but was assigned to the Providence Bruins on September 20, 2013. On April 13, 2014, Khokhlachev made his NHL debut skating 15:14 with the

in a 3–2 loss to the

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. His first NHL appearance during the

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occurred on November 21, 2014, as Khokhlachev scored the shootout tiebreaker goal for a 4–3 Bruins road win over the

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. In May 2016, Khokhlachev reportedly left the Bruins for the

of his native Russia - reports in the USA stated that he had signed a contract with

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. It was later confirmed that on July 1, 2016, Khokhlachev signed a two-year deal with

, with his NHL rights still to be held by the Bruins. In the 2016–17 season, Khokhlachev was limited to just 25 regular season games, hampered by injury in registering just 5 goals and 10 points. He appeared in 9 post-season games as SKA claimed the

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. On August 18, 2017, Khokhlachev was traded approaching his final year of contract by SKA in a return to former club, Spartak Moscow, in exchange for Yaroslav Dyblenko. Khokhlachev played in three further seasons with Spartak before he was traded to Avangard Omsk in exchange for

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prior to the 2020–21 season on 3 May 2020. He won his second Gagarin Cup with Avangard. Before the 2021–22 season, Khokhlachev returned to Spartak. Prior to the

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season, he was traded by Spartak to Amur Khabarovsk in exchange for the prospect Artyom Gumenyuk and financial compensation on 30 August 2023. In the middle of the

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season, Khokhlachev was released from Amur and signed a contract with

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for the remainder of the season. Before the 2025–26 season, Khokhlachev signed a one-year contract with

Personal life

Khokhlachev's younger brother, Timofey, played college hockey in the US for

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before joining Lada Togliatti together with Alexander. Their father, Igor, played professional hockey for two seasons in Russia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khokhlachev, Alexander 1993 births Living people Amur Khabarovsk players Avangard Omsk players Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players HC Spartak Moscow players JHC Spartak players Providence Bruins players Russian ice hockey centres SKA Saint Petersburg players HC Sochi players Ice hockey people from Moscow Windsor Spitfires players HC Lada Togliatti players