Alexander Kutuzov (born November 23, 1985) is a former Russian professional

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Playing career

Kutuzov began his career with THK Tver in 2002 who later became

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in 2004. In 2008 he moved to

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk () is a professional ice hockey club based in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Neftekhimik was founded October 23, 1968 by workers of the Ni ...

but after four games he moved to Sibir Novosibirsk. He remained until January 13, 2012 when he moved to

HC Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow () is a professional ice hockey club based in Moscow, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 KHL season, 2011–12 and 2012–13 ...

and eventually won the

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. In June 2012 Kutuzov moved back to Sibir Novosibirsk. On May 16, 2014 it became known that Kutuzov was signed by

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for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 KHL seasons. On April 28, 2018, Kutuzov agreed to a one-year contract extension to return for a second season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in 2018–19.

International play

While playing for the

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at the

2014 IIHF World Championship The 2014 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Belarus in its capital, Minsk, held from 9 to 25 May 2014. Sixteen national teams were competing in two venues, the Minsk-Arena and Chizhovka-Arena. It was the first time Belarus hosted the tourname ...

, Kutuzov scored his first goal for the team in his career during the quarterfinals against France, spurring a wave of jokes among Russian fans and media due to parallels with Field Marshal Kutuzov, commander-in-chief of the Russian Army, that defeated French

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.Kutuzov: Major games for the Russian team at WC 2014 are still ahead
/ref> For winning the 2014 IIHF World Championship, Alexander Kutuzov was awarded the Order of Honour on May 27, 2014.

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* 1985 births Living people HC CSKA Moscow players HC Dynamo Moscow players HC Khimik Voskresensk players Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players HC MVD players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey people from Tver Russian ice hockey defencemen {{Russia-icehockey-defenceman-stub