Alexander Yunkov (; born November 21, 1982) is a Russian former professional

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who played in the

Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague (russian: Чемпионат России Суперлига, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was consi ...

(RSL) and the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs b ...

(KHL). He is the brother of

Mikhail Yunkov Mikhail Yunkov (russian: Михаил Юньков; born February 16, 1986 in Voskresensk, USSR) is a Russia, Russian professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward who is currently under contract with Khimik Voskresensk in the Supreme Hock ...

, also a professional ice hockey player, for

Severstal Cherepovets Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континент� ...

of the KHL.

Honours

Pajulahti Cup Pajulahti Cup was an annual ice hockey tournament held in Pajulahti Sports Institute, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders ...

: 2006 (With Severstal)

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* 1982 births Living people Amur Khabarovsk players Atlant Moscow Oblast players HC CSK VVS Samara players HC Dynamo Moscow players HC Khimik Voskresensk players HK Liepājas Metalurgs players Severstal Cherepovets players HC Spartak Moscow players Russian ice hockey forwards HC Vityaz players Traktor Chelyabinsk players Ice hockey people from Voskresensk {{Russia-icehockey-player-stub