Alexander Nikolaevich Galchenyuk (born July 28, 1967) is a

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former professional

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player who participated in the

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, and

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s as a member of the

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. Galchenyuk was employed as an assistant coach with the

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of the

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where he coached his son,

Alex Galchenyuk Alexander Alexandrovich Galchenyuk (born February 12, 1994) is a Russian-American professional ice hockey center for Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected third overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2012 ...

, who was selected by the Montreal Canadiens third overall at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Professional career

Galchenyuk began playing top-level professional hockey with

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 ...

during the 1985-86 season, staying with this team until the end of the 1991-92 season. He then travelled to the United States where he played the 1992–93 and 1993-94 seasons with the

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in the International Hockey League (IHL). Galchenyuk started the 1995-96 season in Germany playing elite level hockey in the

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(DEL) with

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, but returned to the United States before the season's end to join the

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of the

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(CoHL). Midway through the season, he was signed by the

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of the IHL, where he remained for the following season and a half. Galchenyuk returned to Europe for the 1998–99 season where he played nine more seasons in various the European leagues including the

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where he played with

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a professional ice hockey club based in Omsk, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Franchise history Early years of Omsk hock ...

and

SKA Saint Petersburg Hockey Club SKA (), often referred to as SKA Saint Petersburg and literally as the Sports Club of the Army, is a professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey Le ...

. After spending 21 seasons as a professional ice hockey player, Galchenyuk retired following the 2006-07 season.

International play

Soviet Union

At the age of 19, Galchenyuk was selected to represent the

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at the

1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''1987 WJHC'') was the 11th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia. Finland captured its first World J ...

where he played 13 games and scored 5 points before the Soviet team was disqualified from the tournament following an on-ice brawl with the Canadian Team. He was also selected to play with the senior Soviet Union team that competed for the

1991 Canada Cup The 1991 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played in August and September 1991. The finals took place in Montreal on September 14 and Hamilton on September 16, and were won by Canada. The Canadians defeate ...

Belarus

Following the

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, Galchenyuk went on to represent

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in international tournaments. As a member of the

, Galchenyuk competed in four consecutive

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, from 1998 to 2001, during which he scored a total of 26 points in 24 IIHF World Championship games. He also competed with Team Belarus at the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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