Viktor Borisovich Alexandrov (; born 28 December 1985) is a Kazakhstani former professional

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player. He last played with

Admiral Vladivostok Hockey Club Admiral, also known as Admiral Vladivostok, () is a professional ice hockey club based in Vladivostok, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Admiral play its home games at Fetisov ...

in the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

(KHL). Alexandrov was drafted 83rd overall by the

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in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, but he never signed a contract and remained in Russia.

Playing career

At the age of 15, Alexandrov became the youngest player to score in the

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. He signed with

Metallurg Novokuznetsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk ( ) is a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. They are currently members of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). History The team was founded in 1949 in Novokuznetsk (then S ...

in the

Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague (, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second-best league in the world, after the Nation ...

. He then moved to

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 ...

in 2005, following Metallurg's former head coach. However, there he struggled to make a difference and prove himself and left to join

HC MVD HC MVD () was a professional ice hockey club based in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They were members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. They are best known for winning the silver medal in the KHL backstopped by all star ...

. He then returned to Metallurg and enjoyed a career high 2007–08 season where he scored 20 goals and 43 points in 55 games. Alexandrov signed with Avangard Omsk for the inaugural KHL season in 2008–09.

Personal

He is the son of Soviet hockey star

Boris Alexandrov Boris Viktorovich Alexandrov (; November 13, 1955 - July 31, 2002) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional ice hockey player. Alexandrov competed for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk and HC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow a ...

who played for the Team USSR.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1985 births Living people Admiral Vladivostok players Amur Khabarovsk players Avangard Omsk players Barys Astana players Kazakhstani expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk players HC MVD players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Kazakhstani ice hockey right wingers Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Kazzinc-Torpedo players Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Sportspeople from Aktobe SKA Saint Petersburg players St. Louis Blues draft picks Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Traktor Chelyabinsk players {{Kazakhstan-icehockey-bio-stub