Alexander Drozdetsky

Alexander Nikolaiyevich Drozdetsky also known as Aleksandr Drozdetsky (; born 10 November 1981), is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played 14 seasons primarily in the Russian Superleague (RSL) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is the son of Nikolay Drozdetsky.

Playing career Drozdetsky was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 3rd round (94th overall) of the 2000 NHL entry draft. Inge Hammarström, the Flyers' chief European scout at the time and who had in previous drafts successfully lobbied for the Flyers to select Peter Forsberg, Mikael Renberg, Dmitri Yushkevich, and Janne Niinimaa, likened Drozdetsky to a young Igor Larionov and predicted he would be playing for the Flyers within two years.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 SKA–2 Saint Petersburg RUS.3 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 SKA–2 Saint Petersburg RUS.3 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1998–99 SKA–2 Saint Petersburg RUS.3 24 5 3 8 12 — — — — — 1999–2000 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 31 2 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 SKA–2 Saint Petersburg RUS.3 4 4 1 5 2 — — — — — 2000–01 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 42 6 7 13 74 — — — — — 2000–01 SKA–2 Saint Petersburg RUS.3 — — — — — 3 0 1 1 4 2001–02 CSKA Moscow RSL 49 11 6 17 26 — — — — — 2002–03 CSKA Moscow RSL 46 14 13 27 30 — — — — — 2003–04 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 57 16 15 31 62 1 0 0 0 2 2004–05 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 32 3 4 7 28 — — — — — 2004–05 Ak Bars–2 Kazan RUS.3 7 10 8 18 16 — — — — — 2004–05 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk RSL 7 5 1 6 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Avangard Omsk RSL 30 6 6 12 26 — — — — — 2005–06 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 16 4 10 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 2006–07 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 45 11 15 26 66 3 0 2 2 0 2007–08 SKA–2 Saint Petersburg RUS.3 12 9 9 18 6 — — — — — 2007–08 Spartak Moscow RSL 32 11 6 17 40 5 4 3 7 2 2008–09 Spartak Moscow KHL 47 13 13 26 38 6 1 3 4 2 2009–10 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 11 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 26 4 7 11 14 9 0 1 1 4 2010–11 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 18 1 2 3 6 — — — — — RSL totals 387 89 83 172 370 16 4 5 9 4 KHL totals 108 19 22 41 66 15 1 4 5 6