Alexander Popov

Alexander Alexandrovich Popov (; born 31 August 1980) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played his whole professional career for Avangard Omsk, during which time he became a legend and cult figure for fans. He is the all-time scoring leader of Avangard.

After 18 professional seasons with Omsk, Popov opted to leave as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with fellow KHL participants, HC CSKA Moscow, on 25 July 2016.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 Yermak Angarsk RUS.3 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 30 3 13 16 28 — — — — — 1998–99 Avangard Omsk RSL 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 32 14 21 35 22 — — — — — 1999–2000 Avangard Omsk RSL 22 0 4 4 20 8 0 1 1 14 1999–2000 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 16 12 12 24 8 — — — — — 2000–01 Avangard Omsk RSL 36 6 7 13 26 15 4 3 7 10 2001–02 Avangard Omsk RSL 35 4 11 15 14 11 0 2 2 6 2002–03 Avangard Omsk RSL 6 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 6 2002–03 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 6 5 3 8 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Avangard Omsk RSL 39 9 9 18 28 4 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 4 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2004–05 Avangard Omsk RSL 46 6 6 12 20101012 2004–05 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 2 1 4 5 2 — — — — — 2005–06 Avangard Omsk RSL 24 5 6 11 6 13 1 3 4 4 2006–07 Avangard Omsk RSL 54 7 18 25 12 11 0 3 3 4 2007–08 Avangard Omsk RSL 57 11 22 33 22 2 0 1 1 0 2008–09 Avangard Omsk KHL 56 14 26 40 30 9 1 5 6 0 2009–10 Avangard Omsk KHL 49 6 21 27 16 3 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Avangard Omsk KHL 48 9 23 32 14 14 3 9 12 2 2011–12 Avangard Omsk KHL 44 9 14 23 14 21 4 7 11 10 2012–13 Avangard Omsk KHL 37 7 24 31 4 12 1 3 4 10 2013–14 Avangard Omsk KHL 50 15 19 34 8 — — — — — 2014–15 Avangard Omsk KHL 55 15 28 43 4 12 0 7 7 2 2015–16 Avangard Omsk KHL 37 5 11 16 6 9 1 3 4 0 2016–17 CSKA Moscow KHL 51 13 20 33 12 10 2 1 3 2 2017–18 CSKA Moscow KHL 36 7 12 19 2 21 2 11 13 0 2018–19 CSKA Moscow KHL 43 3 11 14 4 14 1 2 3 4 2019–20 CSKA Moscow KHL 39 3 9 12 6 3 0 0 0 0 2020–21 CSKA Moscow KHL 36 2 11 13 12 15 1 3 4 0 2021–22 CSKA Moscow KHL 28 4 6 10 4 19 5 4 9 4 RSL totals 323 48 83 131 150 86 6 13 19 46 KHL totals 609 112 235 347 136 162 21 55 76 34

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 Russia WC 10 4 8 12 2 2013 Russia WC 6th 8 0 4 4 0 2014 Russia OG 5th 5 0 0 0 0 Senior totals 23 4 12 16 2

Awards and honors Award Year RSL Champion (Avangard Omsk) 2004 KHL All-Star Game 2014 Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) 2019, 2022