Alexander Semak

Alexander Vladimirovich Semak (; born February 11, 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey centre who played ten seasons in the Soviet League between 1982 and 1992 for Salavat Yulaev Ufa and HC Dynamo Moscow before moving to North America where he played six National Hockey League seasons from 1991–92 until 1996–97. He played for the New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks.

Semak was drafted 207th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1988 NHL entry draft. He played 289 career NHL games, scoring 83 goals and 91 assists for 174 points. His best offensive season was the 1992–93 NHL season when he scored 37 goals and 42 assists for 79 points, all career-highs.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Salavat Yulaev Ufa USSR 13 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 1982–83 Avangard Ufa USSR III 7 9 2 11 4 — — — — — 1983–84 Salavat Yulaev Ufa USSR II 41 22 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Salavat Yulaev Ufa USSR II 47 19 17 36 64 — — — — — 1985–86 Salavat Yulaev Ufa USSR 22 9 7 16 22 — — — — — 1986–87 Dynamo Moscow USSR 40 20 8 28 32 — — — — — 1987–88 Dynamo Moscow USSR 47 21 14 35 40 — — — — — 1988–89 Dynamo Moscow USSR 44 18 10 28 22 — — — — — 1989–90 Dynamo Moscow USSR 43 23 11 34 33 — — — — — 1990–91 Dynamo Moscow USSR 46 17 21 38 48 — — — — — 1991–92 Dynamo Moscow CIS 26 10 13 23 26 — — — — — 1991–92 Utica Devils AHL 7 3 2 5 0 — — — — — 1991–92 New Jersey Devils NHL 25 5 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1992–93 New Jersey Devils NHL 82 37 42 79 70 5 1 1 2 0 1993–94 New Jersey Devils NHL 54 12 17 29 22 2 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Salavat Yulaev Ufa IHL 9 9 6 15 4 — — — — — 1994–95 New Jersey Devils NHL 19 2 6 8 13 — — — — — 1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 22 5 5 10 12 — — — — — 1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 69 20 14 34 68 — — — — — 1996–97 Syracuse Crunch AHL 23 10 14 24 12 — — — — — 1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 13 11 13 24 10 3 0 4 4 4 1996–97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 18 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 1997–98 Chicago Wolves IHL 67 26 35 61 90 22 10 17 27 35 1998–99 Albany River Rats AHL 70 20 42 62 62 5 0 2 2 4 1999–00 EHC Freiburg GER-2 51 36 57 93 84 — — — — — 2000–01 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 43 17 21 38 148 — — — — — 2001–02 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 47 16 21 37 90 — — — — — 2002–03 Dynamo Moscow RSL 48 10 13 23 42 5 0 0 0 6 2003–04 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 27 4 6 10 48 — — — — — 2003–04 Severstal Cherepovets II RUS III 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2004–05 HC MVD Tver RUS II 25 1 9 10 30 — — — — — USSR/CIS totals 281 120 85 205 227 — — — — — NHL totals 289 83 91 174 187 8 1 1 2 0 RSL totals 167 48 59 107 338 5 0 0 0 6

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1983 Soviet Union EJC 5 3 3 6 8 1984 Soviet Union EJC 5 9 8 17 10 1984 Soviet Union WJC 7 0 4 4 2 1985 Soviet Union WJC 7 7 4 11 12 1986 Soviet Union WJC 7 3 6 9 4 1987 Soviet Union WC 10 1 0 1 4 1987 Soviet Union CC 7 3 0 3 10 1990 Soviet Union WC 10 2 2 4 6 1991 Soviet Union WC 10 5 5 10 8 1991 Soviet Union CC 5 2 1 3 7 1996 Russia WCH 1 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 31 22 25 47 36 Senior totals 43 13 8 21 35