Alexander Svitov

Alexander Nikolayevich Svitov (; born 3 November 1982) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward.

Playing career

Svitov was drafted in the first round, third overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2001 NHL entry draft.

He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Lightning in the 2002–03 season, appearing in 63 games and recording eight points. During the 2003–04 season, he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Darryl Sydor.

During the 2005–06 season, Svitov returned to Russia and played for his hometown, Avangard Omsk, in the Russian Superleague (RSL). In the following 2006–07 season, Svitov returned to the Blue Jackets and played in a career high 76 games, scoring 18 points.

On 17 August 2007, Svitov effectively ended his NHL career in signing a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk, after signing a two-year contract with the Blue Jackets on 2 July.

After a three-season stint with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Svitov moved to Ak Bars Kazan as a free agent in the 2013–14 season. Svitov Captained Ak Bars in 5 of his 6 seasons with the club, winning the Gagarin Cup in the 2017–18 season.

On 15 June 2019, Svitov extended his professional career, agreeing to a one-year contract as a free agent with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

International play Svitov is the IIHF World U20 Championship all-time statistical leader in penalty minutes with 101 minutes in 11 games.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk RUS.3 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 27 15 8 23 20 — — — — — 1998–99 Avangard Omsk RSL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 14 13 9 22 62 — — — — — 1999–2000 Avangard Omsk RSL 19 3 3 6 45 6 1 0 1 16 2000–01 Avangard Omsk RSL 39 8 6 14 111 14 2 1 3 34 2001–02 Avangard Omsk RSL 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Avangard–2 Omsk RUS.3 4 2 2 4 20 — — — — — 2001–02 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL 11 4 5 9 17 — — — — — 2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 63 4 4 8 58 7 0 0 0 6 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 11 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 2003–04 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 30 9 9 18 79 — — — — — 2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 29 2 6 8 16 — — — — — 2004–05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 69 19 23 42 200 — — — — — 2005–06 Avangard Omsk RSL 32 3 6 9 142 13 4 1 5 10 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 76 7 11 18 145 — — — — — 2007–08 Avangard Omsk RSL 54 10 11 21 140 4 0 3 3 10 2008–09 Avangard Omsk KHL 32 8 8 16 86 6 1 0 1 41 2009–10 Avangard Omsk KHL 44 7 16 23 95 3 1 0 1 4 2010–11 Salavat Yulayev Ufa KHL 39 9 9 18 44 20 5 3 8 20 2011–12 Salavat Yulayev Ufa KHL 42 10 9 19 40 6 1 2 3 29 2012–13 Salavat Yulayev Ufa KHL 27 7 3 10 41 14 3 2 5 10 2013–14 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 50 8 6 14 41 6 1 3 4 18 2014–15 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 47 9 11 20 35 20 4 4 8 8 2015–16 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 47 8 6 14 47 7 0 1 1 6 2016–17 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 57 12 15 27 84 10 2 2 4 6 2017–18 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 40 5 5 10 98 19 1 3 4 8 2018–19 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 28 1 7 8 14 2 0 0 0 10 2018–19 Bars Kazan VHL 3 3 0 3 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 40 2 10 12 32 6 0 0 0 8 2021–22 Omskie Krylia VHL 9 2 1 3 8 — — — — — RSL totals 147 24 27 51 446 39 7 5 12 70 NHL totals 179 13 24 37 223 7 0 0 0 6 KHL totals 493 86 106 192 657 119 19 20 39 168

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2000 Russia WJC18 6 3 5 8 8 2001 Russia WJC 7th 6 0 1 1 58 2002 Russia WJC 5 2 1 3 43 2012 Russia WC 10 0 0 0 4 2013 Russia WC 6th 5 1 2 3 4 2014 Russia OG 5th 0 — — — — Junior totals 17 5 8 13 109 Senior totals 15 1 2 3 8

Awards and honours Award Year KHL Gagarin Cup (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) 2011 Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) 2018