Aleksandr Popov (ice hockey)

For the Russian swimmer, see Alexander Popov (swimmer).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Popov.

Alexander Popov
Born (1980-08-31) 31 August 1980 (age 44)
Angarsk, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 CSKA Moscow
Avangard Omsk
National team  Russia
Playing career 1998–present

Alexander Alexandrovich Popov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Попо́в; 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Alex Popov to CSKA" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.