Boris Aleksandrov
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Boris Viktorovich Aleksandrov (November 13, 1955 — July 31, 2002) was a Soviet
ice hockey
player.
Boris Aleksandrov competed for Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk
in 1972-1973 and in 1982-1996, and for CSKA Moscow
from 1973 to 1978. He became USSR Champion in 1975, 1977 and 1978. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics
, playing as a left wing
in three matches and scoring two goals, and won a gold medal
with the USSR Team
there.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
Boris Aleksandrov competed for Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk
Kaztsink-Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Kazzinc-Torpedo is a professional Kazakhstani ice hockey team that plays in the Kazakhstani Championship. They play their home games at Sport-Palast, located in Ust-Kamenogorsk.- Achievements :*Kazakhstani Championship:...
in 1972-1973 and in 1982-1996, and for CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...
from 1973 to 1978. He became USSR Champion in 1975, 1977 and 1978. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
, playing as a left wing
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
in three matches and scoring two goals, and won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
with the USSR Team
Soviet national ice hockey team
The Soviet national ice hockey team , was the national hockey team of the Soviet Union. The Soviets were the most dominant team of all time in international play. The team won nearly every world championship and Olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 held by the International Ice Hockey Federation...
there.