Aleksandr Ossipov

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Russian ice hockey player of the same name, see Alexander Sergejewitsch Ossipow .

Aleksandr Ossipov
Date of birth	August 7, 1987
place of birth	Narva , Estonian SSR
size	179 cm
Weight	82 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2003-2006	Narva PSK
2006-2007	Tallinna Eagles
2007-2008	Tartu Big Diamonds
2008-2009	ASK / Ogre
2009-2016	Varberg HK
2016-2017	Halmstad HF
since 2017	Borås HC

Aleksandr Ossipov (born August 7, 1987 in Narva , Estonian SSR ) is an Estonian ice hockey player who has been under contract with Borås HC in Division 2 , Sweden's fourth-highest division, since 2017 .

Career

Club

Aleksandr Ossipov began his career as an ice hockey player in his Estonian homeland at Narva PSK , from there he moved to the capital city club Tallinna Eagles in 2006 , with whom he was runner-up in the country. When, in 2007, the Tartu Big Diamonds, an Estonian team for participation in the Latvian Ice Hockey League , was founded, the striker signed a contract there. But after a year the project had to be abandoned for financial reasons and Sibirtsev switched to the reigning Latvian runner-up ASK / Ogre , who played in the Belarusian extra league for a year . Since 2009 he has played for the lower-class Swedish club Varberg HK , which he led from fifth-class division 3 to division 2 in 2011 . Three years later he made the leap to Division 1 with the club from the Kattegat Coast . After moving to league rivals Halmstad HF in November 2016 , where he ended the current season, he joined Borås HC in summer 2017 , with whom he plays in Division 2.

International

For Estonia Ossipov took part in the junior division in Division II of the U18 World Championships in 2004 and 2005 , Division I of the U20 World Championships in 2005 and 2007 when he was team captain of the Estonian selection, and Division II of the U20 World Cup in 2006 .

For the men's national team , he played at the World Championships in Division I in 2007 , 2008 , 2011 , 2013 , 2016 , 2017 and 2018 as well as in Division II in 2009 , 2010 , when he achieved the best plus / minus balance of the tournament, and in 2014 , when he was the top scorer among the tournament's defenders. He was also on the ice in November 2008 for the Olympic qualification for the 2010 Vancouver Games and the 2016 and 2017 Baltic Cup tournaments.

Achievements and Awards

• 2006 Promotion to Division I at the U20 World Cup, Division II, Group B
• 2010 Promotion to Division I at the World Cup Division II, Group B
• 2010 Best plus / minus balance at the World Championship in Division II, Group B
• 2011 promotion to Division 2 with the Varberg HK
• 2014 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the World Championship Division II, Group A.
• 2014 promotion to Division 1 with the Varberg HK

Web links

• Aleksandr Ossipov at eliteprospects.com (English)