Aleksandr Polozov
Date of birth | April 16, 1986 |
place of birth | Kohtla-Järve , Estonian SSR , Soviet Union |
size | 174 cm |
Weight | 81 kg |
position | striker |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
2001-2002 | HC Ceska Lipa |
2002-2005 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
2005-2006 | Vaasan Sport |
2006-2007 |
Välk 494 Kombat Saint Petersburg |
2007-2008 | Tartu Big Diamonds |
2008-2009 | ValKi |
2009-2010 |
HC Kuusankoski Kotkan Titaanite |
2010-2014 | Botany Swarm |
2015 | Canterbury Red Devils |
since 2016 | Botany Swarm |
Aleksandr Polozov (born April 16, 1986 in Kohtla-Järve , Estonian SSR , Soviet Union ) is an Estonian - New Zealand ice hockey player who played for both nations at world championships and has played again with Botany Swarm in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League since 2016 .
Career
Aleksandr Polozov began his career as a hockey player in the youth department of the Czech club HC Ceska Lipa, for which he competed in the second highest Czech U18 league from 2001 to 2002. The attacker then played for three years for the second team of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the third-class Russian Pervaya League before he moved to Vaasan Sport in the Mestis , the second Finnish division. In 2006 he returned to his homeland, but only played four games for Välk 494 from the Estonian League and then returned to the Pervaya League, where he laced his boots for Kombat Saint Petersburg. When, in 2007, the Tartu Big Diamonds, an Estonian professional team for participation in the Latvian ice hockey league, was founded, Polozov joined this team and, after a strong season, was elected to the all-star team of the Latvian league. After just one season, however, the club was dissolved again for financial reasons and Polozov again moved to Finland, where he was initially active for a year at ValKi in the II-divisioona , the fourth-highest Finnish division and was one of the top performers with 59 scorer points in 27 games . In the following year he tried a class higher in the Suomi-sarja , but where he did not get beyond isolated missions for HC Kuusankoski and Kotkan Titaanit .
Then Polozov moved to the southern hemisphere and joined Botany Swarm from the New Zealand Ice Hockey League . With the Auckland team , for whom he has played since then, with the exception of the 2015 season , which he spent with the Canterbury Red Devils . With the Swarm he was New Zealand champion in 2010 and 2011, where he had the most assists in the league in 2011 and was also voted the most valuable player of the NZIHL final.
International
For Estonia, Polozov took part in the junior division at the U18 World Championships in Division II in 2003 and 2004, as well as in the U20 World Championships in Division I in 2004 and 2005 and in Division II in 2006 , when, as the best assists in the tournament, he made a decisive contribution to the immediate promotion to Division I. , part. In the senior division, he competed for the Balts at the Division I World Championships in 2006 and 2008 .
After Polozov received his citizenship there after a long stay in New Zealand and also the license to play for the New Zealand national ice hockey team , he took part in the World Championships in 2017 and 2018 in Division II for his new home .
Achievements and Awards
- 2006 Promotion to Division I at the U20 World Cup, Division II, Group B
- 2006 Most assists in the U20 World Cup, Division II, Group B
- 2008 All-Star Team of the Latvian Ice Hockey League
- 2010 New Zealand Champion with the Botany Swarm
- 2011 New Zealand Champion with the Botany Swarm
- 2011 Most assists in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League
- 2011 Most Valuable Player of the NZIHL Final
Web links
- Aleksandr Polozov at hockeydb.com (English)
- Aleksandr Polozov at eurohockey.com
- Aleksandr Polozov at eliteprospects.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Polozov, Aleksandr |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian-New Zealand ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kohtla-Järve , Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |