Alexander Alexandrovich Guskov

Alexander Guskov
Date of birth	November 26, 1976
place of birth	Gorky , Russian SFSR
size	189 cm
Weight	95 kg
position	defender
number	# 7
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2003 , 7th lap, 200th position Columbus Blue Jackets
Career stations
1998	HK tractor Chelyabinsk
1998-1999	HK Lada Tolyatti
1999-2001	Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk
2001-2004	Yaroslavl locomotive
2004	Ak Bars Kazan
2004-2006	HK Awangard Omsk
2006-2007	HK Lada Tolyatti
2007-2011	Yaroslavl locomotive
2011–2012	HK CSKA Moscow
2012-2013	Yaroslavl locomotive
2013	HK tractor Chelyabinsk Severstal Cherepovets

Alexander Guskov ( Russian Александр Александрович Гуськов * 26. November 1976 in Gorky , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player , who for many years at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl , the Avangard Omsk and Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Continental Hockey League , respectively the super league was active.

Career

Alexander Guskow began his career as a hockey player at HK Traktor Chelyabinsk , for which he made his debut in the Russian Super League in the 1998/99 season . During his rookie year he switched to their league rivals HK Lada Tolyatti . Then the defender received a contract with Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk , for which he was on the ice for two years, before he was active for Lokomotive Yaroslavl from 2001 to 2004 . With Yaroslavl he was Russian champion in 2002 and 2003 . In addition, the Russian was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2003 in the seventh round as a total of 200th player from the Columbus Blue Jackets .

After Guskow had started the 2004/05 season at Ak Bars Kazan , he was handed over to the HK Awangard Omsk during the season , with whom he won the IIHF European Champions Cup in 2005. After a year and a half at Awangard, the left-shot returned to HK Lada Tolyatti for the 2006/07 season. He was then obliged by Lokomotive Yaroslavl, for which he played in the newly founded Continental Hockey League until the end of the 2010/11 season . In May 2011 Guskow was signed by HK CSKA Moscow . After 67 KHL games for CSKA, Guskow was exchanged for Maxim Kondratjew from Lokomotive Yaroslavl in October 2012 .

In May 2013 Guskow returned to HK Traktor Chelyabinsk before moving to Severstal Cherepovets in November 2013 . There he was only under contract for about a month and was then without a club. In October 2014 he tried a comeback at Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk , which did not succeed. Therefore, he finally ended his career in August 2015.

International

For Russia , Guskow took part in the 2002 , 2003 and 2004 World Championships .

Achievements and Awards

• 2002 Russian champion with Yaroslavl locomotive
• 2003 Russian champion with Yaroslavl locomotive
• 2005 IIHF European Champions Cup -Win with HK Awangard Omsk
• 2010 KHL Defender of the Month March
• 2010 KHL Defender of the Month for December
• 2011 KHL All-Star Game

International

• 2002 silver medal at the world championship

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	+/-
KHL main round	7th	294	58	88	146	292	+32
KHL playoffs	5	62	9	13	22nd	60	+4
Super League main round	11	468	74	108	182	401	+63
Super League Playoffs	10	73	4th	9	13	38	+6

(Status: end of the 2014/15 season)

Web links

• Alexander Guskow at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Alexander Guskow at eurohockey.com