Alexander Jurjewitsch Prokopjew

Alexander Prokopyev
Date of birth	June 10, 1971
place of birth	Moscow , Russian SFSR , USSR
size	181 cm
Weight	85 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1987-1989	Kristall Elektrostal
1990-1991	HK CSKA Moscow
1993-1996	HK Dynamo Moscow
1996-1998	HC Vítkovice Steel
1998-2000	HK Dynamo Moscow
2000-2005	HK Awangard Omsk
2005-2006	Chimik Moskovskaya Oblast

Alexander Jurjewitsch Prokopjew ( Russian Александр Юрьевич Прокопьев ; born June 10, 1971 in Moscow , Russian SFSR , USSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player and current coach. From 1987 to 2006 he played in the Russian Super League and the Czech Extra League .

Career

Alexander Prokopjew began his career as an ice hockey player at Kristall Elektrostal , for which he was active from 1987 to 1989. He then received a contract with HK CSKA Moscow , for which he made his debut in the Russian Super League in the 1990/91 season , and with which he also won the European Cup. After a two-year break, the attacker received a contract with HK Dynamo Moscow before the 1993/94 season , with whom he became CIS champions in 1995 and for which he played for a total of three years. From 1996 to 1998 the right-handed shooter was under contract in the Czech Extraliga with HC Vítkovice Steel , with whom he was runner-up in 1997.

Thereupon Prokopyev returned to his Russian homeland, where he again ran from 1998 to 2000 for his ex-club HK Dynamo Moscow, with which he was Russian champion in 2000 . After this success he moved to their league rivals HK Awangard Omsk , with whom he also won the championship in 2004. At the championships in 2000 and 2004 Prokopjew had a large share as top scorer of the playoffs. After the attacker won the IIHF European Champions Cup with Omsk in 2005 , he moved to Chimik Moskovskaya Oblast , where he ended his career in 2006.

International

For Russia , Prokopyev took part in the 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 and 2004 world championships. He won the silver medal in 2002.

As a trainer

Alexander Prokopyev
Coaching stations
2007-2008	Chimik Mytishchi ( Assistant Trainer )
2008-2011	Atlant Mytishchi ( assistant coach )
2011-2013	Serebrjanje Lwy ( assistant coach )
2016-2017	Zvezda Chekhov ( assistant coach )
2018-2019	Vitjas Podolsk ( assistant coach )
since 2019	HK Tambov

Alexander Prokopjew began his coaching career at Chimik / Atlant Mytishchi. Later he was a member of the coaching staff of Serebrjanje Lwy , the junior team of SKA Saint Petersburg , between 2011 and 2013 .

In the 2018/19 season he was assistant coach at Vitjas Podolsk , and since 2019 he has been coach at HK Tambov .

Achievements and Awards

1990 European Cup win with HK CSKA Moscow 1995 CIS master with HK Dynamo Moscow 1997 Czech runner-up with HC Vítkovice Steel 2000 Russian champion with HK Dynamo Moscow 2000 top scorer in the Super League playoffs

2004 Russian champion with the HK Awangard Omsk 2004 top scorer in the Super League playoffs 2004 Top scorer in the Super League playoffs 2005 IIHF European Champions Cup -Win with HK Awangard Omsk

International

• 1997 Second all-star team in the world championship
• 2002 silver medal at the world championship

Web links

• Alexander Prokopjew at hockeydb.com (English)
• Alexander Prokopjew at eurohockey.com