Alexei Alexejewitsch Morozov

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Alexei Morozov
Date of birth February 16, 1977
place of birth Moscow , Russian SFSR
size 188 cm
Weight 89 kg
position Right wing
number # 95
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1995 , 1st lap, 24th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
1993-1997 Krylya Sovetov Moscow
1997-2004 Pittsburgh Penguins
2004-2013 Ak Bars Kazan
2013-2014 HK CSKA Moscow

Alexei Alexejewitsch Morosow ( Russian Алексей Алексеевич Морозов ; born February 16, 1977 in Moscow , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player ( right winger ). In the course of his career he played seven years for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League and for Krylja Sowetow Moscow , Ak Bars Kazan and HK CSKA Moscow in the Russian Super League and Continental Hockey League, respectively . He won the Russian championship several times and five medals at ice hockey world championships . In 1998 he won the silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games with the Sbornaja .

Career

Morozov (left) with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev

Alexei Morozov began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown in the youth division of Krylja Sowetow Moscow , for whose professional team he was active in the top Russian league from 1993 to 1997. In the 1994/95 season, the striker also belonged to the Kryljas delegation, which played friendly games against teams of the North American International Hockey League under the name Soviet Wings . In the 1995 NHL Entry Draft , the winger was selected in the first round as the 24th player of the Pittsburgh Penguins , for whom he was on the ice from 1997 to 2004 for a total of seven years in the National Hockey League . He then returned to his Russian homeland, where he received a contract with Ak Bars Kazan in the Super League .

With Kazan, the left-handed shooter became Russian champions for the first time in the 2005/06 season . As the top scorer and top scorer in the main round as well as top scorer, top scorer and assists in the playoffs, he played a decisive role in this success . After the runner-up in 2007, he won the Gagarin Cup with Kazan in the 2008/09 season , the newly founded Continental Hockey League . With Ak Bars, the 1998 Olympian also won the IIHF European Champions Cup at European level in 2007 . As the most valuable player , best striker, top scorer and best assists of the tournament, he was again instrumental in winning the title. The following year , the former NHL player won the IIHF Continental Cup with Kazan . Most recently, he was able to win the Gagarin Cup again with Kazan in the 2009/10 season .

In May 2013 he left the club, as did Danis Saripov , with whom he had played in a row for many years. Morosow received a two-year contract with HK CSKA Moscow . For CSKA he collected 23 points scorer in 42 games this season before his contract was terminated prematurely in July 2014.

International

For Russia Morosow took part in the U18 European Junior Championships in 1995 , the Junior World Championships in 1996 and 1997 and the A-World Championships in 1997 , 1998 , 2004 , 2007 , 2008 and 2009 . He was also in the Russian squad for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano .

Achievements and Awards

Morosow (right) in a duel with Maxim Rybin , February 2008
  • 2007 Best template provider of the IIHF European Champions Cup
  • 2007 Russian runner-up with Ak Bars Kazan
  • 2008 IIHF Continental Cup -Win with Ak Bars Kazan
  • 2009 KHL All-Star Game
  • 2009 Gagarin Cup win with Ak Bars Kazan
  • 2009 Most valuable player in the KHL playoffs
  • 2009 top scorer in the KHL playoffs
  • 2009 Best assists in the KHL playoffs
  • 2010 KHL All-Star Game
  • 2010 Gagarin Cup win with Ak Bars Kazan
  • 2011 KHL All-Star Game

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1993/94 Krylya Sovetov Moscow Super league 7th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1994/95 Krylya Sovetov Moscow Super league 48 15th 12 27 53 - - - - -
1995/96 Krylya Sovetov Moscow Super league 47 12 9 22nd 26th - - - - -
1996/97 Krylya Sovetov Moscow Super league 44 21st 11 32 32 - - - - -
1997/98 Krylya Sovetov Moscow Super league 6th 2 1 3 4th - - - - -
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 13 13 26th 8th 6th 0 1 1 2
1998/99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67 9 10 19th 14th 10 1 1 2 0
1999/00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 68 12 19th 31 14th 5 0 0 0 0
2000/01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 5 14th 19th 6th 18th 3 3 6th 6th
2001/02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 20th 29 49 16 - - - - -
2002/03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 9 16 25th 16 - - - - -
2003/04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75 16 34 50 24 - - - - -
2004/05 Ak Bars Kazan Super league 58 20th 26th 46 32 4th 0 1 1 2
2005/06 Ak Bars Kazan Super league 51 23 26th 49 71 13 13 13 26th 8th
2006/07 Ak Bars Kazan Super league 53 34 49 83 34 12 2 11 13 6th
2007/08 Ak Bars Kazan Super league 57 30th 33 63 34 10 4th 7th 11 8th
2008/09 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 49 32 39 71 22nd 21st 8th 11 19th 12
2009/10 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 50 26th 23 49 24 18th 5 7th 12 6th
2010/11 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 53 21st 35 56 24 9 5 4th 9 2
Super league overall 371 157 205 362 308 39 19th 32 51 24
KHL total 152 79 97 176 70 48 18th 23 41 20th
NHL overall 451 84 135 219 98 39 4th 5 9 8th

International

Morosow in the jersey of the Russian national team
year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1995 Russia U18 European Championship 5 3 2 5 6th
1996 Russia U20 World Cup 7th 5 3 8th 2
1997 Russia U20 World Cup 6th 5 3 8th 6th
1997 Russia WM 9 3 3 6th 2
1998 Russia Olympia 6th 2 2 4th 0
1998 Russia WM 4th 0 3 3 2
2004 Russia WM 6th 1 1 2 4th
2007 Russia WM 7th 8th 5 13 6th
2008 Russia WM 8th 5 2 7th 4th
2009 Russia WM 9 1 4th 5 0
2010 Russia Olympia 4th 2 0 2 0
2011 Russia WM 9 1 3 4th 8th
Juniors overall 18th 13 8th 21st 14th
Men overall 62 23 23 46 26th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

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Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Morosow, Alexei Alexejewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morozov, Alexei; Morozov, Alexey; Morozov, Aleksey (English spellings); Морозов, Алексей Алексеевич (Russian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow