Aleksandrs Semjonovs | |||
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Born | Riga, Soviet Union | June 8, 1972||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Swe Div 1 team | IFK Arboga IK | ||
National team | Latvia | ||
Playing career | 1990–2010 |
Aleksandrs Semjonovs (born 8 June 1972) is a retired professional ice hockey centre [1] who is currently general manager of IFK Arboga IK in the Swedish Division 1 league.
Semjonovs has played in many different countries throughout his career, playing in Latvia, Russia, Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Germany.
Semjonovs also played for the Latvian national ice hockey team and has played more games for his country (209) than any other player.[ citation needed ]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1990–91 | SKA–2 Leningrad | URS.3 | 63 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | SKA–2 St. Petersburg | CIS.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Stars Rīga | Soviet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | RASMS Rīga | CIS.3 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Pārdaugava Rīga | IHL | 43 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1992–93 | Pārdaugava–2 Rīga | Latvia | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Pārdaugava Rīga | IHL | 40 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Pārdaugava Rīga | IHL | 47 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Hermes | FIN.2 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Vojens IK | DEN | 44 | 42 | 18 | 60 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Vojens Lions | DEN | 38 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | IF Björklöven | SEL | 48 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Heilbronner EC | DEU.2 | 50 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | IF Björklöven | SEL | 46 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 26 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | IFK Arboga | Allsv | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||
2002–03 | IFK Arboga | Allsv | 38 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | IFK Arboga | Allsv | 45 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Leksands IF | SEL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | IFK Arboga | Allsv | 43 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | IFK Arboga | Allsv | 21 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
2006–07 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RSL | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | AaB Ishockey | DEN | 44 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | IFK Arboga | SWE.3 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | IFK Arboga | SWE.3 | 39 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
2010–11 | IFK Arboga | SWE.3 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
IHL & RSL totals | 155 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
DEN totals | 132 | 89 | 51 | 140 | 186 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||
Allsv totals | 204 | 73 | 88 | 161 | 270 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 47 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1994 | Latvia | WC B | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |
1995 | Latvia | WC B | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
1996 | Latvia | WC B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1997 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
1998 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
1999 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
1999 | Latvia | WC Q | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2000 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
2001 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2001 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
2002 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2002 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2003 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2005 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2006 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
2007 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Senior totals | 108 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 80 |
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