| Alexei Yefimenko | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1985 Slavgorod, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams | HC Sibir Novosibirsk HC Shakhter Soligorsk | ||
| National team |  Belarus | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Alexei Yefimenko (born August 20, 1985) is a Belarusian ice hockey player.
Yefimenko competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarus men's national ice hockey team.
He was named to the Belarus men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship. [1]
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