Alexander Kharitonov (ice hockey)

Alexander Yevgenievich Kharitonov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Харитонов, born March 30, 1976) is a Russian former professional ice hockey right wing.

Alexander Kharitonov
Born	(1976-03-30) March 30, 1976 (age 49) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders Avangard Omsk Dynamo Moscow Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Sibir Novosibirsk
National team	Russia
NHL draft	81st overall, 2000 Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	1993–2012

Career

Kharitonov was drafted in the third round, 81st overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft from HC Dynamo Moscow at the age of 24.^[1] He signed with the Lightning for the 2000-01 NHL season and played in sixty-six games in his rookie season, scoring seven goals and fifteen assists for twenty-two points. The following year, Kharitonov signed with the New York Islanders, but played just five games for the team as well as two games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League before returning to Russia to play for Avangard Omsk.

Kharitonov later returned to Dynamo Moscow in 2003 and played the next five seasons with the team before joining Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the newly created Kontinental Hockey League in 2008. He later joined HC Sibir Novosibirsk the following year before spending the final two seasons of his career in the Supreme Hockey League for Rubin Tyumen and in the Professional Hockey League in Ukraine for Sokil Kiev.

Kharitonov was also a member of the Russian national team, playing in five World Championships as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Before the 2006 Olympic Games, Kharitonov joined the United Russia party.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Vyatich Ryazan	RUS.2		44	19	8	27	12		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Dynamo Moscow	IHL		10	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.2		39	16	9	25	18		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.2		3	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HK Lipetsk	RUS.2		64	30	22	52	44		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		36	11	9	20	12		4	2	0	2	2
1996–97	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.3		2	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		44	18	17	35	20		12	2	3	5	4
1998–99	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		42	8	6	14	24		16	4	3	7	2
1999–2000	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		35	13	22	35	26		17	8	3	11	10
2000–01	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		66	7	15	22	8		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	New York Islanders	NHL		5	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Avangard Omsk	RSL		29	2	6	8	16		4	1	0	1	2
2002–03	Avangard Omsk	RSL		43	8	10	18	34		9	2	0	2	4
2003–04	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		51	7	14	21	24		3	0	0	0	2
2003–04	Dynamo–2 Moscow	RUS.3		1	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		49	15	14	29	26		10	3	1	4	0
2005–06	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		41	10	15	25	30		4	1	0	1	2
2006–07	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		52	12	24	36	62		3	1	0	1	0
2007–08	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		54	11	15	26	48		9	0	2	2	2
2008–09	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		55	7	22	29	26		3	0	0	0	0
2009–10	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		48	3	10	13	24		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Rubin Tyumen	VHL		41	8	8	16	40		8	1	3	4	4
2011–12	Sokil Kyiv	UKR		7	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
RSL totals				476	115	152	267	322		91	24	12	36	30
NHL totals				71	7	15	22	12		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				103	10	32	42	50		3	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Russia	WC	11th		6	2	3	5	2
2001	Russia	WC	6th		7	2	0	2	8
2005	Russia	WC			8	2	0	2	4
2006	Russia	OG	4th		8	1	1	2	6
2006	Russia	WC	5th		4	1	0	1	2
2007	Russia	WC			9	0	2	2	6
Senior totals					42	8	6	14	28

Honours

• Russian Superleague: 2000
• Russian Superleague: 2005
• Euro Hockey Tour: 2005, 2006
• IIHF European Champions Cup: 2006
• Ceska Pojistovna Cup: 2006
• Karjala Tournament: 2006
• Channel One Cup: 2006