Alexei Smirnov (ice hockey)

Alexei Smirnov
Smirnov in 2007 with the Long Beach Ice Dogs
Born (1982-01-28) January 28, 1982
Kalinin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
HK Almaty
Yuzhny Ural Orsk
THK Tver
Buran Voronezh
Toros Neftekamsk
Khimik Voskresensk
Dynamo Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Avangard Omsk
Vityaz Podolsk
Krylya Sovetov Moscow
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
NHL draft 12th overall, 2000
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career 19992015

Alexei Sergeevich Smirnov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Смирнов; born January 28, 1982) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He mainly played in the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League, and also played 52 games in the National Hockey League between 2002 and 2004 with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who selected him 12th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Smirnov played for the Russian national under-18 team at the 1999 and 2000 Under-18 World Championships, winning a silver medal in 2000. He retired in 2015.