Nikita Alexeev
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Nikita Alexeev (b. December 27 1981 in Murmansk, Russia) is a Russian ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL.
Playing Career
Alexeev came to North America in 1998 to play for the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning 8th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He has played only two seasons in the NHL thus far, playing in 81 games, scoring 8 goals and adding 6 assists for 14 points. Early in the 2003-04 season, Alexeev suffered a major shoulder injury which caused him to miss the rest of the season. Alexeev has played his last two seasons in the American Hockey League.Career Statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998-99 | Erie | OHL | 61 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | Erie | OHL | 64 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2000-01 | Erie | OHL | 64 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2001-02 | Springfield | AHL | 35 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Tampa Bay | NHL | 44 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Springfield | AHL | 36 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Tampa Bay | NHL | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003-04 | Hershey | AHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Springfield | AHL | 72 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Omsk Avangard | Russia | 40 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 81 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International Play
Played for Russia in:- 1997 World Junior Championships
Reference
2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8
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