Alexander Svitov

coach bio

Born on November 3, 1982 in Omsk.

Honored master of sports. Forward.

Omsk alumnus.

In 2001, was drafted in the first round, third overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Player career: Avangard-VDV (Omsk, 1998-2000), Avangard (Omsk, 1999-2002, 2005-2006, 2007-2010), CSKA-2 (Moscow, 2001), Springfield Falcons (AHL, 2002-2003), Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL, 2002-2004), Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL, 2003-2004), Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL, 2003-2004, 2006-2007), Syracuse Crunch (AHL, 2004-2005), Salavat Yulaev (Ufa, 2010 – 2013), Ak Bars (Kazan, 2013 – 2019), Bars (Kazan, 2019), Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl, 2019-2020), Omskie Krylya (2021-2022).

Personal stats:

Played 848 games, scored 136 goals, was credited with 158 assists, had 1341 penalty minutes and +44 in Russian championships.

Played 186 games, scored 13 goals, was credited with 24 assists, had 229 penalty minutes in the NHL.

In total, played 1148 games, scored 215 goals, was credited with 238 assists, had 1938 penalty minutes throughout his career in various leagues.

Achievements:

Silver medalist of U18 World Championship, 2000
Silver medalist of Russian championship, 2001
World Junior Championship winner, 2002
Silver medalist of Russian championship, 2006
Gagarin Cup winner, 2011
World Championship winner, 2012
Silver medalist of Russian championship, 2015
Gagarin Cup winner, 2018

Coaching career:

Omskie Yastreby coach (2022)
Head of SHL/JHL teams development at Avangard (2022)
Avangard assistant coach (2022-2023)