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Alexander Kozhevnikov
Alexander Kozhevnikov
Born	September 21, 1958 (age 66); Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Dizelist Penza ; HC Spartak Moscow ; Krylya Sovetov Moscow ; AIK IF ; Durham Wasps ; Kristall Elektrostal ; SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National team	Soviet Union
NHL draft	227th overall, 1985; Calgary Flames
Playing career	1975–1997

Aleksandr Viktorovich Kozhevnikov (Russian: Александр Викторович Кожевников; born September 21, 1958) is a Russian retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Championship League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow and HC Spartak Moscow.

Double-ply Olympic champion (1984 and 1988). He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982.

He was born in Penza. Has daughter, Maria.

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After the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) extended the suspension of Russian and Belarusian national teams in 2023, Kozhevnikov stated the following:^[1]^[2]

Well, what can we do? Nothing. The IIHF is not like the International Boxing Federation [IBA] that lets everyone in. There people understand what the conversation is about.
And here they were given a nasty order and carried it out. Everyone blows the same tune. This hockey president [ Luc Tardif ] – he is afraid of everyone. He is French, what can we do? They are all "tolerant".
You have to be patient. We are men! Russia is a man's country.
We will endure, and then we will show them when all this filth is over. It's bad, of course, all this is bad for the development of hockey.
The Finns and the Swedes started rocking the boat, I'm sure. It is a pity that our people are not in the organization [IIHF leadership] there.
The World Championship without the Russian team is the championship of the yard. Latvians also rocked the boat? It's nothing at all, they are nothing. No one listens to them. Finns, Swedes, Czechs – these are the main plotters. But they are also fleas and bedbugs, they do not mean anything.
They've been pressured and they started to stink. Canadians and Americans are more neutral in this regard. However, politics plays a big role in America. Without Russia, no international sporting tournament matters. Our guys need to get through this. All are men, all understand everything.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975–76	Dizel Penza	URS.2	7	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Dizel Penza	URS.2	40	10	2	12	27	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Spartak Moscow	URS	31	7	8	15	28	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Spartak Moscow	URS	42	11	16	27	52	—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Spartak Moscow	URS	44	14	14	28	48	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Spartak Moscow	URS	49	16	16	32	34	—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Spartak Moscow	URS	47	43	28	71	38	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Spartak Moscow	URS	43	35	22	57	16	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Spartak Moscow	URS	33	33	14	47	26	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Spartak Moscow	URS	41	18	10	28	34	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Spartak Moscow	URS	36	14	13	27	21	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Krylia Sovetov Moscow	URS	40	8	9	17	22	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Krylia Sovetov Moscow	URS	47	25	20	45	30	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Krylia Sovetov Moscow	URS	33	8	4	12	22	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	AIK	SEL	16	5	9	14	6	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Durham Wasps	GBR	11	25	22	47	20	4	8	1	9	2
1990–91	Krylia Sovetov Moscow	URS	4	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Kristall Elektrostal	URS.2	10	3	0	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	SC Rapperswil–Jona	SUI.2	7	8	3	11	4	7	9	9	18	2
1991–92	SC Rapperswil–Jona	SUI.2	11	12	9	21	12	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Krylia Sovetov Moscow	IHL	23	8	12	20	16	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Krylia Sovetov Moscow	RSL	12	3	6	9	6	—	—	—	—	—
USSR totals			490	232	174	406	373	—	—	—	—	—