Alexander Skvortsov (ice hockey)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vikentyevich and the family name is Skvortsov.
Alexander Skvortsov
Born (1954-08-28)August 28, 1954
Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died February 4, 2020(2020-02-04) (aged 65)
Moscow, Russia
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Torpedo Gorky
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1975–1994
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1984 Sarajevo Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid Team

Alexander Vikentyevich Skvortsov (Russian: Александр Викентьевич Скворцов) (August 28, 1954 – February 4, 2020)[1] was a Russian ice hockey player who played for the Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics.[2]  Skvortsov scored 2 goals during the 1980 games en route to a silver medal, and scored 4 goals in the 1984 games as the Soviets won the gold. He was also a three-time world champion with the Soviet national team.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 Torpedo Gorky USSR 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1973–74 Torpedo Gorky USSR 19 3 4 7 2 — — — — —
1974–75 Torpedo Gorky USSR 36 13 8 21 2 — — — — —
1975–76 Torpedo Gorky USSR 34 19 12 31 12 — — — — —
1976–77 Torpedo Gorky USSR 36 8 7 15 13 — — — — —
1977–78 Torpedo Gorky USSR 36 19 14 33 30 — — — — —
1978–79 Torpedo Gorky USSR 43 26 21 47 25 — — — — —
1979–80 Torpedo Gorky USSR 44 24 25 49 20 — — — — —
1980–81 Torpedo Gorky USSR 44 19 16 35 10 — — — — —
1981–82 Torpedo Gorky USSR 41 22 15 37 17 — — — — —
1982–83 Torpedo Gorky USSR 44 27 20 47 12 — — — — —
1983–84 Torpedo Gorky USSR 37 18 11 29 21 — — — — —
1984–85 Torpedo Gorky USSR 31 10 9 19 14 — — — — —
1985–86 Torpedo Gorky USSR 34 2 7 9 14 — — — — —
1986–87 Torpedo Gorky USSR 29 8 8 16 10 — — — — —
1987–88 Torpedo Gorky USSR 25 7 14 21 4 — — — — —
1988–89 Torpedo Gorky USSR 24 8 5 13 8 — — — — —
1989–90 Kärpät FIN II 22 20 40 60 — — — — — —
1991–92 Kalix HF SWE III 19 16 29 45 6 — — — — —
1992–93 Kalix HF SWE III 24 16 36 52 12 — — — — —
1993–94 Kalix HF SWE III 23 20 35 55 8 — — — — —
USSR totals 559 233 196 429 214 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1976 Soviet Union CC 5 0 2 2 0
1979 Soviet Union WC 7 2 3 5 0
1980 Soviet Union OG 7 2 5 7 0
1981 Soviet Union WC 8 4 1 5 2
1981 Soviet Union CC 7 1 0 1 4
1983 Soviet Union WC 10 5 1 6 4
1984 Soviet Union OG 7 4 3 7 0
1984 Soviet Union CC 6 1 3 4 0
1985 Soviet Union WC 5 2 0 2 0
Senior totals 62 21 18 39 10

References

  1. ^ Gillen, Nancy (2020-02-04). "Russian "Miracle on Ice" player Skvortsov dies". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  2. ^ "Died legendary hockey player "torpedo" and the USSR national team Alexander Skvortsov | the Global Domain News".
  3. ^ "Aleksandr Skvortsov profile". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-01-27.


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