Aleksejs Širokovs
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Aleksejs Širokovs is Latvia
n professional ice-hockey player, who was playing for Amur Khabarovsk
. Most of his professional playing career Širokovs spent in Latvian Hockey League
's club HK Liepājas Metalurgs
, twice becoming Latvia
's champion. From 2004 until 2007 Širokovs played in several Russian Superleague
and Russian Supreme League clubs, but played the 2007-08 season in Belarusian Extraliga
club Žlobinas "Metallurg".
He played in Latvian national ice hockey team
during seven World Championships
. He also played in Olympics
qualifying tournament, as well as three Junior World Championships.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n professional ice-hockey player, who was playing for Amur Khabarovsk
Amur Khabarovsk
Amur Khabarovsk is a professional hockey team based in Khabarovsk, Russia playing in the Kontinental Hockey League...
. Most of his professional playing career Širokovs spent in Latvian Hockey League
Latvian Hockey League
The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā ....
's club HK Liepājas Metalurgs
HK Liepajas Metalurgs
HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.-History:The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built...
, twice becoming Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
's champion. From 2004 until 2007 Širokovs played in several Russian Superleague
Russian Superleague
The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America...
and Russian Supreme League clubs, but played the 2007-08 season in Belarusian Extraliga
Belarusian Extraliga
The Belarusian Extraleague , officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus...
club Žlobinas "Metallurg".
He played in Latvian national ice hockey team
Latvian national ice hockey team
The Latvian men's national ice hockey team is currently ranked 12th in the world by IIHF as of 2011. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Its current head coach is Ted Nolan. Their best finishes ever at the World Championships were in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2009 where they...
during seven World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
. He also played in Olympics
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
qualifying tournament, as well as three Junior World Championships.