Alexei Sergeevich Smirnov (born January 28, 1982 in Tver

Tver

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, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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) is a Russia

Russia

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n professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player. He is a centerman

Centre (ice hockey)

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

 for Khimik Voskresensk

Khimik Voskresensk (2005–)

Khimik Voskrenensk , also known as Moscow Hockey Club Khimik, is an ice hockey team based in Voskresensk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The team plays its home games in the 4,500 seat Podmoskovie Sports Palace, which was previously known as the Khimik Sports Palace.This team is not to be confused HC...

 in the Russian Major League.

Playing career

Smirnov was drafted 12th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft

2000 NHL Entry Draft

The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild...

 by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Anaheim Ducks

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. He played 52 games for the Mighty Ducks.

Personal

Has a 6 year old son, Patrick.

The family lives in Malibu and St. Louis during the off-season.

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 1999 IIHF World U18 Championships The 1999 International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 18 years old Championship was the first of its kind, It was held between April 8 and 18, 1999 in Fussen and Kaufbeuren, Germany. It replaced the European Under 18 Championship at the top two levels , by including one nation: The USA...	Russia	WJC18 IIHF World U18 Championships The IIHF World U18 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to Ice Hockey World Championships and World...	6th		6	1	1	2	6
2000 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships -Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final standings: is relegated to Division I for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:...	Russia	WJC18			5	3	4	7	16

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