# Aleksandrs Cuncukovs

Aleksandrs Cuncukovs (born April 3, 1971), commonly spelled as Alexander Chunchukov in North America, is a Latvian former professional ice hockey player.

## Career

Cuncukovs played his professional career in Russia (1991–94). He continued his career in the East Coast Hockey League (now ECHL) with stops in Raleigh (1994–95), Nashville (1995–96), and Johnstown (1996–97). After leaving the ECHL, he joined the Central Hockey League and played in Nashville (1997–98), Fayetteville (1998–2001), eventually playing the final ten games of his career with the Huntsville Tornado in 2001.
Cuncukovs represented his country twice at the World Cup, playing with the Latvia men's national ice hockey team at the 1994 and 1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

## Awards and accomplishments

* 1997–98: CHL All-Star Game
* 1997–98: CHL All-Star Game MVP (as a member of the Nashville Ice Flyers)
* 1998–99: CHL All-Star

## Transactions

1998: Acquired by the Fayetteville Force via Dispersal Draft

## Statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1989–90 | SKA Leningrad-2 | Soviet-3 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | SKA St. Petersburg-2 | Soviet-3 | 59 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Stars Riga | SovCh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1991–92 | RASMS Riga | Soviet-3 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Pardaugava Riga | IHL | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Pardaugava Riga-2 | Latvia | 14 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Pardaugava Riga | IHL | 36 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Latvia | WC-B | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1994–95 | Raleigh IceCaps | ECHL | 32 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 29 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 72 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| 1995–96 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 55 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Latvia | WC-B | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996–97 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 70 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Nashville Ice Flyers | CHL | 69 | 33 | 69 | 102 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| 1998–99 | Fayetteville Force | CHL | 45 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Fayetteville Force | CHL | 69 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | Fayetteville Force | CHL | 57 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | Huntsville Tornado | CHL | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soviet-3 totals | Soviet-3 totals | Soviet-3 totals | 130 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SovCh/IHL totals | SovCh/IHL totals | SovCh/IHL totals | 73 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 186 | 72 | 132 | 204 | 188 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| CHL totals | CHL totals | CHL totals | 250 | 104 | 207 | 311 | 157 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| World Cup B totals | World Cup B totals | World Cup B totals | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 |