# Aleksandr Popov (ice hockey)

Alexander Alexandrovich Popov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Попо́в; born 31 August 1980) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played his whole professional career for Avangard Omsk, during which time he became a legend and cult figure for fans. He is the all-time scoring leader of Avangard.
After 18 professional seasons with Omsk, Popov opted to leave as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with fellow KHL participants, HC CSKA Moscow, on 25 July 2016.

## Career 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 |
| 1996–97 | Yermak Angarsk | RUS.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 32 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 1999–2000 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2001–02 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 35 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002–03 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002–03 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 39 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 46 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 54 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 57 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 56 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 49 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 48 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 44 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| 2012–13 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 37 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013–14 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 50 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 55 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 37 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 51 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 36 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 43 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 39 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 36 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| RSL totals | RSL totals | RSL totals | 323 | 48 | 83 | 131 | 150 | 86 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 609 | 112 | 235 | 347 | 136 | 162 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 34 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2012 | Russia | WC | | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| 2013 | Russia | WC | 6th | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | Russia | OG | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| RSL |||
| Champion (Avangard Omsk) | 2004 |
| KHL |||
| All-Star Game | 2014 |
| Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) | 2019, 2022 |