Alexandr Svitov

Alexander Nikolayevich Svitov (; born 3 November 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
==Playing career==
Svitov was drafted in the first round, third overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Lightning in the 2002–03 season, appearing in 63 games and recording eight points. During the 2003–04 season, he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Darryl Sydor.
During the 2005–06 season, Svitov returned to Russia and played for his hometown, Avangard Omsk, in the Russian Superleague (RSL). In the following 2006–07 season, Svitov returned to the Blue Jackets and played in a career high 76 games, scoring 18 points.
On 17 August 2007, Svitov effectively ended his NHL career in signing a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk, after signing a two-year contract with the Blue Jackets on 2 July.
After a three season stint with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Svitov moved to Ak Bars Kazan as a free agent in the 2013–14 season. Svitov Captained Ak Bars in 5 of his 6 seasons with the club, winning the Gagarin Cup in the 2017–18 season.
On 15 June 2019, Svitov extended his professional career, agreeing to a one-year contract as a free agent with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
==International play==
Svitov is IIHF World U20 Championship all-time statistical leader in penalty minutes with 101 minutes in 11 games.
==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 	 	
1997–98 	Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk	RUS.3 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
1998–99 	Avangard–2 Omsk 	RUS.3 	 	27 	15 	8 	23 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
1998–99 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	
1999–2000 	Avangard–2 Omsk 	RUS.3 	 	14 	13 	9 	22 	62 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
1999–2000 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 	 	19 	3 	3 	6 	45 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	16 	 	
2000–01 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 	 	39 	8 	6 	14 	111 	 	14 	2 	1 	3 	34 	 	
2001–02 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2001–02 	Avangard–2 Omsk 	RUS.3 	 	4 	2 	2 	4 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2001–02 	CSKA–2 Moscow 	RUS.3 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2002–03 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	11 	4 	5 	9 	17 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2002–03 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	63 	4 	4 	8 	58 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	6 	 	
2003–04 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 	 	11 	0 	3 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2003–04 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 	 	30 	9 	9 	18 	79 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2003–04 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 	 	29 	2 	6 	8 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2004–05 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	69 	19 	23 	42 	200 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2005–06 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 	 	32 	3 	6 	9 	142 	 	13 	4 	1 	5 	10 	 	
2006–07 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 	 	76 	7 	11 	18 	145 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2007–08 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 	 	54 	10 	11 	21 	140 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	10 	 	
2008–09 	Avangard Omsk 	KHL 	 	32 	8 	8 	16 	86 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	41 	 	
2009–10 	Avangard Omsk 	KHL 	 	44 	7 	16 	23 	95 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	4 	 	
2010–11 	Salavat Yulayev Ufa 	KHL 	 	39 	9 	9 	18 	44 	 	20 	5 	3 	8 	20 	 	
2011–12 	Salavat Yulayev Ufa 	KHL 	 	42 	10 	9 	19 	40 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	29 	 	
2012–13 	Salavat Yulayev Ufa 	KHL 	 	27 	7 	3 	10 	41 	 	14 	3 	2 	5 	10 	 	
2013–14 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 	 	50 	8 	6 	14 	41 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	18 	 	
2014–15 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 	 	47 	9 	11 	20 	35 	 	20 	4 	4 	8 	8 	 	
2015–16 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 	 	47 	8 	6 	14 	47 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	6 	 	
2016–17 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 	 	57 	12 	15 	27 	84 	 	10 	2 	2 	4 	6 	 	
2017–18 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 	 	40 	5 	5 	10 	98 	 	19 	1 	3 	4 	8 	 	
2018–19 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 	 	28 	1 	7 	8 	14 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	10 	 	
2018–19 	Bars Kazan 	VHL 	 	3 	3 	0 	3 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
2019–20 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	KHL 	 	40 	2 	10 	12 	32 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	8 	 	
2020-21 	Did not play 	Did not play	Did not play	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play	Did not play	Did not play	Did not play	Did not play	Did not play	Did not play	Did not play
2021-22 	Omskie Krylia 	9 	 	2 	1 	3 	4 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	
RSL totals	RSL totals 	RSL totals 	 	147 	24 	27 	51 	446 	 	39 	7 	5 	12 	70 	 	
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	179 	13 	24 	37 	223 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	6 	 	
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals 	 	493 	86 	106 	192 	657 	 	119 	19 	20 	39 	168 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000 	Russia 	WJC18 	 		6 	3	5	8 	8
2001 	Russia 	WJC 	7th 		6 	0	1	1 	58
2002 	Russia 	WJC 	 		5 	2	1	3 	43
2012 	Russia 	WC 	 		10	0	0	0 	4
2013 	Russia 	WC 	6th 		5 	1	2	3 	4
2014 	Russia 	OG 	5th 		0 	—	—	— 	—
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		17	5	8	13 	109
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		15	1	2	3 	8
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
KHL 	KHL 	KHL
Gagarin Cup (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)	2011	
Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) 	2018	
==References==
==External links==
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