Alexander Semak
Alexander Vladimirovich Semak (Russian: Александр Владимирович Семак; born February 11, 1966) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played ten seasons in the Soviet League between 1982 and 1992 for Salavat Yulaev Ufa and HC Dynamo Moscow before moving to North America where he played six National Hockey League seasons from 1991–92 until 1996–97. He played for the New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks.[1]
| Alexander Semak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Alexander Semak in 2010 | |||
| Born |
February 11, 1966 Ufa, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New Jersey Devils New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning Vancouver Canucks | ||
| NHL Draft |
207th overall, 1988 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1982–2005 | ||
Semak was drafted 207th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played 289 career NHL games, scoring 83 goals and 91 assists for 174 points. His best offensive season was the 1992–93 NHL season when he scored 37 goals and 42 assists for 79 points, all career-highs.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Avangard Ufa | USSR III | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR II | 41 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR II | 47 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | USSR | 22 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 40 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 47 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 44 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 43 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 46 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Dynamo Moscow | CIS | 26 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 54 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | IHL | 9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 23 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 13 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 67 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 90 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 35 | ||
| 1998–99 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 70 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | EHC Freiburg | GER-2 | 51 | 36 | 57 | 93 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 43 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 47 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 48 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 27 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Severstal Cherepovets II | RUS III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC MVD Tver | RUS II | 25 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USSR/CIS totals | 281 | 120 | 85 | 205 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 289 | 83 | 91 | 174 | 187 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| RSL totals | 167 | 48 | 59 | 107 | 338 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Soviet Union | EJC | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | EJC | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | CC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | CC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1996 | Russia | WCH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 31 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 36 | |||
| Senior totals | 43 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 35 | |||
References
- "Alexander Semak player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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