Alexander Igorevich Khokhlachev (US pronunciation: KOH-klah-chawv; Russian: Александр Игоревич Хохлачёв; born September 9, 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins, 40th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Alexander Khokhlachev
Khokhlachev as a member of the Boston Bruins.
Born (1993-09-09) September 9, 1993 (age 31)
Moscow, Russia
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Amur Khabarovsk
Spartak Moscow
Boston Bruins
SKA Saint Petersburg
Avangard Omsk
NHL draft 40th overall, 2011
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

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Khokhlachev played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Moscow Selects youth team.[1] He was selected 23rd overall in the 2010 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft by the Windsor Spitfires. After finishing the 2009–10 season with MHK Spartak in the MHL in Russia, Khokhlachev signed with the Spitfires for the 2010–11 OHL season.[2]

On July 1, 2012, the Boston Bruins announced they had signed Khokhlachev to an entry-level deal.[3] Khokhlachev signed with Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) to start the 2012–13 season, but returned to Windsor to play for the Spitfires after just 26 games in the KHL.[4][5] After 29 games in Windsor the Bruins recalled Khokhlachev to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) where he finished the season.

To start the 2013–14 season Khokhlachev attended Boston Bruins training camp but was assigned to the Providence Bruins on September 20, 2013.[6] On April 13, 2014, Khokhlachev made his NHL debut[7] skating 15:14 with the Boston Bruins in a 3–2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.[8] His first NHL appearance during the 2014–15 Boston Bruins season occurred on November 21, 2014, as Khokhlachev scored the shootout tiebreaker goal for a 4–3 Bruins road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[9]

In May 2016, Khokhlachev reportedly left the Bruins for the Kontinental Hockey League of his native Russia - reports in the USA stated that he had signed a contract with SKA Saint Petersburg.[10] It was later confirmed that on July 1, 2016, Khokhlachev signed a two-year deal with SKA Saint Petersburg, with his NHL rights still to be held by the Bruins.[11]

In the 2016–17 season, Khokhlachev was limited to just 25 regular season games, hampered by injury in registering just 5 goals and 10 points. He appeared in 9 post-season games as SKA claimed the Gagarin Cup. On August 18, 2017, Khokhlachev was traded approaching his final year of contract by SKA in a return to former club, Spartak Moscow, in exchange for Yaroslav Dyblenko.[12]

Khokhlachev played in three further seasons with Spartak before he was traded to Avangard Omsk in exchange for Sergei Shirokov prior to the 2020–21 season on 3 May 2020.[13]

Prior to the 2022–23 season, Khokhlachev was traded by Spartak to Amur Khabarovsk in exchange for a prospect and financial compensation on 30 August 2023.[14]

Personal life

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Khokhlachev's father, Igor, played professional hockey for two seasons in Russia.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 MHK Spartak MHL 51 15 25 40 22
2010–11 Windsor Spitfires OHL 67 34 42 76 28 18 9 11 20 8
2011–12 Windsor Spitfires OHL 56 25 44 69 32
2012–13 Spartak Moscow KHL 26 2 5 7 20
2012–13 Windsor Spitfires OHL 29 22 26 48 20
2012–13 Providence Bruins AHL 11 2 1 3 8
2013–14 Providence Bruins AHL 65 21 36 57 28 12 9 5 14 12
2013–14 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Providence Bruins AHL 61 15 28 43 28 5 2 1 3 4
2014–15 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Providence Bruins AHL 60 23 45 68 12 3 0 2 2 2
2015–16 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 0 0 0
2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 25 5 5 10 2 9 0 1 1 11
2017–18 Spartak Moscow KHL 52 19 31 50 48 4 0 1 1 6
2018–19 Spartak Moscow KHL 54 18 19 37 34 6 0 1 1 10
2019–20 Spartak Moscow KHL 56 14 18 32 24 6 2 3 5 14
2020–21 Avangard Omsk KHL 59 11 23 34 20 23 1 4 5 8
2021–22 Spartak Moscow KHL 46 16 19 35 30 5 2 1 3 2
2022–23 Spartak Moscow KHL 65 19 36 55 73
2023–24 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 60 8 16 24 20 6 1 2 3 2
KHL totals 443 112 172 284 271 59 6 13 19 53
NHL totals 9 0 0 0 2
Medal record
Representing   Russia
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
  2013 Ufa
  2012 Canada

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Russia U17 4th 6 5 8 13 4
2012 Russia WJC   7 4 1 5 6
2013 Russia WJC   7 3 2 5 4
Junior totals 20 12 11 23 14

Awards and honours

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Award Year
AHL
All-Star Game 2015
KHL
Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) 2017 [15]
Gagarin Cup (Avangard Omsk) 2021 [16]
International
U17 All-Star Team 2010 [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  2. ^ "IIHF Approves Khokhlachev Transfer to the Spitfires". Our Sports Central. August 19, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kelly, Rask Remain in Black & Gold; Khokhlachev Signed". Boston Bruins. July 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Boston Bruins re-sign goalie Tuukka Rask; get prospect Alexander Khokhlachev under contract". patriotledger.com. July 1, 2012. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "KHOKHLACHEV SET TO RETURN TO WINDSOR". Windsor Spitfires. January 8, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "Bruins Make Next Round of Camp Cuts". Boston Bruins. September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bruins draw Wings". hockeybuzz.com. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "Bruins fall to Devils 3–2". National Hockey League. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  9. ^ Merz, Craig (November 22, 2014). "Khokhlachev ends shootout, Bruins top Blue Jackets". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  10. ^ haggerty, Joe (May 31, 2016). "Report: Khokhlachev leaves Bruins, signs with Russian team". csnne.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "Alexander Khokhlachev to SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "Khokhlachev returns to Spartak" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  13. ^ "Avangard and Spartak make exchange" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Spartak leader Khokhlachev will continue career in Amur" (in Russian). Amur Khabarovsk. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  16. ^ "Avangard is crowned 2021 Gagarin Cup Champions" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Player Profile: Alexander Khokhlachev". DanSallows.com. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
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