Oleksiy Pavlovych "Alexei" Mikhnov (Ukrainian: Олексій Павлович Міхнов) (born August 31, 1982) is a Ukrainian-Russian[1] professional ice hockey left wing who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with the Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Alexei Mikhnov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 31, 1982 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Salavat Yulaev Ufa Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Dynamo Moscow Sibir Novosibirsk Edmonton Oilers Metallurg Magnitogorsk Atlant Moscow Oblast Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Yugra Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Severstal Cherepovets | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL draft |
17th overall, 2000 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Playing career
editMikhnov was selected in the first round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, 17th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers, and has only played in two NHL games, his first being a 5–2 win versus Phoenix. He was scoreless and even in 4:21 of ice time. His brother Andrei Mikhnov was at one time also a National Hockey League prospect and played in the Ontario Hockey League.
Mikhnov spent four seasons in the Russian Super League and was considered a power forward prospect. Despite being from Ukraine, Mikhnov (unlike his brother) plays internationally for Russia.
After being drafted in 2000, Mikhnov has been a mystery to Oilers fans. Even when he was drafted, he was considered an enigma.[2] When he first hit Edmonton in 2004, the Oilers' front office discovered that Mikhnov had poor eyesight, leading to the team buying him a pair of glasses.[3]
Mikhnov was one of the more famous players impacted by the inability of the National Hockey League and the Russian ice hockey federation to agree on a transfer arrangement, a situation which more famously affected Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Evgeni Malkin. On June 20, 2006, according to his agent, Mikhnov gave his two weeks' notice which theoretically could get him out of his contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, and by early September Mikhnov was skating in Edmonton, taking a spin on September 3 at the University of Alberta.[4] To date, any legal action by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to retain Mikhnov like that being used to try to keep Malkin has not reached the press, and on September 5, Mikhnov signed a one-year deal with the Oilers.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl | RUS.2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl | RUS.3 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Krystall–2 Elektrostal | RUS.3 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | THK Tver | RUS.2 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | CSKA Moscow | RUS.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 51 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 58 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Sibir–2 Novosibirsk | RUS.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Sibir Novosibirsk | RSL | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl | RUS.3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 40 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 27 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 52 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 52 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 57 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 40 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 39 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | 39 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | 47 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 42 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | THK Tver | VHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Yugra Khanty–Mansiysk | KHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | THK Tver | VHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 45 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Csíkszereda | EL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2018–19 | HC Csíkszereda | ROU | 10 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Metallurg Zhlobin | BLR | 50 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Metallurg Zhlobin | BLR | 41 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Metallurg Zhlobin | BLR | 53 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| RSL totals | 283 | 59 | 59 | 118 | 126 | 44 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 442 | 95 | 107 | 202 | 187 | 84 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 40 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Russia | WC | 5th | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||
References
edit- ^ The Ukrainian Weekly
- ^ USA Today (accessed September 4, 2006)
- ^ "Oilers top 20 ranking" Archived 2004-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (accessed September 4, 2006)
- ^ "Mikhnov arrives, set for rookie camp" (accessed September 4, 2006)
External links
edit Media related to Alexei Mikhnov at Wikimedia Commons
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Bio from Hockey's Future