Alexander Radulov | |||
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Born |
Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
5 July 1986 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Dynamo Moscow Nashville Predators Salavat Yulaev Ufa CSKA Moscow |
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National team | Russia | ||
NHL Draft | 15th overall, 2004 Nashville Predators |
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Playing career | 2002–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Russia | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2009 Switzerland | ||
2008 Canada | ||
2007 Russia | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2006 Canada | ||
2005 United States |
Alexander Valerievich Radulov (Russian: Александр Валерьевич Радулов; born 5 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. He had previously had two separate stints with the Nashville Predators, the NHL team which had drafted him, as well as 8 seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League, split evenly between Salavat Yulaev Ufa and CSKA Moscow.
He is a two-time World Champion (2008 and 2009) with the Russian National Hockey Team; a 2011 Gagarin Cup champion with Salavat Yulaev Ufa; and a 2006 Memorial Cup champion with the Quebec Remparts. He won the Golden Stick Award (KHL MVP) on four occasions. Radulov ranks second in all-time KHL scoring with 427 points, behind only Sergei Mozyakin. He is of mixed Russian and Gagauz ethnicity.
Radulov started his North American career in 2004–05, selected at the 2004 Canadian Hockey League Import player draft by the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). That year, he finished third in scoring for his team, with 75 points in 65 games, behind Josh Hennessy and Karl Gagne.