Alexei Tezikov

Alexei Tezikov
Alexei Tezikov
Born	June 22, 1978 (age 46); Togliatti, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) ; Severstal Cherepovets (KHL); Amur Khabarovsk (RSL); HC Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL); HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (RSL); HC Lada Togliatti (RSL); Vancouver Canucks (NHL); Washington Capitals (NHL); Manitoba Moose (AHL); Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL); Portland Pirates (AHL); Rochester Americans (AHL); Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL)
NHL draft	115th overall, 1996; Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1995–2015

Alexei Pavlovich Tezikov (born June 22, 1978 in Togliatti, Soviet Union) is a Russian retired ice hockey defenceman.

Originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Tezikov was dealt at the trade deadline of the 1998–99 NHL season to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Joé Juneau. He spent a few years in the minors before being traded to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and then was claimed on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks.

Tezikov retired in 2002, but resumed playing in Russia in 2003.

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Russia	WJC			7	0	3	3	6

Preceded by Christian Bronsard	Winner of the Raymond Lagacé Trophy 1997–98	Succeeded by Aleksei Volkov

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