Alexander Semak

Alexander Semak
Born	(1966-02-11) 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

Alexander Vladimirovich Semak (Russian: Александр Владимирович Семак; born February 11, 1966) is a Russian former 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.

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.

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database