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Russia Alexander Alexeyev
#56 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins / AHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Nov 15, 1999
Position
D
Age
26
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
St. Petersburg, RUS
Weight
229 lbs / 104 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Serebryanye Lvy St. Petersburg
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2018 round 1 #31 overall by Washington Capitals

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Alexander Alexeyev Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Serebryanye Lvy U17 Russia U17 29* 7* 18* 25* 22* -* |
Russia U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* 5* |
2015-16 Serebryanye Lvy St. Petersburg MHL 20* 1* 1* 2* 8* 4* |
Russia U17 (all) International-Jr 10* 1* 2* 3* 6* 4* |
Russia U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 4* 4* 2* -* |
Russia U18 WJC-18 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* -1* |
2016-17 Red Deer Rebels WHL 41* 4* 17* 21* 24* 7* |
Russia U18 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2017-18 Red Deer Rebels WHL 45* 7* 30* 37* 29* -3* | Playoffs 3 2 3 5 2 0
Russia U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2018-19 Red Deer Rebels WHL 49* 10* 33* 43* 34* 19* |
Russia U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 4* 6* 10* 9* |
Russia U20 (all) International-Jr 9* 2* 4* 6* 10* 10* |
2019-20 Hershey Bears AHL 58* 3* 18* 21* 16* 8* |
2020-21 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 55* 8* 8* 16* 10* 3* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 4 -3
Hershey Bears AHL 12* 2* 7* 9* 4* 11* |
Russia (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2021-22 Washington Capitals NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Hershey Bears AHL 68* 1* 18* 19* 51* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -2
2022-23 Washington Capitals NHL 32* 0* 5* 5* 4* -2* |
Hershey Bears AHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2023-24 Washington Capitals NHL 39* 1* 2* 3* 6* -8* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -2
2024-25 Washington Capitals NHL 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 4 -2
Hershey Bears AHL 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* 5* |
2025-26 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 22* 3* 1* 4* 13* 0* |
Projected AHL 71* 10* 3* 13* 42* 0* |

Alexander Alexeyev Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 SKA St. Petersburg U16 Russia U16 Finals 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
2016-17 Russia U18 “A” Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2017-18 Russian Selects U20 Jr Super Series 2* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
2018-19 Russian Selects U20 “A” Jr Super Series 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2020-21 Russia EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |

Alexander Alexeyev Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 167* 9* 47* 56* 0.34* 84* 31* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * -2 *
EHT 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 28* 3* 6* 9* 0.32* 28* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 2 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 55* 8* 8* 16* 0.29* 10* 3* | 1 9 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.11 * 4 * -3 *
MHL 1 20* 1* 1* 2* 0.10* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 80* 1* 7* 8* 0.10* 12* -8* | 2 14 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.07 * 8 * -4 *
Russia U16 Finals 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia U17 1 29* 7* 18* 25* 0.86* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 4* 4* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 3 135* 21* 80* 101* 0.75* 87* 23* | 1 3 2 * 3 * 5 * 1.67 * 2 * 0 *
WJC-18 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 4* 6* 0.86* 10* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Alexander Alexeyev Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/04/2025
10/04/2025 Up/Down Pittsburgh Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
07/02/2025
07/02/2025 Confirmed Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
05/02/2023
05/02/2023 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
09/03/2020
09/03/2020 Loan Washington Capitals Salavat Yulaev Ufa
09/24/2018
09/24/2018 Confirmed Red Deer Rebels Washington Capitals
06/01/2017
06/01/2017 Confirmed Metallurg Novokuznetsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #3 overall by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2016, 1 #49 overall by Red Deer Rebels in the CHL Import Draft

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #42 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #35 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #30 by TSN/McKenzie

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #22 by NHL Central Scouting