Alexander Karpovtsev

Alexander Karpovtsev (born on April 7, 1970) was a Russian professional ice hockey player and later an assistant coach for Ak Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

In the NHL, he played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and Florida Panthers.

Alexander, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Zubov and Sergei Nemchinov were the first Russian players to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup, winning it in 1994 with the New York Rangers.

Playing Career
Alexander played for HC Dynamo Moscow. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques (158th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

On September 7, 1993, he was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Hurlbut where he won the Stanley Cup with the team in 1994.

On October 14, 1998, Alexander was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs (along with the New York Rangers' fourth-round draft choice in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft) in exchange for Mathieu Schneider.

On October 2, 2000, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks (along with the Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round draft choice in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft) in exchange for Bryan McCabe.

On March 9, 2004, Alexander was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for New York's fourth-round draft choice in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. With the Islanders, he only played in four games.

On July 14, 2004, he was signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, he played for Sibir Novosibirsk and Lokomotiv Yaroslav.

After the lockout ended, Alexander played in only six games with the Panthers. He later came back to play for Sibir Novosibirsk for two seasons.

Later Career\Death
Alexander was an assistant coach for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. On September 7, 2011, he was killed when his charter plane (which carried the entire Lokomotiv team) crashed outside of Yaroslavl, Russia.

He was 41 years old at the time of his death.

Personal Life
Alexander was married to Janna Karpovtsev and had two daughters: Dasha (born in 1993) and Stacy (born in 2000).