Alexander Frolov

This article is about the hockey player. For other people with this name, see Alexander Frolov (disambiguation).
Alexander Frolov
Born (1982-06-19) June 19, 1982
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Spartak Moscow
Krylya Sovetov Moscow
Los Angeles Kings
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
New York Rangers
Avangard Omsk
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 20th overall, 2000
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1999present

Alexander Alexandrovich Frolov (Russian: Александр Александрович Фролов; born June 19, 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In an eight-year National Hockey League (NHL) career, he played with the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers. After Frolov's NHL career ended, he moved to the KHL with Avangard Omsk and CSKA Moscow.

Playing career

Frolov was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He had been playing in Russia's third-tier hockey league with Lokomotiv-2 Yaroslavl, then stayed in Russia for two more seasons, moving up to the second-tier Russian Supreme League (RSL) and first-tier Russian Super League (RSL) with Krylya Sovetov Moscow.

Signed to a three-year contract with the Kings in July 2002,[1] Frolov made his NHL debut in 2002 for the Kings, scoring his first NHL goal, a game-winner, in his seventh game on October 25 against Mike Richter of the New York Rangers.[2] Frolov finished his rookie season with 14 goals and 31 points. After improving to a team-high 24 goals[3] and 48 points the following season, Frolov returned to the Russian Super League in 2004–05 due to the NHL lockout. He began the season with CSKA Moscow and finished second in team scoring to Nikolay Zherdev, despite completing the campaign with Dynamo Moscow.[4]

Frolov became a restricted free agent before the 2005–06 season and after turning down a three-year deal, he signed a longer, five-year, $14.5 million contract in August 2005.[5] In the first year of his new contract, he scored his first NHL hat-trick on November 13, 2005, in an 8–2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[6] Later that season, Frolov was named to Russia's 2006 Winter Olympic team in Turin, where he suffered a partially separated shoulder. He missed approximately a month with the Kings when he returned,[7] but still managed a 54-point season in 69 games.

In 2006–07, Frolov continued to improve and recorded a career-high 35 goals and 71 points, second in team point-scoring to Michael Cammalleri.[8] He finished second in team-scoring for the second consecutive year to Anže Kopitar in 2007–08 with 67 points,[9] despite missing 11 games due to a groin injury suffered in November.[10]

An unrestricted free agent after the 2009–10 season, Frolov signed with the New York Rangers on July 27, 2010, on a one-year, $3 million contract. On January 8, 2011, he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the right knee after Anaheim Ducks forward Brad Winchester fell over Frolov's leg. The injury forced him to miss the remainder of the 2010–11 season after he underwent surgery to repair the damage. Frolov registered seven goals and nine assists for 16 points, along with eight penalty minutes, in 43 games during his only season with the Rangers.

On May 12, 2011, Frolov left the NHL and signed a three-year contract with Russian team Avangard Omsk of the KHL.[11] On November 5, 2013, Avangard Omsk traded Frolov and Stanislav Egorsheva to CSKA Moscow in exchange for Sergei Shirokov and Maxim Goncharov.[12]

On September 15, 2014, Frolov announced his retirement from professional hockey, citing the effect of knee injuries he had sustained since 2011, however after a season out from the game, Frolov returned to professional hockey on July 7, 2015, signing a one-year contract with former club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL.[13]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
2009 Bern Team
2010 Germany Team
2007 Moscow Team
World Junior Championships
2002 Czech Republic Team

Frolov represented Russia on two occasions as a junior at the 2000 World Junior U18 Championships in Switzerland and 2001 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic, where he earned a gold medal. He scored a goal in the 5–4 gold medal game victory over Canada and finished with a team-high six goals and eight points in seven games.

After completing his rookie season with the Los Angeles Kings, Frolov debuted at the senior level with Russia at the 2003 World Championships and scored five points as Russia failed to medal. He made his second World Championships appearance in 2007, tallying an international personal best 11 points in nine games. Playing as the host nation, Russia earned bronze defeating Sweden 3–1 in the bronze medal game.

Frolov also competed in the 2004 World Cup, where he managed two assists in four games. He was selected to his first Winter Olympics for the 2006 games in Turin. However, Frolov was injured early in the tournament, suffering a partially separated shoulder in a round-robin game against Kazakhstan. He missed the remainder of Russia's games as they were defeated 3–0 by Finland in the semi-final game.

Frolov was selected as a reserve by Russia for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver should an injury occur during the tournament.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Spartak Moscow RUS-2 10000
1999–00 Lokomotiv-2 Yaroslavl RUS-3 3627134030
2001–02 Krylya Sovetov 2 Moscow RUS-3 20004
2001–02 Krylya Sovetov Moscow RSL 431713301631010
2002–03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7914173134
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7724244824
2003–04 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RSL 10000
2004–05 CSKA Moscow RSL 4220173710
2004–05 Dynamo Moscow RSL 6213262130
2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6921335440
2006–07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8235367134
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7123446722
2008–09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7732275930
2009–10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 811932512661340
2010–11 New York Rangers NHL 4379168
2011–12 Avangard Omsk KHL 54121224162122410
2012–13 Avangard Omsk KHL 4713284110100332
2013–14 Avangard Omsk KHL 2238114
2013–14 CSKA Moscow KHL 29639640002
NHL totals 579 175 222 397 218 6 1 3 4 0
KHL totals 152 34 51 85 36 35 2 5 7 14

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Russia WJC18 2nd 6 5 1 6 10
2002 Russia WJC 1st 7 6 2 8 4
2003 Russia WC 5th 7 3 2 5 6
2004 Russia WCH 5th 4 0 2 2 2
2006 Russia Oly 4th 6 0 1 1 0
2007 Russia WC 3rd 9 5 6 11 0
2009 Russia WC 1st 7 3 1 4 2
2010 Russia WC 2nd 8 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 41 11 13 24 12

References

  1. Crowe, Jerry and Foster, Chris (2002-07-16). "Ducks sign Chistov". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  2. "Los Angeles vs. N.Y. Rangers". USA Today. 2002-10-25. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  3. "2003-04 Los Angeles Kings [NHL]". Hockey Database. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  4. "2004-05 CSKA Moscow [Russia]". Hockey Database. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  5. Foster, Chris and Stephens, Eric (2005-08-13). "Frolov Signs Five-Year Deal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  6. Miller, Rusty (2005-11-13). "Kings batter Blue Jackets in 8-2 drubbing". Associated Press and USA Today. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  7. "Kings beat Preds for first win under new head coach". Associated Press and ESPN. 2006-03-25. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  8. "2006-07 Los Angeles Kings [NHL]". Hockey Database. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  9. "2007-08 Los Angeles Kings [NHL]". Hockey Database. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  10. Kredell, Matthew (2008-02-22). "Frolov Hot". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  11. "Alexander Frolov in Avangard" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  12. "Shirokov did not feel comfortable at CSKA - hockey agent" (in Russian). R-Sport. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  13. "Alexander Frolov in Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  14. http://www.russianhockeyfans.com/team-russia/kovalev-frolov-zubov-and-kulemin-added-to-olympics-squad-116.html

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mathieu Biron
Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
2000
Succeeded by
Jens Karlsson
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