Alexandar Georgiev

Alexandar Georgiev
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996
Ruse, Bulgaria
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
TPS
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Alexandar Georgiyevich Georgiev (Russian: Александр Георгиевич Георгиев; born 10 February 1996) is a Bulgarian–Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He is the first Bulgarian to play in the NHL.

Playing career

Born in Bulgaria, Georgiev started playing hockey in Russia, where his family moved shortly after he was born,[1] and he is a dual citizen of both countries.[2] He started playing for the Moscow-based team Penguins, then moved to Khimik Voskresensk until he further moved to Finland. Georgiev made his Liiga debut playing with TPS during the 2014–15 season.[3]

Despite two standout seasons with TPS showing developmental promise, Georgiev went undrafted through the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. With an ambition to play in North America, Georgiev was invited to participate in the New York Rangers' developmental camp.[4] In impressing through his performances, on 18 July 2017, he agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers.[5] On 22 February 2018, Georgiev made his NHL debut where he made 38 saves as the Rangers lost 3–1 to the Montreal Canadiens.[6] On 3 March 2018, Georgiev stopped 35 shots and earned his first NHL win as the Rangers beat the Edmonton Oilers 3–2.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2014–15 TPS Jr. A 25 — — — — — — 2.25 .920 12 — — — — — 2.60 .909
2014–15 TPS Liiga 14 2 8 2 759 28 2 2.21 .917 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 TPS Jr. A 9 — — — — — — 2.85 .905 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 TPS Liiga 10 3 4 0 395 15 1 2.28 .915 2 0 1 79 5 0 3.78 .857
2015–16 SaPKo Mestis 13 — — — — 30 — 2.49 .907 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 TPS Liiga 27 13 8 4 1555 44 2 1.70 .923 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 —
2017–18 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 37 14 13 7 2076 103 2 2.98 .909 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 New York Rangers NHL 10 4 4 1 515 27 0 3.15 .918 — — — — — — — —
Liiga totals 51 18 20 6 2709 87 5 1.93 .920 3 0 1 81 5 0 3.70 .857
NHL totals 10 4 4 1 515 27 0 3.15 .918 — — — — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2016 Finland

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2016 Russia WJC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 4 0 1 310 13 0 2.52 .898
Junior totals 5 4 0 1 310 13 0 2.52 .898

Awards and honours

Award Year
Liiga
Best GAA (1.70) 2017

References

  1. ↑ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (14 August 2017). "Alexandar Georgiev ready for the Rangers". The Hockey Writers.
  2. ↑ Woodley, Kevin (16 March 2018). "Georgiev impresses with Rangers, joins wave of Russian goalies to NHL". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "2014–15 HC TPS player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  4. ↑ Caporaso, Nicole (2 December 2017). "WOLF PACK'S GEORGIEV CHASING HIS DREAM". theahl.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Free Agent Goaltender Alexander Georgiev". New York Rangers. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  6. ↑ Cyrgalis, Brett (22 February 2018). "Goalie's solid NHL debut one bright spot in Rangers' loss". New York Post. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Alexander Georgiev earns first NHL win, Rangers beat Oilers". Sportsnet.ca. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.


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