Aleksandrs Kerčs

Aleksandrs Kerčs (sometimes anglicised as Alexander Kerch,[1] Russian: Александр Ярославович Керч, Aleksandr Jaroslavovich Kerch; born March 16, 1967) is a retired Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey left winger who played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers. He also appeared in several World Championships and the 2002 Winter Olympics for the Latvian national team. Previously, he represented the Soviet Union at the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Aleksandrs Kerčs
Born (1967-03-16) March 16, 1967
Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Right
Played for USSR
Dinamo Riga
NHL
Edmonton Oilers
Nationalliga A
EHC Biel
SM-liiga
Tappara
DEL
Revierlöwen Oberhausen
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft 60th overall, 1993
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19842013

Career

Kerčs enjoyed a lengthy career in European professional leagues, interrupted by a brief stint in North America for the 1993–94 season.

The Edmonton Oilers acquired the third-round draft pick of the New York Rangers (60th overall) along with Roman Oksiuta in a trade that saw Kevin Lowe join the Rangers. The Oilers used the pick on Kerčs, a 26-year-old of the Russian Elite League. Kerčs came to North America for the following season, where he spent the majority of the year with the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL. He scored at a better than point-per-game clip in the minors and went pointless in five games with the Oilers. The following year, Kerčs played one game with the Providence Bruins, before returning to Russia.

International

Kerčs played internationally for Latvia between the years 1993-2005, and was part of the team that won the World Championships B-pool in 1996.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Dinamo Rīga USSR 80006
1984–85 Latvijas Berzs USSR-3 18
1985–86 Dinamo Rīga USSR 2352716
1986–87 Dinamo Rīga USSR 2654910
1987–88 Dinamo Rīga USSR 501441828
1988–89 Dinamo Rīga USSR 39671341
1989–90 Dinamo Rīga USSR 469112022
1990–91 Dinamo Rīga USSR 4616173346
1991–92 Stars Rīga CIS 27791620
1992–93 Pārdaugava Rīga IHL 4223143728 21232
1992–93 Pārdaugava–2 Rīga LAT 74596
1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 50002
1993–94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 5724386218
1994–95 Pārdaugava Rīga IHL 114044
1994–95 EHC Biel NDA 20114
1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 100015 40220
1995–96 Allianse Rīga LAT 2928214942
1996–97 EV Landsberg GER-2 4739529152 43250
1997–98 Tappara SM-l 4614173157 41012
1998–99 Revierlöwen Oberhausen DEL 3810233318
1999–2000 Revierlöwen Oberhausen DEL 5514274162
2000–01 Revierlöwen Oberhausen DEL 5710162648 30330
2001–02 Berlin Capitals DEL 5615193452 73144
2002–03 HK Rīga 2000 EEHL 83478
2002–03 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 1724610
2003–04 HK Rīga 2000 EEHL 41128
2003–04 Vilki OP LAT 101151635
2003–04 Molot-Prikamye Perm RUS-2 60442
2003–04 Nyköpings Hockey SWE-2 52024 10000
2004–05 HK Gomel BEL 40002
2004–05 Vilki OP LAT 910112120
2004–05 Fischtown Pinguins GER-2 1215622 10000
2005–06 Khimik Voskresensk RUS-2 1424610
2005–06 Vilki OP LAT 1071744
2006–07 ASK/Ogre LAT 4023345764 101171818
2007–08 ASK/Ogre LAT 4126477368 617810
2008–09 ASK/Ogre BEL 3810324236
2008–09 ASK/Ogre LAT 94101410
2010–11 DHK Latgale LAT 3416375316 54376
2011–12 HK SMScredit LAT 14512176 632510
2012–13 HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs LAT 121672 30114
USSR/CIS totals 2656254116189
LAT totals 196124178302259 3923305358
NHL totals 50002
  • LAT totals do not include stats from the 2005–06 season.

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1987 Soviet Union WJC 662820
1993 Latvia WC C 7813214
1994 Latvia OGQ 47292
1996 Latvia WC B 736920
1996 Latvia OGQ 4189
1997 Latvia WC 84486
1998 Latvia WC 63142
1999 Latvia WC 621312
1999 Latvia WC Q 30002
2000 Latvia WC 71230
2001 Latvia OGQ 31456
2001 Latvia WC 61014
2002 Latvia OG 40332
2002 Latvia WC 61012
2003 Latvia WC 62130
2004 Latvia WC 711212
Junior totals 662820
Senior totals 8435468174

References

  1. "Alexander Kerch". hockeydb.com.
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