Alexander Sidelnikov

Alexander Sidelnikov

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Nikolaevich Sidelnikov
Born	August 12, 1950 (1950-08-12) Solnechnogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	June 23, 2003 (2003-06-24) (aged 52) Kholmogory, Russia
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing Soviet Union Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck Team World Championships 1973 Soviet Union 1974 Finland 1976 Poland 1977 Austria Universiade 1972 Lake Placid

Alexander Nikolaevich Sidelnikov (August 12, 1950 – June 23, 2003) was a Soviet ice hockey player who played goaltender in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Sidelnikov won 4 medals, 2 gold and one silver and bronze, at the World Ice Hockey Championships, in each case as back up to hockey goaltender legend Vladislav Tretiak. Notably he was the starting goalie for the USSR's stunning loss to Poland on April 8, 1976, being one of the great upsets of World Championship history.

Career Statistics

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1972	Soviet Union	Universiade		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
1972	Soviet Union	Summit Series		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	—
1973	Soviet Union	WC		3	3	0	0	180	4	1	1.33	-
1974	Soviet Union	1974 Summit Series		1	1	0	0	60	2	0	2.00	.917
1974	Soviet Union	WC		3	2	0	0	160	6	0	2.25	.914
1976	Soviet Union	OLY		2	2	0	0	120	4	0	2.00	-
1976	Soviet Union	WC		1	0	1	0	24	4	0	10.20	.667
1977	Soviet Union	WC		4	1	0	0	120	6	0	3.00	-
Senior totals				14	9	1	0	664	26	1	2.35	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio
• Aleksandr Sidelnikov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Aleksandr Sidelnikov at Olympedia
• Aleksandr Sidelnikov at Olympics.com