Alexander Galchenyuk
| Alexander Galchenyuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 28, 1967 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Dinamo Minsk Dynamo Moscow Eisbären Berlin Avangard Omsk Asiago Hockey 1935 SKA Saint Petersburg Mogilev Neman Grodno Madison Monsters Michigan K-Wings Milwaukee Admirals | ||
| Current KHL coach | Amur Khabarovsk | ||
| National team |
Soviet Union and Belarus | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2007 | ||
Alexander Nikolaevich Galchenyuk (born July 28, 1967) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). As a player, he participated in the 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 IIHF World Championships as a member of the Belarus men's national ice hockey team.
Galchenyuk was employed as an assistant coach with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League where he coached his son, Alex Galchenyuk, who was selected by the Montreal Canadiens third overall at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.