Aleksandr Lazushin

Aleksandr Lazushin
Alexander Lazushin
Born (1988-04-09) April 9, 1988
Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Current NMHL coach HC Polyot
Playing career 2005–2025

Aleksandr Valeryevich Lazushin (Russian: Александр Валерьевич Лазушин; born 9 April 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender. He is currently the goaltending coach of the junior hockey club HC Polyot in the National Junior Hockey League (NMHL).

Playing career

Lazushin made his KHL debut in the 2010–11 season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, then was traded to Metallurg Novokuznetsk.[1]

On 31 January 2013, he was traded to HC Dynamo Moscow.[2] In 2015, he was named the best goaltender of the KHL's 2014-15 regular season.[3] He stayed with Dynamo until 2017, when he signed with HC Lada Togliatti.[4]

After a year in Togliatti, Lazushin signed with Kunlun Red Star as a free agent in the 2018 offseason.[5] In 2019, he returned to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.[6]

On 2 August 2020, while still having a year to run on his contract with Lokomotiv, Lazushin left the team in order to return to Kunlun Red Star.[7] In the following season, he also had short stints with HC Dynamo Riga and the Slovak HC 07 Detva.

On 27 December 2021, Lazushin left Kunlun to join Admiral Vladivostok.[8]

On 18 August 2023, Lazushin returned once again to Kunlun Red Star for another stint with the team.[9]

On 20 August 2024 Lazushin joined HC Tambov in the second-tier All-Russian Hockey League.[10]

In the 2024-25 season the veteran goaltender joined Ak Bars Kazan to participate in the experimental KHL 3x3 league, and was named the best goalie of the league while the team placed second, losing to HC Salavat Yulaev in the final.[11]

Coaching career

In 2026, Lazushin joined HC Polyot from Rybinsk, playing in the National Junior Hockey League (NMHL), Russia's second-tier junior hockey league, as a goaltending coach.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Metallurg Novokuznetsk 2010–11 Roster". eliteprospects.com. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Лазушин – в «Динамо»" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 31 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Александр Лазушин стал лучшим вратарем регулярного сезона КХЛ" (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 2 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Лазушин и Новотны стали игроками «Лады», и другие трансферы 2 июня" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Лапенков перешёл в «Трактор», «Куньлунь» укрепляет оборону" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 7 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Лазушин стал игроком "Локомотива"" (in Russian). Sport-Express. 16 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Lazushin moves to Kunlun from Lokomotiv" (in Russian). sports.ru. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Голкипер Лазушин стал игроком «Адмирала»" (in Russian). Sport-Express. 27 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Goalie Alex Lazushin joins Kunlun Red Star by signing a 1-year contract". Kunlun Red Star. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Александр Лазушин, который провел 325 игр в КХЛ, стал вратарем ХК «Тамбов»" (in Russian). All-Russian Hockey League. 20 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "«Благодаря Чемпионату КХЛ 3х3 оттянул конец карьеры на пару лет». Лучший вратарь сезона Лазушин — об игре за «Ак Барс»" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 25 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Лазушин стал тренером голкиперов рыбинского «Полета»" (in Russian). Рыбинские известия. 11 June 2026.
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