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{{Short description|Latvian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [[Winger (sport)|Left Wing]]
| position = [[Winger (sport)|Left wing]]
| played_for = '''''[[Soviet Championship League|USSR]]'''''<br />[[Dinamo Riga (original)|Dinamo Riga]]<br />'''''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]'''''<br>[[Edmonton Oilers]]<br />'''''[[National League A|Nationalliga A]]'''''<br />[[EHC Biel]]<br />'''''[[Liiga|SM-liiga]]'''''<br />[[Tappara]]<br />'''''[[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]]'''''<br />[[Revierlöwen Oberhausen]]
| played_for = '''''[[Soviet Championship League|USSR]]'''''<br />[[Dinamo Riga (original)|Dinamo Riga]]<br />'''''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]'''''<br />[[Edmonton Oilers]]<br />'''''[[National League A|Nationalliga A]]'''''<br />[[EHC Biel]]<br />'''''[[Liiga|SM-liiga]]'''''<br />[[Tappara]]<br />'''''[[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]]'''''<br />[[Revierlöwen Oberhausen]]
| shoots = Right
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_ft = 5
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| career_end = 2013
| career_end = 2013
}}
}}
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'''Aleksandrs Kerčs''' (sometimes [[anglicisation of names|anglicised]] as '''Alexander Kerch''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2692 |title=Alexander Kerch |website=hockeydb.com}}</ref> {{langx|ru|Александр Ярославович Керч}}, ''Aleksandr Jaroslavovich Kerch''; born March 16, 1967) is a retired [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Latvia]]n professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (sport)|left winger]] who played five games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) for the [[Edmonton Oilers]]. He also appeared in several [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]] and the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] for the [[Latvia men's national ice hockey team|Latvian national team]]. Previously, he represented the Soviet Union at the [[1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].


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==Career==
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'''Aleksandrs Kerčs''' (sometimes anglicised as '''Alexander Kerch''',<ref>http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2692</ref> {{lang-ru|Александр Ярославович Керч}}, ''Aleksandr Jaroslavovich Kerch''; born March 16, 1967) is a retired [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Latvia]]n professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (sport)|left winger]] who played five games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) for the [[Edmonton Oilers]]. He also appeared in several [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]] and the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] for the [[Latvia men's national ice hockey team|Latvian national team]]. Previously, he represented the Soviet Union at the [[1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].

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== Career ==
Kerčs enjoyed a lengthy career in European professional leagues, interrupted by a brief stint in [[North America]] for the [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94 season]].
Kerčs enjoyed a lengthy career in European professional leagues, interrupted by a brief stint in [[North America]] for the [[1993–94 NHL season|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 [[American Hockey League|AHL]]. He scored at a better than point-per-game clip in the minors and went pointless in five games with the Oilers. The [[1994–95 NHL season|following year]], Kerčs played one game with the [[Providence Bruins]], before returning to Russia.
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 [[American Hockey League|AHL]]. He scored at a better-than-point-per-game clip in the minors and went pointless in five games with the Oilers. In the [[1994–95 NHL season|following year]], Kerčs played one game with the [[Providence Bruins]], before returning to Russia.


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


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
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| [[2003–04 Vysshaya Liga season|2003–04]]
| [[2003–04 Vysshaya Liga season|2003–04]]
| [[Molot-Prikamye Perm]]
| [[Molot-Prikamye Perm]]
| [[Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey)|RUS-2]]
| [[Vysshaya Liga (1992–2010)|RUS-2]]
| 6 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2
| 6 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
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|}
|}


*LAT totals do not include stats from the 2005–06 season.
*LAT totals do not include stats from the 2005–06 season.


===International===
===International===
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| [[IIHF World Championship Division II|WC C]]
| [[IIHF World Championship Division II|WC C]]
| 7 || 8 || 13 || 21 || 4
| 7 || 8 || 13 || 21 || 4
|-

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| [[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics#Qualification|1994]]

| Latvia

| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OGQ]]

| 4 || 7 || 2 || 9 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1996]]
| [[1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1996]]
| Latvia
| Latvia
| [[IIHF World Championship Division II|WC B]]
| [[IIHF World Championship Division I|WC B]]
| 7 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 20
| 7 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 20
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|1996]]
| Latvia
| OGQ
| 4 || 1 || 8 || 9 ||
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1997]]
| [[1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1997]]
| Latvia
| Latvia
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
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| WC
| 8 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 6
| 8 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 6
|-
|-
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| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 12
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 12
|-
|-
| [[2000 IIHF World Championship#Qualification|1999]]
| Latvia
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| WC Q
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000 IIHF World Championship|2000]]
| [[2000 IIHF World Championship|2000]]
| Latvia
| Latvia
| WC
| WC
| 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
| 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification|2001]]
| Latvia
| OGQ
| 3 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001 IIHF World Championship|2001]]
| [[2001 IIHF World Championship|2001]]
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| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2002]]
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2002]]
| Latvia
| Latvia
| OG
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| [[Ice hockey at the Olympics|OLY]]
| 4 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 2
| 4 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Senior totals
! colspan="4"| Senior totals
! 70 !! 26 !! 32 !! 58 !! 64
! 84 !! 35 !! 46 !! 81 !! 74
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{icehockeystats|legends=14887}}
* {{Ice hockey stats|legends=14887}}
* {{LOK profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{IOC profile|aleksandrs-kercs|Aleksandrs Kercs}}
* {{SR/Olympics|ke/aleksandrs-kercs-1}}
* {{LOK|id=240|old_id=aleksandrs-kercs-240|archive=20181130112132}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Kercs, Aleksandrs}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kercs, Aleksandrs}}
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Latest revision as of 14:41, 31 October 2024

Aleksandrs Kerčs
Born (1967-03-16) March 16, 1967 (age 57)
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 1984–2013

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.

Career

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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. In the following year, Kerčs played one game with the Providence Bruins, before returning to Russia.

International

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

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85 Dinamo Rīga USSR 8 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1984–85 Latvijas Berzs USSR-3 — 18 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Dinamo Rīga USSR 23 5 2 7 16 — — — — —
1986–87 Dinamo Rīga USSR 26 5 4 9 10 — — — — —
1987–88 Dinamo Rīga USSR 50 14 4 18 28 — — — — —
1988–89 Dinamo Rīga USSR 39 6 7 13 41 — — — — —
1989–90 Dinamo Rīga USSR 46 9 11 20 22 — — — — —
1990–91 Dinamo Rīga USSR 46 16 17 33 46 — — — — —
1991–92 Stars Rīga CIS 27 7 9 16 20 — — — — —
1992–93 Pārdaugava Rīga IHL 42 23 14 37 28 2 1 2 3 2
1992–93 Pārdaugava–2 Rīga LAT 7 4 5 9 6 — — — — —
1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1993–94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 57 24 38 62 18 — — — — —
1994–95 Pārdaugava Rīga IHL 11 4 0 4 4 — — — — —
1994–95 EHC Biel NDA 2 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 1 0 0 0 15 4 0 2 2 0
1995–96 Allianse Rīga LAT 29 28 21 49 42 — — — — —
1996–97 EV Landsberg GER-2 47 39 52 91 52 4 3 2 5 0
1997–98 Tappara SM-l 46 14 17 31 57 4 1 0 1 2
1998–99 Revierlöwen Oberhausen DEL 38 10 23 33 18 — — — — —
1999–2000 Revierlöwen Oberhausen DEL 55 14 27 41 62 — — — — —
2000–01 Revierlöwen Oberhausen DEL 57 10 16 26 48 3 0 3 3 0
2001–02 Berlin Capitals DEL 56 15 19 34 52 7 3 1 4 4
2002–03 HK Rīga 2000 EEHL 8 3 4 7 8 — — — — —
2002–03 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 17 2 4 6 10 — — — — —
2003–04 HK Rīga 2000 EEHL 4 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
2003–04 Vilki OP LAT 10 11 5 16 35 — — — — —
2003–04 Molot-Prikamye Perm RUS-2 6 0 4 4 2 — — — — —
2003–04 Nyköpings Hockey SWE-2 5 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 HK Gomel BEL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2004–05 Vilki OP LAT 9 10 11 21 20 — — — — —
2004–05 Fischtown Pinguins GER-2 12 1 5 6 22 1 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Khimik Voskresensk RUS-2 14 2 4 6 10 — — — — —
2005–06 Vilki OP LAT — 10 7 17 44 — — — — —
2006–07 ASK/Ogre LAT 40 23 34 57 64 10 11 7 18 18
2007–08 ASK/Ogre LAT 41 26 47 73 68 6 1 7 8 10
2008–09 ASK/Ogre BEL 38 10 32 42 36 — — — — —
2008–09 ASK/Ogre LAT — — — — — 9 4 10 14 10
2010–11 DHK Latgale LAT 34 16 37 53 16 5 4 3 7 6
2011–12 HK SMScredit LAT 14 5 12 17 6 6 3 2 5 10
2012–13 HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs LAT 12 1 6 7 2 3 0 1 1 4
USSR/CIS totals 265 62 54 116 189 — — — — —
LAT totals 196 124 178 302 259 39 23 30 53 58
NHL totals 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
  • LAT totals do not include stats from the 2005–06 season.

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1987 Soviet Union WJC 6 6 2 8 20
1993 Latvia WC C 7 8 13 21 4
1994 Latvia OGQ 4 7 2 9 2
1996 Latvia WC B 7 3 6 9 20
1996 Latvia OGQ 4 1 8 9
1997 Latvia WC 8 4 4 8 6
1998 Latvia WC 6 3 1 4 2
1999 Latvia WC 6 2 1 3 12
1999 Latvia WC Q 3 0 0 0 2
2000 Latvia WC 7 1 2 3 0
2001 Latvia OGQ 3 1 4 5 6
2001 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 4
2002 Latvia OG 4 0 3 3 2
2002 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 2
2003 Latvia WC 6 2 1 3 0
2004 Latvia WC 7 1 1 2 12
Junior totals 6 6 2 8 20
Senior totals 84 35 46 81 74

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Kerch". hockeydb.com.
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