| Alexander Semak |
| Alexander Semak Center Right-Handed Shot Height: 5' 10", Weight: 190 pounds Born: 2.11.66 Ufa, Russia |
| How he arrived: Via Entry Draft How he left: Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Ben Hankinson for Shawn Chambers and Danton Cole, 3.14.95 |
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| Regular Season Statistics with the Franchise Stats in bold signifies team leader. |
Semak had plenty of Russian League and international play before he was even drafted by the Devils. In fact, his first game
against NHL talent wasn't as a Devil, but as part of the Soviet team at Rendez-Vous 87 in Quebec City.
He would finally join the Devils in 92 after finishing up his 5-plus years with Dynamo Moscow and barely made the cutoff for
rookie status. Kind of a bummer, because if he didn't, he would have been a major candidate for the Calder in 92-93 with that
career year he had. (For those saying no: He was still 26. He still would have qualified.)
Things started going south for Semak the following year. Injuries plagued him that year, drastically reducing his ofensive
production. Then, the lockout came. While he did play 9 games in Russia and kicked ass in them, back in New Jersey, he never
got it going again. A trade was inevitable, and off to Tampa Bay he went at the deadline.
The closest he even came to getting his game back on track in the NHL was with the Islanders in 95-96, scoring 20 goals for
them that year. But any stay for the remainder of his North American career was never for more than a year.
So he went back to Europe for the 99-00 season, playing in Freiburg in the German League, then bounced around in his
homeland league for the remainder of his career, playing until 2005.
against NHL talent wasn't as a Devil, but as part of the Soviet team at Rendez-Vous 87 in Quebec City.
He would finally join the Devils in 92 after finishing up his 5-plus years with Dynamo Moscow and barely made the cutoff for
rookie status. Kind of a bummer, because if he didn't, he would have been a major candidate for the Calder in 92-93 with that
career year he had. (For those saying no: He was still 26. He still would have qualified.)
Things started going south for Semak the following year. Injuries plagued him that year, drastically reducing his ofensive
production. Then, the lockout came. While he did play 9 games in Russia and kicked ass in them, back in New Jersey, he never
got it going again. A trade was inevitable, and off to Tampa Bay he went at the deadline.
The closest he even came to getting his game back on track in the NHL was with the Islanders in 95-96, scoring 20 goals for
them that year. But any stay for the remainder of his North American career was never for more than a year.
So he went back to Europe for the 99-00 season, playing in Freiburg in the German League, then bounced around in his
homeland league for the remainder of his career, playing until 2005.
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| Entry Draft: 1988 Tenth Round Pick (207th overall) by the New Jersey Devils |
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| Playoff Statistics with the Franchise |
