Alexander Kim

Alexander Kim
Born (2005-09-26) September 26, 2005
Astana, Kazakhstan
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Liiga team Porin Ässät
National team  Kazakhstan
Playing career 2025–present

Alexander "Sasha" Kim (Born 26 September 2005, alternative spelling Aleksandr Kim) is a Kazakh ice hockey forward who plays for Porin Ässät of the Liiga as of the 2025-26 season.

Kim's youth team is the HK Astana. He has played for HC Ässät's juniors and won a NAHL championship with the Bismarck Bobcats. Kim has represented Kazakhstan in youth tournaments.

Career

Junior

Alexander Kim started ice hockey at his youth club HK Astana in Kazakhstan.[1] He moved to Pori, Finland and the HC Ässät Pori organization at 13 years old in 2019,[2] starting with Ässät Flames in the C2 AAA league, where he scored 67 points in 28 games.[3] Kim played in Ässät U16 for 24 games, scoring 27 points in the 2020-21 season. The following 2021-2022 season Kim moved up to Ässät U18 where in his first season he scored 34 points in 39 regular season games. In the 2022-23 U18 season Kim played 41 games, scoring 70 points.[4]

Alexander Kim started the 2023-24 season with Ässät U20 in the U20 SM-sarja, becoming the first ever Kazakh in the league along with his teammate Davlat Nurkenov.[5] Kim played 20 games and scored 7 points before moving to the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL where he played 21 games and scored 13 points. Kim continued with the Bobcats for the 2024-25 season as assistant captain. He played 44 games and scored 28 points and at the end of the season won the NAHL championship with the Bobcats.[6][4]

Professional

Alexander Kim returned to HC Ässät for the 2025-26 season,[1] starting with the U20 team for the first 27 games of the season, scoring 43 points,[7] before signing his first professional Liiga contract with the HC Ässät team.[6][8] In the U20 SM-sarja, Kim was chosen as the player of the month for November.[9] Kim made his professional debut with HC Ässät on 19 December 2025 against the Lahti Pelicans. Kim played on the first line with Feetu Knihti and Jan-Mikael Järvinen[7] as well as the powerplay and scored a goal in the shootout.[10][11] Kim scored his first goal on 27 December 2025 against HPK Hämeenlinna.[12]

International play

Alexander Kim played his first international game for Kazakhstan in the U18 WJC Division I in 2023. He played in five games, in which he socred four points total. Kim was called by the Kazakhstan U20 to the 2024 WJC Division I, where he played five games scoring four points and winning the promotion to the top division of the WJC for the next tournament. Kim's first top flight tournament was the 2025 WJC where he played as Kazakhstans alternate captain for five games, scoring one point and seeing Kazakhstan relegated from the top division.[4][6][13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2023–24 Porin Ässät U20 20 4 3 7 31 — — — — —
2023–24 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 21 6 7 13 4 9 1 3 4 0
2024–25 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 44 17 11 28 16 13 4 3 7 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2023 Kazakhstan WJC18 D1A 1st 5 3 1 4 0
2024 Kazakhstan WJC D1A 1st 5 2 2 4 0
2025 Kazakhstan WJC 10th 5 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 15 6 3 9 2

References

  1. ^ a b Liuhala, Juhani (2025-11-09). "Ässien tehokas nuorukainen oli lapsena paljon kipeänä – Sen takia hänestä tuli jääkiekkoilija". Satakunnan Kansa Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  2. ^ Yli-Mäenpää, Joni (2025-12-15). "Kazakstanilainen Aleksandr Kim solmi Liiga-sopimuksen Ässien kanssa". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  3. ^ "Leijonat - Alexandr Kim". Leijonat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. ^ a b c "Alexander Kim". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  5. ^ Saarela, Mikko (2025-12-16). "U20 SM-sarjan hallitsija tulee Kazakstanista – tulevaisuus jatkosopimuksesta huolimatta epävarma". Atleetti. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  6. ^ a b c Niemistö, Juho (2025-12-15). "Kazakstanilaislupaus teki SM-liigasopimuksen – täysin ylivoimainen U20-sarjassa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  7. ^ a b Laiho, Harri (2025-12-18). "Lukko puhkaisi Ässiltä ilmat pihalle jo toisen kerran tällä kaudella – Näillä ketjuilla Pata pelaa perjantaina". Satakunnan Kansa Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  8. ^ Laiho, Harri (2025-12-15). "Tässä on Ässien uusin sopimuspelaaja". Satakunnan Kansa Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  9. ^ Laiho, Harri (2025-12-03). "Ässät sai marraskuussakin kuukauden pelaaja -palkinnon". Satakunnan Kansa Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  10. ^ Liuhala, Juhani (2025-12-19). "Ässien debytantti sai ottelun jälkeen melkoisen yllätyksen: "Olitko se sinä?"". Satakunnan Kansa Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  11. ^ Kallioniemi, Esko (2025-12-19). "Liigadebyytti, kahden puolustajan loukkaantuminen ja videotarkistus Porin voittomaalikilpailussa – "Tiukkaa ja tasaista vääntöä"". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  12. ^ Ikola, Eetu (2025-12-27). "Nöyryytys SM-liigassa – hattutemppusankari yllätti sarjakärjen". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  13. ^ Dackiw, Ben (2025-01-15). "Sports Spotlight: Alexander Kim". KFYR TV. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
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