Alexander Pechurski

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BORN: Magnitogorsk, Russia, January 4, 1990.

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HEIGHT: 6'0".

WEIGHT: 190 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 40 (Pittsburgh).

CATCHES: Left

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• Selected by Pittsburgh Penguins in fifth round (150th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, 2008.

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• Twenty-year-old Alexander made his National Hoceky League debut at General Motors Place in Vancouver on January 16, 2010. With Pittsburgh starters Marc-Andre Fleury and Brent Johnson both out with injuries, the Penguins placed an emergency call to Pechurski, who was playing for the Western Hockey League's Tri-City Americans. Pechurski started the game backing up John Curry, but when Curry allowed five goals on fourteen Vancouver shots, Pechurski entered the game. Pechurski stopped 12 of 13 shots, allowing only a power-play deflection from Ryan Kesler. "He showed a lot of poise. That's a tough situation to go into," Crosby said of the young Russian, who was named the game's third star. "They had a lot of momentum, and they were still getting some good chances when he came in. He showed a lot of guts coming in and playing the way he did. That's a tough way to come in, and he passed the test, big-time."

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Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS

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• Selected by Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008 National Hockey League entry draft.
• 01/16/10: - (35m31s, 12/13) 2-6 defeat at Vancouver (Luongo) [Replaced Curry].