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Aleksandr Guskov

Russian ice hockey player

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ129216 ↗
Source-derived summary

Alexander Guskov (born November 26, 1976) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 7th round (200th overall) of the 2003 NHL entry draft.

With a career spanning over 20 years, Guskov between 2007 and 2017 played as a journeyman for multiple teams in the Russian Superleague (RSL) and then the Kontinental Hockey League.

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The public source identifies “Aleksandr Guskov” as russian ice hockey player. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Aleksandr, Guskov and Russian.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1976, 2003, 2007, 2017—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1976-11-26. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Aleksandr, Guskov and Russian providing the first useful test.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q129216. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1976, 2003, 2007 and 2017.

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This entry incorporates text from “Aleksandr Guskov” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.