Alexandre Volchkov

Alexandre Volchkov

Alexandre Volchkov (born September 25, 1977 in Moscow) is a Russian ice hockey player.

Selected as the fourth player overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, Volchkov was a talented right-wing who put up impressive numbers while playing for the Barrie Colts. Although talented physically, the enigmatic Volchkov never reached his potential due to his poor attitude. In one incident while with the Capitals' minor league affiliate Portland Pirates, he walked out during the middle of a playoff game.

Having had enough of his attitude and underachieving, the Capitals traded Volchkov to the Edmonton Oilers, but he never played with the parent club. Current Oilers' GM Kevin Lowe, then the team's coach, recalled his first meeting with Volchkov in which the player insisted on being referred to as "The Volch-inator" [ [http://lowetide.blogspot.com/2008/04/cautionary-tale.html Lowetide] ] . After just twenty-five games with the Oilers' minor league affiliate Hamilton Bulldogs, he returned to play in Russia. He is generally regarded to be one of the biggest busts in NHL draft history [ [http://bleacherreport.com/articles/33505-nhls-10-worst-top-5-draft-picks Bleacher Report] ] .

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