Alexei Pavlovich Tezikov (; June 22, 1978 – July 16, 2020) was a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals and Vancouver Canucks.

Originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Tezikov was dealt at the trade deadline of the 1998–99 NHL season to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Joé Juneau. He spent a few years in the minors before being traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and then was claimed on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks.

Alexei Tezikov

Tezikov left North America following the 2001–02 season, returning to his native Russia to play in the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League over the next 11 years.

Alexei Tezikov

Tezikov died on July 16, 2020, at the age of 42, after suffering a heart attack.

Alexei Tezikov

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1978 births

2020 deaths

Amur Khabarovsk players

Buffalo Sabres draft picks

Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players

Place of death missing

HC Donbass players

HC Lada Togliatti players

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players

Severstal Cherepovets players

HC Sibir Novosibirsk players

Manitoba Moose players

Moncton Wildcats players

Ice hockey people from Tolyatti

Portland Pirates players

Rochester Americans players

Russian ice hockey defencemen

Sokil Kyiv players

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players

Vancouver Canucks players

Washington Capitals players