June 19

Alexander Alexandrovich Frolov (Russian: Александр Александрович Фролов; born June 19, 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing forAvangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. In an 8 year National Hockey Leaguecareer he played with the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers.

Frolov was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He had been playing in Russia's third-tier hockey league with Lokomotiv-2 Yaroslavl, then stayed in Russia for two more seasons, moving up to the second-tierRussian Supreme League (RSL) and first-tier Russian Super League (RSL) with Krylya Sovetov Moscow.

Signed to a three-year contract with the Kings in July 2002, Frolov made his NHL debut in2002 for the Kings, scoring his first NHL goal, a game-winner, in his seventh game on October 25, against Mike Richter of the New York Rangers.Frolov finished his rookie season with 14 goals and 31 points. After improving to a team-high 24 goals and 48 points the following season, Frolov returned to the Russian Super League in 2004–05 due to theNHL lockout. He began the season with CSKA Moscow and finished second in team scoring to Nikolai Zherdev despite completing the campaign with Dynamo Moscow.

Frolov became a restricted free agent before the 2005–06 NHL season and after turning down a three-year deal, he signed a longer term five-year, $14.5 million contract in August 2005. In the first year of his new contract, he scored his first NHL hat trick on November 13, 2005, in an 8–2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.Later that season, Frolov was named to Russia's 2006 Winter Olympic team in Torino and suffered a partialseparated shoulder. He missed approximately a month with the Kings when he returned,but still managed a 54-point season in 69 games.

In 2006–07, Frolov continued to improve and recorded a career-high 35 goals and 71 points, second in team point-scoring to Mike Cammalleri. He finished second in team-scoring for the second consecutive year to Anze Kopitar in 2007–08 with 67 points, despite missing 11 games due to a groin injury suffered in November.

An unrestricted free agent after the 2009-2010 season, signed with the New York Rangers on July 27, 2010 for 1 year, $3 million. On January 8, 2011, Frolov suffered a torn ACL of the right knee after Anaheim Ducks forward Brad Winchester fell over Frolov's leg and missed the remainder of the 2010-11 season after he underwent surgery. Frolov registered seven goals and nine assists for 16 points, along with eight penalty minutes in 43 games during his only season with the Rangers.

On May 12, 2011, Frolov left the NHL and signed a three-year contract with Russian team, Avangard Omsk, of the Kontinental Hockey League