Andrei Esipov
Andrei Sergeyevich Jessipow (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Есипов; born May 9, 1980 in the Russian SFSR ) is a Russian ice hockey player who stands in July 2013 in Sokol Krasnoyarsk in the Wysschaja Hockey League contract.
Career
Andrei Jessipow began his career as a hockey player with Krylia Sovetov Moscow, for its first team he was active from 1996 to 1999 in the Super League. In the following two and a half years, the defender played for the league rivals Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, before moving to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod during the 2001/02 season. By the end of the season he scored a goal in nine games for Torpedo. He then signed a contract with HK Lada Togliatti, the Russian game in the highest class, he stood on the ice three and a half years. During the season 2005/ 06 he was finally obliged Metallurg Novokuznetsk, for whom he played another year and a half in the Super League.
In the summer of 2007 Jessipow was taken from Severstal Cherepovets under contract. After another Super League season, he graduated in the 2008/09 season for Severstal in the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League 18 games in which he gave two assists, before he returned to HK Lada Togliatti. After the team from Togliatti in the new second Russian league, which Wysschaja Hockey League, had to withdraw, he signed for season 2010/11 at his former club Metallurg Novokuznetsk. For Metallurg he remained no points this season in 51 KHL inserts and received 22 penalty minutes. For the 2011/12 season he was obliged by HK Donbass Donetsk from the Wysschaja Hockey League.
Internationally
For Russia Jessipow took part in the U20 World Youth Championship 2000, where he won the silver medal with his team. For this success he added, with an assist in seven games.
Awards and achievements
- 2000 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Statistics
(End of season 2010/11)