Andrei Kostitsyn
Andrej Alehawitsch Kaszizyn (White Russian Андрэй Алегавіч Касціцын, Russian Андрей Олегович Костицын / Andrei Olegovich Kostizyn; born February 3, 1985 in Nawapolazk, Byelorussian SSR) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey since September 2012 when HC Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Kontinental Hockey League contract stands. His younger brother Syarhey is also a professional hockey player.
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Career
Andrej Kaszizyn began his career as a hockey player with Polimir Nawapolazk, for which he was active until 2002, in the East European Hockey League, as well as the Belarusian Extraliga. Then the attacker spent two years playing in the Russian Super League for the HK CSKA Moscow. During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2003 in the first round as a whole tenth player of the Montreal Canadiens. After it during the lockout in the 2004/05 season already for their farm team, the Hamilton Bulldogs had from the American Hockey League game, gave the White Russian in the 2005 /06 his debut for the Canadiens in the National Hockey League.
On 27 March 2012, a few hours before the trade deadline, the Habs transferred him in exchange for a second-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2013 and a performance-based Fifth round suffrage in the NHL Entry Draft in 2013 to the Nashville Predators. In the summer of 2012, he was with the Predators not agree on a new contract and therefore switched in September to return to Europe, where he was obliged by HC Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Internationally
For Belarus Kaszizyn participated in the U18 Junior B World Cup 2001 and the U18 World Junior Championships in 2000, 2002 and 2003 in part. In addition, he was in the squad of Belarus at the U20 World Junior Championships in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005, the U20 Junior B World Cup 2004, the B- World Cup 2004 and the World Championships in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 Calder Cup win with the Hamilton Bulldogs
- 2008 Belarus Hockey Player of the Year
Internationally
- 2001 promotion to the top division at the U18 Junior World Championship Division I
- 2004 promotion to the top division at the U20 Junior World Championship Division I
- 2004 promotion to the top division at the World Championships Division I
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented in Belarus:
- U18 Junior World Championship 2000
- U20 Junior World Championship 2001
- U18 World Junior Championships Division I 2001
- U20 Junior World Cup 2002
- U18 Junior World Cup 2002
- U20 Junior World Championship 2003
- U18 Junior World Championship 2003
- 2003 World Cup
- U20 World Junior Championships Division I 2004
- World Championship Division I 2004
- U20 World Junior Championships 2005
- World Championship 2005
- World Cup 2006
- World Championship 2008
- World Cup 2011
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )