Maxim Kitsyn
Maxim Alexeyevich Kizyn (Russian Максим Алексеевич Кицын; born 24 December 1991 in Novokuznetsk, Russian SFSR ) is a Russian ice hockey player standing since July 2013 with the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League under contract and for the Manchester Monarchs in American de Hockey League.
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Career
Maxim Alexeyevich Kizyn began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the junior department of Metallurg Novokuznetsk, for the second team, he was active from 2007 to 2009 in the Perwaja League, the third Russian league. In the 2008 / 09 season, the winger was parallel his debut for the first team Metallurgs in the Kontinental Hockey League newly established. In his rookie year, he scored five goals in 31 games and had two assists. After another season in the KHL the Russian junior national team in the NHL Entry Draft 2010 was selected in the sixth round as the 158th overall player of the Los Angeles Kings.
The 2010/11 season began with Metallurg Novokuznetsk Kizyn again in the KHL, but changed 6 January 2011 to the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors in the Canadian Junior Football League Ontario Hockey League after this him in the summer of 2010, first in the CHL Import Draft in round were selected as the 17th overall player.
In the summer of 2011, he returned to his home club and graduated in Episode 32 KHL games for this. In parallel, he continued to come at the Kusnezkje Medwedi in Molodjoschnaja Chokkejnaja League and Team Yermak Angarsk the partner in the Wysschaja Hockey League used. In August 2012, he moved within the KHL to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, was then but mostly used in HK Sarov.
In July 2013, the Russians signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings.
Internationally
For Russia Kizyn participated in the Under-18 World Youth Championship in 2009, as well as the U20 World Junior Championships in 2010 and 2011 in part. With the U18 national team, he was runner-up in 2009, with the U20 National Team 2011 World Champion.
Awards and achievements
- 2008 KHL rookie of the month September
- 2009 Silver medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2011 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
( 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 )
Family
Maxim's brother Kirill is also a professional hockey player. Her father Alexei was a professional ice hockey player and was, among other things with the Soviet Union U18 European Junior Champion.