Andrei Kostitsyn
Belarusian ice hockey player
Andrej Aliehavič Kaścicyn (Belarusian: Андрэй Алегавiч Касціцын; born February 3, 1985), better known as Andrei Kostitsyn, is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward. Kostitsyn plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has a younger brother who also plays in the NHL for the Nashville Predators named Sergei.
| Andrei Kostitsyn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
3 February 1985 Navapolatsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Kunlun Red Star CSKA Moscow Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators Traktor Chelyabinsk HC Sochi Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| National team |
 Belarus | ||
| NHL Draft |
10th overall, 2003 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Career statistics change
Regular season and playoffs change
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Polimir Novopolotsk | BLR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Polimir Novopolotsk | EEHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HK Vitebsk | BLR | 17 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Polimir Novopolotsk | BLR | 17 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Polimir Novopolotsk | EEHL | 40 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | RSL-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | CSKA-2 Moscow | RUS-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 66 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 64 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 50 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 78 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 74 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 53 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 44 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 82 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 54 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Sochi | KHL | 37 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Sochi | KHL | 45 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Sochi | KHL | 51 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 22 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 398 | 103 | 119 | 222 | 181 | 49 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 24 | ||||
| KHL totals | 275 | 78 | 97 | 175 | 291 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | ||||
International change
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Belarus | U18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Belarus | U18-B | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | |
| 2001 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Belarus | U18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2002 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Belarus | U18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | |
| 2003 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Belarus | WC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Belarus | WJC-B | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2004 | Belarus | WC-B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Belarus | WJC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Belarus | WC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
| 2011 | Belarus | WC | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Belarus | WC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | |
| 2014 | Belarus | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Belarus | WC | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| 2016 | Belarus | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Belarus | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Belarus | WC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 53 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 78 | |||
| Senior totals | 60 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 89 | |||
References change
Other websites change
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Chris Higgins |
Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick 2003 |
Succeeded by Kyle Chipchura |