Andrei Nikolishin

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Andrei Nikolishin
Andrei Nikolishin 2016-01-31.jpg
Born (1973-03-25) 25 March 1973 (age 50)
Vorkuta, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Hartford Whalers
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
RSL
Dynamo Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Lada Togliatti
Avangard Omsk
SKA St. Petersburg
Traktor Chelyabinsk
National teamFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
NHL Draft 47th overall, 1992
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 19902012

Andrei Vasilievich Nikolishin (Russian : Андрей Васильевич Николишин; born 25 March 1973) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who last played for Sokil Kyiv of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine. Over his National Hockey League career with the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks and the Colorado Avalanche he played in 628 games, with 93 goals and 280 points.

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Playing career

Nikolishin began his professional career with HC Dynamo Moscow. He played for four years domestically in Russia and was named Russian player of the Year in the 1993–94 season. During this time Andrei also captured a gold medal with the CIS in the 1992 World Junior Championships and represented Russia in the 1993 World Championships, 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1994 World Championships.

Nikolishin was drafted in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, picked 47th by the Hartford Whalers. He made his NHL debut in the delayed 1994–95 season with the Whalers and following with 51 points in the 1995-96 season. After representing Russia in the 1996 World Cup, Nikolishin started the 1996-97 season with the Whalers but was shortly traded to the Washington Capitals for Curtis Leschyshyn on November 9, 1996.

In the following 1997-98 campaign, Nikolishin established himself as an important checking and special teams player, recording 13 assists in the playoffs helping the Capitals reach the Stanley Cup finals before falling to champions the Detroit Red Wings. After a brief holdout prior to the 1998–99 season, Nikolishin was a main-stay on the checking line for the Capitals over the next four seasons. [1]

After representing Russia in the 2002 Winter Olympics, Nikolishin was traded from the Capitals, along with Chris Simon, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Michael Nylander and a 2003 third round pick (Steve Werner) on November 1, 2002. [2] Nikolishin played just one season with the Blackhawks before he was again dealt on June 21, 2003, to the Colorado Avalanche prior to the 2003–04 season, his last in the NHL. [3]

Due to the 2004 NHL Lockout, Andrei returned to Russia and signed with HC CSKA Moscow on June 4, 2004. He has since played with Lada Togliatti, Avangard Omsk and SKA St. Petersburg.

On November 5, 2007, Nikolishin was signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk and remained with the team as captain when Traktor joined the newly formed KHL in the 2008–09 season.

Personal

Nikolishin comes from a Ukrainian family. Following the Russian Revolution, the brother of his grandfather went on to serve in the Polish Army, and eventually emigrate the family to Edmonton, Alberta, [4] known for its large Ukrainian Canadian diaspora population.

His father, Vasyl Nikolishin, was a victim of Joseph Stalin's Great Purge, and was exiled from Ukraine to a Gulag forced labor coal mine in Vorkuta, the largest center of the camps in European Russia, for a period of 25 years. His parents did not tell him of this until he was older, out of fear of repressions, jeopardizing his career, and the stigma of being an enemy of the people that would restrict his travel abroad. [5] Upon his death, his father's body was repatriated to Vivnya, Lviv Oblast. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Dynamo Moscow USSR 20000
1990–91Dynamo–2 MoscowUSSR-3361181926
1991–92 Dynamo MoscowCIS6101260002
1991–92Dynamo–2 MoscowCIS-33622153740
1992–93 Dynamo Moscow RUS 42571230102138
1993–94 Dynamo MoscowRUS41812203091344
1994–95 Dynamo MoscowRUS127296
1994–95 Hartford Whalers NHL 398101810
1995–96 Hartford WhalersNHL6114375134
1996–97 Hartford WhalersNHL122572
1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL597142130
1997–98 Portland Pirates AHL 20002
1997–98 Washington CapitalsNHL386101614211131412
1998–99 Dynamo Moscow RSL 40000
1998–99 Washington CapitalsNHL738273528
1999–00 Washington CapitalsNHL761114252850224
2000–01 Washington CapitalsNHL811325383460002
2001–02 Washington CapitalsNHL8013233640
2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL606152126
2003–04 Colorado Avalanche NHL49571224110224
2004–05 CSKA Moscow RSL557192662
2005–06 Lada Togliatti RSL1420236
2005–06 Avangard Omsk RSL1934781312332
2006–07 SKA St. Petersburg RSL1922426300010
2007–08 Traktor Chelyabinsk RSL321121323030004
2008–09 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 4810293910831012
2009–10 Traktor ChelyabinskKHL46714217720002
2010–11 Traktor ChelyabinskKHL30581322
2011–12 Sokil Kyiv UKR 3616456132835814
RSL totals1422546711661912346
KHL totals12422527420751014
NHL totals62893187280270431171822

International

Olympic medal record
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Men's ice hockey
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Team
YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1991 Soviet Union EJC Silver medal icon.svg333610
1992 CIS WJC Gold medal icon.svg71232
1993 Russia WC Gold medal icon.svg81348
1994 Russia OG 4th82576
1994 RussiaWC5th60000
1996 RussiaWC4th823510
1996 Russia WCH SF41344
1997 RussiaWC4th50116
2000 RussiaWC11th40000
2002 RussiaOGBronze medal icon.svg60116
Junior totals1045912
Senior totals496162238

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