Dmitri Khristich

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Dmitri Khristich
Born (1969-07-23) 23 July 1969 (age 55)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings
Washington Capitals
Sokil Kyiv
Ukraine men's national ice hockey team
Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team
Coached for Edinburgh Capitals
Ukraine men's national ice hockey team
National teamFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union and
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
NHL draft 120th overall, 1988
Washington Capitals
Playing career 19842004
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Switzerland
Goodwill Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Seattle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 United States
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Finland

Dmitri Anatolyevich Khristich [lower-alpha 1] (born July 23, 1969) is a former professional ice hockey player and head coach of the national ice hockey team of Ukraine.

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Khristich played 811 games in the NHL in his career, for the Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the head coach of EIHL side the Edinburgh Capitals, joining in June 2017 but departing in December of the same year. [1] Since 2023, he is the head coach of the national ice hockey team of Ukraine.

Achievements

Khristich appeared in the 1997 and 1999 NHL All-Star Games. In the 1998–99 season, he had the highest shooting percentage (20.1%) among players with at least 82 shots (an average of at least one shot per scheduled game). He is the all-time scoring leader for players born and trained in Ukraine.

Transactions

International play

Khristich represented the Soviet Union in the 1990 World Ice Hockey Championships where he won a gold medal. He played for Ukraine at the 2001, 2002 and 2003 World Championships. He also represented Ukraine at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He played two games and scored two goals. The team finished in 10th place.

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Sokil Kyiv USSR 40000
1986–87 Sokil KyivUSSR203034
1986–87 ShVSM Kyiv USSR II 71126
1987–88 Sokil KyivUSSR37911018
1987–88ShVSM KyivUSSR II44044
1988–89 Sokil KyivUSSR4217102715
1989–90 Sokil KyivUSSR4714223632
1990–91 Sokil KyivUSSR2810122220
1990–91 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 30000
1990–91 Washington Capitals NHL 4013142721111346
1991–92 Washington CapitalsNHL8036377335732515
1992–93 Washington CapitalsNHL643135662862572
1993–94 Washington CapitalsNHL83292958731123510
1994–95 Washington CapitalsNHL481214264171450
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL7627376444
1996–97 Los Angeles KingsNHL7519375638
1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL822937664262242
1998–99 Boston BruinsNHL7929427148123476
1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL5312183024121230
2000–01 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL273698
2000–01Washington CapitalsNHL43101929830000
2001–02 Washington CapitalsNHL619122112
2002–03 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 31912212030004
2003–04 Metallurg MagnitogorskRSL38471120
NHL totals8112593375964227515254041
USSR totals17853459889

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1987 Soviet Union EJC 77072
1988 Soviet Union WJC 71120
1989 Soviet UnionWJC76282
1990 Soviet Union WC 72354
2001 Ukraine WC61232
2002 Ukraine OG 22020
2002 UkraineWC60336
2003 UkraineWC601128
Junior totals21143174
Senior totals27591440

Notes

  1. Ukrainian: Дмитро Анатолійович Христич, romanized: Dmytro Anatoliiovych Khrystych;
    Russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Христич, romanized: Dmitry Anatolyevich Khristich

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References

  1. "Edinburgh Capitals". Edinburgh Capitals. Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-06-09.