Sergei Kostitsyn

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Sergei Kostitsyn
Kostitsyn in 2013 with Avangard Omsk
Born (1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 (age 37)
Novopolotsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
UHSL team
Former teams		 Sokil Kyiv
Yunost Minsk
Gomel
Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators
Avangard Omsk
Ak Bars Kazan
Dinamo Minsk
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Bratislava Capitals
National team  
NHL Draft
 200th overall,
2005
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2007–present

Sergei Olegovich Kostitsyn (Belarusian: Сяргей Алегавiч Касціцын; Russian: Сергей Олегович Костицын; born 20 March 1987) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey winger. He currently plays for Sokil Kyiv of the Ukrainian Hockey Super League.

He most recently played for Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played with the Montreal Canadiens and the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) alongside his older brother Andrei.

Playing career

Junior hockey

Like his older brother, Sergei excelled in the Belarusian

2003 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Nashville Predators
on 29 June 2010.

Kostitsyn moved to

power play goal in the first overtime of game five.[2] The Knights named him the playoff performer of the year, finishing the post-season with 37 points in 19 games.[3]

Joining the Canadiens'

alternate captain. Kostitsyn finished third in OHL and CHL scoring behind teammate Patrick Kane and Oshawa's John Tavares, tallying 40 goals and 131 points in only 59 games. His 91 assists led the CHL.[4]

Montreal Canadiens

On 2 May 2007, Sergei Kostitsyn signed an amateur tryout contract with the Canadiens' AHL team, the Hamilton Bulldogs.[citation needed] However, after not being inserted in the lineup, he returned home to see his family. On 25 May, Kostitsyn signed with the Canadiens to a 3-year, entry-level contract.[4]

Kostitsyn began the 2007–08 season with the Bulldogs. On 13 December 2007, while leading the Bulldogs in scoring, Kostitsyn was called up by the Canadiens. He played his first career NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers on 13 December and played on the top-line with captain Saku Koivu and Chris Higgins.[5] Sergei recorded his first career NHL point, an assist, in the next game, a 4–1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on 15 December.[6] Five days later, in his fourth game on 20 December, Sergei scored his first career NHL goal, a power play marker in a 5–2 win against the Washington Capitals.[7] He finished his rookie season with 27 points in 51 games and added eight points in 12 playoff games.

The following season, Kostitsyn was reassigned to Hamilton on 19 February 2009. He was called back up a little over a month later on 22 March.[8] Prior to the 2009–10 season, Kostitsyn was cut from the lineup and assigned to Hamilton. On 30 September, he announced that he would not report to Hamilton and even asked to be traded. He was then suspended by the team.[9][10] A few days later, Kostitsyn agreed to report to the Bulldogs in time for the start of the 2009–10 season.[11][12] After four points in the first five games of the season, however, he left the team on 21 October and was consequently suspended a second time by the Canadiens. He finally decided to report once again to the Hamilton Bulldogs and after recording 13 points in 16 games with the Bulldogs, he was recalled by the Canadiens.[13][14] On 7 May, Sergei was effectively cut from the Canadiens when Jacques Martin told the player to stay off the ice for the morning practice.[15]

Nashville Predators

On 29 June 2010, Kostitsyn was sent to the Nashville Predators for goaltender Dan Ellis and forward Dustin Boyd in a trade involving future considerations.[16] On 6 July, Kostitsyn signed a one-year deal with the Predators worth $550,000 that ran through the 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 season, his second with the Predators, Kostitsyn scored his first career hat-trick on 1 January 2012.

On 4 July 2013, Kostitsyn was placed on waivers for the condition of a mutual termination of his contract with the Predators. On 6 July 2013, he signed a three-year contract to return to

2012 NHL lockout.[17]

KHL

In June 2014, Avangard Omsk traded Kostitsyn to Ak Bars Kazan in exchange for Konstantin Barulin.[18]

In the 2015–16 season, he played for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod before joining Dinamo Minsk for the 2016–17 season and then returned to Torpedo for the 2017–18 season.[19]

On 3 May 2018, Kostitsyn signed a two-year contract as a free agent to return to his native Belarus, for a second stint with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.[20]

International play

As a

World Junior Championships
, one of which was with his brother Andrei.

In the 2006 World Junior Championships, he was named best forward in Division I B, leading Belarus to a promotion to the top-tier.[21] Playing in pool A in 2007, he scored a goal and two assists in the first game of the tournament, a 4–2 upset victory against Finland. He finished the tournament with 5 points in 6 games.

After his rookie season with the Canadiens, Kostitsyn competed in the

Belarus
. He played in four games, recording one assist.

On 23 December 2009, Kostitsyn was selected along with his older brother Andrei, Mikhail Grabovski and Ruslan Salei as the only four current NHL players to represent Belarus in the 2010 Winter Olympics.[22] [23]

Awards

  • Named
    World Junior Championships Pool-B MVP in 2006
    .
  • Named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team in 2006.
  • Named the London Knights' top playoff performer in 2006.
  • Named the London Knights' rookie of the year in 2006.

Records

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Yunost Minsk
BXL
 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2002–03 HK Gomel BXL 8 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
2002–03 HK Gomel EEHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2002–03 HK Gomel II BVL 25 22 27 49 66 — — — — —
2003–04 Yunior Minsk BXL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2003–04 HK Gomel BXL 22 5 4 9 4 11 1 2 3 8
2003–04 HK Gomel EEHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2003–04 HK Gomel II BVL 17 13 16 29 66 — — — — —
2003–04 HK Gomel II EEHL B 6 7 2 9 14 — — — — —
2004–05 HK Gomel BXL 40 4 10 14 24 4 2 0 2 12
2004–05 HK Gomel II BVL 6 2 3 5 34 — — — — —
2005–06 London Knights OHL 63 26 52 78 78 19 13 24 37 44
2006–07 London Knights OHL 59 40 91 131 76 16 9 12 21 39
2007–08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 22 6 16 22 18 — — — — —
2007–08 Montreal Canadiens NHL 52 9 18 27 51 12 3 5 8 14
2008–09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 56 8 15 23 64 1 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 16 5 8 13 18 — — — — —
2009–10 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 16 4 9 13 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 7 11 18 8 5 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Nashville Predators NHL 77 23 27 50 20 12 0 5 5 2
2011–12 Nashville Predators NHL 75 17 26 43 34 10 1 1 2 4
2012–13 Avangard Omsk KHL 27 9 19 28 42 — — — — —
2012–13 Nashville Predators NHL 46 3 12 15 11 — — — — —
2013–14 Avangard Omsk KHL 54 10 24 34 56 — — — — —
2014–15 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 49 7 20 27 20 12 1 2 3 6
2015–16 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 51 10 10 20 40 11 2 2 4 16
2016–17 Dinamo Minsk KHL 45 5 21 26 42 5 0 2 2 4
2017–18 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 43 7 7 14 14 4 1 0 1 0
2018–19 Dinamo Minsk KHL 60 5 13 18 68 — — — — —
2020–21
 Bratislava Capitals ICEHL 14 1 3 4 0 5 2 2 4 0
NHL totals 353 67 109 176 188 40 4 11 15 22
KHL totals 329 53 114 167 282 32 4 6 10 26

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Belarus
WJC18
 6 2 0 2 4
2004 Belarus
WJC D1
 5 4 4 8 0
2004 Belarus WJC18 6 1 3 4 8
2005 Belarus WJC 6 0 0 0 2
2005 Belarus WJC18 D1 4 1 5 6 4
2006 Belarus WJC D1 5 4 5 9 43
2007 Belarus WJC 6 1 4 5 33
2008 Belarus
WC
 4 0 1 1 0
2010 Belarus OG 4 2 3 5 0
2012 Belarus WC 3 1 1 2 2
2014 Belarus WC 8 4 4 8 10
2015 Belarus WC 8 1 6 7 8
2016 Belarus WC 7 0 2 2 4
2016 Belarus OGQ 3 2 4 6 0
2017 Belarus WC 6 0 2 2 6
2021 Belarus WC 5 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 38 13 21 34 94
Senior totals 48 10 25 35 32

References

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  2. ^ "Knights back in OHL Final". 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Knights acquire Bulls picks for Peleech". 15 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^
    CBC
    . 26 May 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  5. Sporting News. 14 December 2007. Archived from the original
    on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Koivu scores twice in Canadiens' 4–1 win over Maple Leafs". USA Today. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Latendresse scores 2 goals to lead Montreal over Washington 5-2". International Herald Tribune. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  8. ^ "Canadiens summon Sergei Kostitsyn from minors". CBC. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  9. ^ "Sergei Kostitsyn Suspended by Habs; Requests Trade". TSN. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  10. ^ "Kostitsyn demands trade after demotion: report". CBC.ca. CBC News. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Sergei Kostitsyn agrees to report to AHL's Bulldogs". Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  12. ^ Harrison, Doug (22 October 2009). "Kostitsyn returning to AHL, not Russia". cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Sergei K. Suit les conseils de Gainey". 21 October 2009.
  14. ^ "Sergei Kostitsyn suspended by Habs after leaving Bulldogs". The Sports Network. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  15. ^ "Sergei Kostitsyn's Habs career hits the skids". Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  16. ^ Harrison, Doug (30 June 2010). "Canadiens ship Sergei Kostitsyn to Predators". CBC. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Kostitsyn returns to Avangard" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Сергей Костицын в "Ак Барсе". Как это было". www.ak-bars.ru (in Russian). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Сергей Костицын вернулся в "Торпедо"". www.hctorpedo.ru (in Russian). 1 May 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Сергей Костицын – в ХК "Динамо-Минск"". hcdinamo.by (in Russian). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Championnat du monde des moins de 20 ans 2005/06". Passionhockey.com. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  22. ^ "Belarus names Olympic roster". IIHF.com. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  23. ^ Kreiser, John (2 January 2010). "Sharks lead NHL with 8 players chosen for Olympics". NHL.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

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