Kostitsyn Andrey is a Belarusian hockey player.Enters the position of the attacker. Some experts call him the best hockey player in Belarus. Known also including the ocean, where he spent a lot of pretty good games.
Childhood and youth
Andrew was born in 1985.He was always a strong guy, even in his childhood. Parents have noticed that his son has nowhere to put energy, and gave it to hockey. The child quickly settled in the team and began to show a confident game in children's competitions. Coaches could not help but notice that the player stands out against the background of his peers.
Already at an early age Kostitsyn Andrew played withsenior teams, but even there stood out with its physical power. At the age of fifteen, the athlete makes his debut for the main team "Polymir" from Novopolotsk. He became one of the youngest debutants in the history of Belarusian hockey.
In his first season among professionals he will play in six matches, throw three goals and give one assists. For a teenager this result will be very worthy.
Despite the fact that his contract is stillbelonged to Polymir, part of the 2000-2001 season. hockey player will hold in teams "Youth" and HC "Vitebsk". For Minskers, he will play only three matches, but for the team from Vitebsk will hold seventeen games, throw as many goals and give six assists.
In their native team they will notice that Andrei is seriousadded in all components of the game, and in the season 2001-2002. return it. The young man will play forty-six matches and bring to his asset thirty-two successful actions. At the end of the period, he again goes to "Youth" and holds the remaining six games there.
Andrey Kostitsyn played very successfully.The photos from those games show a really very strong and massive athlete, which is very important for hockey. The young man attracted the attention of foreign clubs, and in 2002 he was invited to the Moscow CSKA.
Career outside of Belarus
The first season abroad turned out to be unsuccessful foran athlete by the name of Andrey Kostitsyn. The hockey player spent only six games for the main team, managed to play for the Sunday "Chemist", spent a couple of matches for the Minsk "Youth". Returning to his homeland, he again showed high results.
Season 2003-2004 he begins in Moscow.Spends twelve matches and will be noted with just one assist. At that time he was eighteen, but the career in Russia was already out of order. Soon on it go representatives of the Canadian Hamilton Bulldogs. Naturally, Kostitsyn could not miss the opportunity to travel overseas. This team played in the second most powerful division, and the athlete took part in sixty-six fights, having entered into his asset twenty-three scoring points.
Season 2005-2006.begins in the NHL in the Montreal Canadiens. Andrew took part in twelve games, but nothing special is not remembered. In the course of the season, he again leaves for Hamilton Bulldogs and shows simply tremendous efficiency.
The season 2006-2007.the sportsman started as a member of "Montreal", but again failed to gain a foothold in the basis, so again went to Hamilton Bulldogs. This is already becoming a familiar phenomenon, but in this team Kostitsyn again reveals his talents.
At twenty-two, he managed to securea place in the basis of "Montreal". Andrew spends there five strong seasons, after which he leaves for the United States of America. In the US, Andrew will play half the season for Nashville Predators and return to Russia.
After some time, experts say thatAndrei Kostitsyn failed to open up completely behind the ocean due to the fact that he played the position of the flanking striker. Prior to this, he conducted the best fights as a central striker, who did not very often qualify. In Canada and the United States, they wanted to make him a different player.
Return to Russia
After a long period in Canada and AmericaKostitsyn returned to Russia. Two and a half years he will play in Chelyabinsk "Tractor". It is worth noting that the forward will show high results, but the contract with him will not be extended.
Season 2014-2015.Andrei Kostitsyn begins in HC Sochi. Spends thirty-seven games, throws eleven goals and gives twenty assists. The end of the period will be held in "Torpedo" from Nizhny Novgorod. In 2015, he returned to "Sochi", where he performs to this day.
Career in the national team of Belarus
For the first time under the banner of the national team AndreiKostitsyn was drafted in the distant 2002. He played a lot of games and scored rather good results. Took part in seven world championships. At a high level held the World Cup in 2014. There were rumors that he could go to America again, but this did not happen.
Achievements
Andrei Kostitsyn in 2008 was the besthockey player of the country. In the collection of awards has the silver of the Continental Hockey League. He is one of the most famous athletes of his country. One of the best Belarusian players who played across the ocean. He is equal to a lot of young hockey players.
