Andrey Kostitsyn: sport achievements and biography

Kostitsyn Andrey is a Belarusian hockey player. Enters the position of the attacker. Some experts call him the best hockey player in Belarus. Known including in the overseas, 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 got used to 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 with senior teams, but even there stood out with his 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 still belonged to Polymir, part of the 2000-2001 season, Hockey player will hold in the teams "Youth" and HC "Vitebsk". For Minsk, he will play only three matches, but for the team from Vitebsk will hold seventeen games, will throw as many goals and give six assists.

In his native team will notice that Andrew seriously added to all components of the game, and in the 2001-2002 season. 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 photo from those games shows 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 was unsuccessful for an athlete named Andrei Kostitsyn. 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 only 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 committed to 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 was able to secure a firm 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 will say that Andrei Kostitsyn failed to open up overseas completely 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 often go into the selection. In Canada and the United States, they wanted to make him a different player.

Return to Russia

After a long period in Canada and America, Kostitsyn returned to Russia. Two and a half years he will play in Chelyabinsk "Tractor". It is worth noting that the forward will show high performance, but the contract with him will not be extended.

Season 2014-2015. Andrei Kostitsyn begins in the 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 the "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, Andrei Kostitsyn was drafted in the distant 2002. He spent 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

Andrey Kostitsyn in 2008 became the best hockey 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. It is equal to a lot of young hockey players.