Andrei Nikolishin
| Andrei Nikolishin | |||
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| Born |
March 25, 1973 Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| 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 |
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| National team |
 Russia
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| NHL Draft | 47th overall, 1992 Hartford Whalers |
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| Playing career | 1990–2012 | ||
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| Representing Russia
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
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2002 Salt Lake City | Team |
Andrei Vasilievich Nikolishin (Russian: Андрей Васильевич Николишин; born March 25, 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.
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.
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