Maxim Sushinsky | |||
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Born |
Leningrad, Soviet Union |
July 1, 1974 ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa SKA Saint Petersburg Avangard Omsk Minnesota Wild Dynamo Moscow |
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National team | Russia | ||
NHL Draft | 132nd overall, 2000 Minnesota Wild |
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Playing career | 1991–2013 |
Maxim Yuryevich Sushinsky (Russian: Максим Юрьевич Сушинский; born July 1, 1974) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. His last name is sometimes transliterated as Sushinski or Sushinskiy.
A skillful right winger, Maxim Sushinsky was drafted 132nd overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild and played 30 games with the Wild before leaving the team for personal and family reasons.
He has spent the majority of his career in playing in Russia, spending time with Avangard Omsk, HC Dynamo Moscow, and his current team SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.
He represented the Russian Federation in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he had five points in eight games played. Throughout the event the nameplate on the back of his jersey had his name spelled "Sushinksky".
Played for Russia in: