Andrei Kostitsyn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrei Kostitsyn
Occupation	Ice hockey forward
Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1985(1985-02-03)
Age	39
Birthplace	Navapolatsk
Country	Belarus
Horoscope	Aquarius

Andrei Kostitsyn Biography

Andrei Kostitsyn is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Forward who was born on February 3, 1985 in Navapolatsk, Belarus. Andrej Alehavič Kaścicyn (Belarusian: Андрэй Алегавiч Касціцын ; born 3 February 1985), better known as Andrei Kostitsyn (Russian: Андрей Олегович Костицын ), is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The media have nicknamed him AK-46, a play on his initials (AK) and player number (46) in reference to the Soviet AK-47 rifle. His younger brother Sergei plays as a teammate and captain for Dinamo Minsk. Both Andrei and Sergei played together on the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators.

After his first season with CSKA, he was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round, tenth overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Kostitsyn drew favourable scouting reports from his strong showing at the 2003 World U-18 Championships and was expected to be taken even higher in the draft; it is speculated that health concerns with his back caused teams to pass him over.

In the summer of 2004, he was invited to the Canadiens’ training camp and signed a three-year deal with the club. He was subsequently assigned to the Canadiens’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, for the 2004–05 season. He scored his first goal with Hamilton in his first game, on 15 October 2004, and finished the season with 23 points in 66 games.

Midway through the 2005–06 season, he was called up by the Canadiens and played his first National Hockey League (NHL) game on 1 December 2005, but was limited to just one shift in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres. He was called up again later in December and scored his first career NHL goal on 13 December against Curtis Joseph in a 5–2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.

Kostitsyn made his second under-20 appearance at the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and scored three goals to help Belarus stay in the top division. Later that year, Kostitsyn returned to the top division at the 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, recording 10 points in eight games and helping lead Belarus to a fifth-place finish. Competing in his third under-20 tournament at the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Kostitsyn recorded two goals and one assist, but was relegated with Belarus to Division-I for 2004. Playing in the second-tier, he notched five goals and 10 points in five games to help Belarus return to the top division in 2005, where he scored five points in his fifth and final World Juniors.

Andrei Kostitsyn Net Worth

Andrei Kostitsyn is one of the richest Ice hockey forward from Belarus. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrei Kostitsyn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kostitsyn represented Belarus extensively at the under-18 and -20 levels. He first played internationally at the 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships as a fifteen-year-old, but Belarus would struggle in the top division, finishing last. The next year, Kostitsyn competed with Belarus’ under-20 team in the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships’ top division. Later that year, having been relegated for the 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships, Kostitsyn returned to record a tournament-leading 14 points in five games within the second-tier to win the Division I championship.

Beginning in 2000–01, Kostitsyn spent the first two seasons of his early career with Polimir Novopolotsk, competing in several leagues, including the Eastern European Hockey League (EEHL). In the summer of 2002, he signed with CSKA Moscow and moved to Russia. He split his time with the organization between CSKA 2 of Russia’s developmental league, and also continued to play in the Belarusian league with Yunost Minsk.

In 2004, Kostitsyn had also made his senior international debut as a 19-year- old at the 2004 IIHF World Championship. He scored six points in five games. The following year in 2005 IIHF World Championship, however, he did not record a point in six games playing in the top division. Following his rookie season in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2006, he played in his third consecutive World Championship and recorded five points in six games. At the 2008 IIHF World Championship, Kostitsyn recorded three points in five games.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Andrei Kostitsyn height 1.83 m Andrei weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Andrei Kostitsyn Dating?

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On 1 May 2012, Kostitsyn and Predators’ teammate Alexander Radulov were spotted at a Scottsdale bar at 5:00 a.m. the night before Game 2 of their second-round playoff series against the Coyotes, thus breaking curfew. Both were subsequently suspended by the Predators’ management for Game 3. Said Predators’ general manager David Poile of the incident: “What they did was unacceptable and the coaches and myself had to come to the plate and do the right thing for the team. It happened. It’s really unfortunate. It’s selfish behavior and we’ll just have to leave it at that.”

Facts & Trivia

Andrei Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Forward. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belarus. Andrei Kostitsyn celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

In the 2014–15 season, his third with Traktor, Kostitsyn was traded to the expansion club, Sochi on 29 October 2014.