Alexei Zhitnik Ice hockey player

Oleksiy Mykolaiovych "Alexei" Zhitnik (Ukrainian: Олексій Миколайович Житник; born October 10, 1972) is a Ukrainian-Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Zhitnik has played more games in the National Hockey League (NHL) (1,085) than any other Soviet-born defenceman. He has represented the Soviet Union, CIS, and Russia internationally, and Ukraine during two NHL All-Star Games. His number, 13, has been honored by Sokil Kyiv.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 10, 1972
Birth place
Soviet Union , Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic , Kiev
Height (meters)1.8034
Weight (Kilograms)97.0704

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Ice hockey player

Career start1989
Career end2010
draft81st overall
draft team
Los Angeles Kings
draft year1991
former team
Atlanta Thrashers
Buffalo Sabres
Los Angeles Kings
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Ak Bars Kazan
HC CSKA Moscow
HC Dynamo Moscow
Sokil Kyiv
position
Defenceman
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