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.
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Ice hockey player
Career start | 1989 |
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Career end | 2010 |
draft | 81st overall |
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draft year | 1991 |
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shoots | Left |