Andrei Kostitsyn Ice hockey player

Andrej Alehavič Kaścicyn (Belarusian: Андрэй Алегавiч Касціцын; born February 3, 1985), better known as Andrei Kostitsyn, is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC Sochi in 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 for Avangard Omsk. Both Andrei and Sergei played together on the Canadiens as well as the Predators.

Personal facts

Andrei Kostitsyn
Birth dateFebruary 03, 1985
Birth place
Soviet Union , Navapolatsk , Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Height (meters)1.8542
Weight (Kilograms)97.524

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Ice hockey player

Career start2003
draft10th overall
draft team
Montreal Canadiens
draft year2003
former team
Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators
league
Kontinental Hockey League
position
Winger (ice hockey)
shootsLeft
teams
Traktor Chelyabinsk

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