Sergei Kostitsyn
Belarusian winger who played for the Nashville Predators alongside his older brother Andrei.
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Sergei Olegovich Kostitsyn (born 20 March 1987) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey winger for Metallurg Zhlobin of the Belarusian Extraleague (BHL). He was selected in the seventh round, 200th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2005 NHL entry draft. He has also played for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) alongside his older brother Andrei.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 20 March 1987
- Birthplace
- Novopolotsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
- Position
- Winger
- Shoots
- Left
- League
- BHL
- Team
- Metallurg Zhlobin
- Draft
- 200th overall
- Drafted by
- Montreal Canadiens
Lore & Background
Sergei Kostitsyn is the younger brother of Andrei Kostitsyn. He was traded to the Nashville Predators on 29 June 2010. The trade sent Sergei Kostitsyn and a 2011 second-round pick to Nashville for Dan Ellis, Dustin Boyd, and a 2011 fourth-round pick.
Reader's Guide
Sergei Kostitsyn played junior hockey for HK Gomel in Belarus and the London Knights of the OHL. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 2005 and made his NHL debut in 2007. He played for the Nashville Predators from 2010 to 2013. After his NHL career, he played in the KHL for Avangard Omsk, Ak Bars Kazan, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, and Dinamo Minsk.
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