| Dmitri Khristich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 23, 1969 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings Washington Capitals Sokil Kyiv | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union and Ukraine | ||
| NHL Draft |
120th overall, 1988 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1984–2004 | ||
Dmytro Anatoliiovych "Dmitri" Khristich (Ukrainian: Дмитро́ Анатолійович Хри́стич, Russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Хри́стич; born July 23, 1969) is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey player.
Khristich played 811 games in the NHL in his career, for the Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was most recently the Head coach of EIHL side the Edinburgh Capitals, joining in June 2017 but departing in December of the same year.[1]
Achievements
Khristich appeared in the 1997 and 1999 NHL All-Star Games. In the 1998–99 season, he had the highest shooting percentage (20.1%) among players with at least 82 shots (an average of at least one shot per scheduled game). He is the all-time scoring leader for players born and trained in Ukraine.
Transactions
- July 8, 1995 – Traded to the Los Angeles Kings with Byron Dafoe for the Kings' 1st round choice (Alexandre Volchkov) and the Dallas Stars' 4th round choice (previously acquired, Washington selected Justin Davis) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
- August 29, 1997 – Traded to the Boston Bruins with Byron Dafoe for Jozef Stümpel, Sandy Moger, and the Bruins' 4th round choice (later traded to the New Jersey Devils, who selected Pierre Dagenais) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
- October 20, 1999 – Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Maple Leafs' 2nd round choice (Ivan Huml) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
- December 11, 2000 – Traded back to the Washington Capitals for the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, the Maple Leafs selected Brendan Bell) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
International play
Khristich represented the Soviet Union in the 1990 World Ice Hockey Championships where he won a gold medal. He played for Ukraine at the 2001, 2002 and 2003 World Championships. He also represented Ukraine at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He played two games and scored two goals. The team finished in 10th place.
Awards
- Selected to two NHL All-Star Games: 1997, 1999
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Sokil Kyiv | USSR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Sokil Kyiv | USSR | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | ShVSM Kyiv | USSR II | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Sokil Kyiv | USSR | 37 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | ShVSM Kyiv | USSR II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Sokil Kyiv | USSR | 42 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Sokil Kyiv | USSR | 47 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Sokil Kyiv | USSR | 28 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 40 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 1992–93 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 64 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 83 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 73 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 48 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 75 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 53 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 43 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 61 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 31 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 38 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 811 | 259 | 337 | 596 | 422 | 75 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 41 | ||||
| USSR totals | 178 | 53 | 45 | 98 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Soviet Union | EJC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Ukraine | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Ukraine | OG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Ukraine | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Ukraine | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | |||
| Senior totals | 27 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 40 | |||
References
- ↑ "Edinburgh Capitals". Edinburgh Capitals.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database