Andrei Nikolishin

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Andrei V. Nikolishin (born March 25, 1973, Vorkuta, USSR) is an ice hockey player. He stands at six feet tall and weighs 215 pounds.

Nikolishin was drafted in round two of the 1992 draft, picked 47th by the Hartford Whalers. Across his career he's played 628 games, with 93 goals and 280 points. He played for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, and Chicago Blackhawks before being acquired by the Colorado Avalanche for the 03-04 season. He currently remains with the Avalanche. An unremarkable player by the numbers, Nikolishin has many positives in his game. He is regarded as one of the top face-off men in the NHL in recent memory.

[edit] Career regular season NHL statistics

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994-95	Hartford Whalers	39	8	10	18	10
1995-96	Hartford Whalers	61	14	37	51	34
1996-97	Hartford Whalers	12	2	5	7	2
1996-97	Washington Capitals	59	7	14	21	30
1997-98	Washington Capitals	38	6	10	16	14
1998-99	Washington Capitals	73	8	27	35	28
1999-00	Washington Capitals	76	11	14	25	28
2000-01	Washington Capitals	81	13	25	38	34
2001-02	Washington Capitals	80	13	23	36	40
2002-03	Chicago Blackhawks	60	6	15	21	26
2003-04	Colorado Avalanche	49	5	7	12	24