Biography
Andrei Nikolishin is a Soviet and Russian hockey player who came to this sport from volleyball. The attacker not only established himself on ice, but also in the team became the world champion, as well as the owner of the medal of the Olympic Games. Now the Honored Master of Sports of Russia works as an assistant coach and mentor.Childhood and youth
Andrei Nikolishin was born on March 25, 1973 in Vorkuta. His father was exiled to this city during Stalinist repression. Here Nikolishin-senior worked at the mine. For a long 25 years, he was non-rigid, but the son did not know anything about it, since such news could harm his sports biography.
Andrei always believed that the Motherland played a big role in its formation as a person and hockey player. In Ice frosts, not everyone dared to go out into the street, not something on the ice. At first, it was necessary to clean the platform, and only then it was possible to take the puck. According to the hockey player, it was this that helped to temper.
At the dawn, Career Andrei was fond of volleyball. The young man had certain successes, so when at first a young man had a hockey, coach Viktor Bogatyrev assured that he would not succeed. However, Nikolishin firmly decided to become a hockey player.
The first triumph was not to wait. The young man made a team of Vorkuta as part of the Golden Washer Competition. The tournament was held in Penza. In his final, Nikolishin was recognized as the best scorer and the best athlete at the position of the attacker for all the contest.
The promising player noted the representatives of the club "Dynamo", where he briefly declared himself from the first exit to the ice.
Personal life
Hockey Mentor's wife is Marina. In marriage with Andrey, she brings up three children - two sons and daughter. Alexander and Ivan decided to go in the footsteps of the Father and began to play ice. When in the 2008/2009 season I had to change the team, Nikolishin, along with his family, moved to Chelyabinsk. Moving did not change their personal life. Sons continued to establish in hockey on the basis of the school "Tractor". Ivan was lucky to represent the interests of the team in the Championships of Russia 2009 and 2010. Now he stands for the Everett Silvertips Club in WHL. Alexander is a team player "Buran."Andrei Nikolishin does not refuse to journalists in communication. In an interview, he divides the history of his hockey success and plans. A man does not lead accounts on social networks and will not post a photo in "Instagram". The hockey player turned out to be a creative person - took the lessons of the game on the piano and even starred in an episodic role in the film "Brother-2".
Andrei's growth is 183 cm, and the weight is 90 kg.
Hockey
After the significant triumph on the "Golden Washer", Nikalishin received an invitation to Moscow Dynamo from Alexander Maltsev, who watched the game athlete. In the club, Hockey player has worked from 1990 to 1995. On his account 115 games, during which 42 points earned. In 1992, being a member of the CIS youth team, Nikolishin won the title of world champion among young people.
Already next year, together with the team, the player became the champion of Russia. The victorious goal in the final match belonged to Andrei Nikolishin. He sent a puck to the gate, which decided the outcome of the meeting.
Diligence and ambitiousness that Andrew showed in his youth, helped him get the captain's bandage in 1993. In the same season, a man, pulling out the triumph of the Swedes, won the "golden club", the award that was awarded the best player in hockey in the country. In 1994, as part of the Russian national team, the hockey player acted at the Olympic Games. Going out on the ice in eight matches, he scored seven points.
Since 1995, the athlete performed in NHL. At the World Cup - 1997, he went to the ice, without having a valid contract with League. The first match of the competition ended for him by injury: Nikolishin broke the cruciform knee bundles, which later affected the contractual relations with NHL. In November 1996, Andrei exchanged on Curtis Leshishin. As a Hartford player, he was translated into Washington. In 2002 he switched to Chicago - along with Chris Simon gave way to Mikael Nyulander. In the same period, Nikolins participated in the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, won the bronze medal as part.
In 2003, the player again participated in replacement. From the team "Chicago" he moved to Colorado Evelans. In the locout of the 2004/2005 season, Andrei was located in the Moscow CSKA and decided to stay in his homeland in Russia. Hockey player was invited to speak for the Chelyabinsk Club "Tractor", where in 2008-2009 he scored 39 points, going on ice in 48 games. The athlete participated in the fight for the Gagarin Cup. Nikolishin recognized the best player of the team in the opinion of the fans, which was specified by the survey on the official website. In 2009-2010, the player participated in the 46 matches KHL and 2 playoff games. During this time, the man scored 22 points. 2009 brought Andrei participation in the match of the stars KHL.
Since 2011, a successful hockey player performed at PHL of Ukraine, representing the interests of the Kiev team "Falcon". After completing his career, he decided to try forces as a coach. The administration of the tractor trusted the former player. Under his beginning, the team entered the playoffs, but lost "Siberia". A year later, Nikolishin resigned after the lesion "petrochemistry". I brought the mentor that not all players loved and respected him. In their eyes, Andrei remained an excellent player, but did not manage to become an authoritative coach.
The mentor accepted the Khabarovsk club "Amur". The team failed to bring hockey players in the playoffs. 2018 brought Andrei Nikolishin the post of assistant to the head coach in the Moscow Dynamo and cooperation with Vladimir Vorobyev.
Andrei Nikolishin now
In 2020, the athlete continues to work as a mentor. He leads an active social life, participating in the traditional matches of the former stars, giving master classes to Juniors. Hockey player is open to communicate with journalists and with interest gives frank interviews about professional life, youth years, about children's hockey, national team and about the current situation in sports. Andrei Nikolishin often acts as an expert, whose media opinion is requested with respect to curious situations, transfers and appointments.Achievements
- 1993 - Golden winner of the World Championship
- 1993 - the owner of the Golden Enterprise
- 1994 - Debut in NHL
- 2002 - Bronze medalist of the Olympic Games
- 2009 - Wiiness in the match of the KHL stars