Dmytro Anatoliiovych "Dmitri" Khristich ( uk, Дмитро́ Анатолійович Хри́стич, russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Хри́стич; born July 23, 1969) is a
Ukrainian
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former professional
ice hockey
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player.
Khristich played 811 games in the
NHL
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in his career, for the
Washington Capitals
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,
Los Angeles Kings
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,
Boston Bruins
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, and
Toronto Maple Leafs
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. He was most recently the Head coach of
EIHL
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side the
Edinburgh Capitals
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In Apri ...
, joining in June 2017 but departing in December of the same year.
In Feb 2022 it's been reported that Dmitri took up arms to defend Ukraine.
Achievements
Khristich appeared in the
1997
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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
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.
Transactions
* July 8, 1995 – Traded to the
Los Angeles Kings
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with
Byron Dafoe
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for the Kings' 1st round choice (
Alexandre Volchkov) and the
Dallas Stars
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' 4th round choice (previously acquired, Washington selected Justin Davis) in the
1996 NHL Entry Draft
The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was the 34th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Zdeno Chára, who retired after the 2021–22 season.
...
.
* August 29, 1997 – Traded to the
Boston Bruins
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with Byron Dafoe for
Jozef Stümpel
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,
Sandy Moger
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, and the Bruins' 4th round choice (later traded to the
New Jersey Devils
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, who selected
Pierre Dagenais
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Playing career A ...
) in the
1998 NHL Entry Draft
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The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Brian Gionta, Mi ...
.
* October 20, 1999 – Traded to the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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for the Maple Leafs' 2nd round choice (
Ivan Huml
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) in the
2000 NHL Entry Draft
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.
* December 11, 2000 – Traded back to the Washington Capitals for the
Tampa Bay Lightning
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's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, the Maple Leafs selected
Brendan Bell) in the
2001 NHL Entry Draft
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As of 2022, the only remaining active players in the NHL from the 2001 draft class are M ...
.
International play
Khristich represented the
Soviet Union
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in the
1990 World Ice Hockey Championships where he won a gold medal. He played for
Ukraine
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at the
2001
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,
2002
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and
2003 World Championships. He also represented
Ukraine
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at the
2002 Winter Olympics
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. He played two games and scored two goals. The team finished in 10th place.
Awards
*Selected to two
NHL All-Star Games:
1997
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,
1999
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Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
American ice hockey coaches
Baltimore Skipjacks players
Boston Bruins players
Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Los Angeles Kings players
National Hockey League All-Stars
Olympic ice hockey players of Ukraine
Sokil Kyiv players
Soviet expatriate ice hockey players
Soviet expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Soviet ice hockey right wingers
Sportspeople from Kyiv
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Washington Capitals draft picks
Washington Capitals players
Ukrainian emigrants to the United States
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Ukrainian ice hockey coaches
Ukrainian ice hockey right wingers
American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia