Maxim Alekseyevich Kitsyn (russian: Максим Алексеевич Кицын; born December 24, 1991) is a Russian professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

player currently under contract with

Metallurg Novokuznetsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk (russian: Металлург Новокузнецк) is a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. They are currently members of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). History The ...

of the

Supreme Hockey League The Supreme Hockey League (SHL) (russian: Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), links=no, ''Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league ...

(VHL). He has previously played in the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

with Metallurg Novokuznetsk,

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород) is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. The team's home arena is Trad ...

and

Admiral Vladivostok Hockey Club Admiral, Also Known as The Admiral Vladivostok, (russian: Хоккейный клуб Адмирал)are a professional ice hockey team based in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of t ...

Playing career

Kitsyn was drafted 158th overall in 2010 by the

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

. On July 10, 2013, Kitsyn was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Kings. In his three years within the Kings organization, Kitsyn was unable to make an impact at the North American level and as an impending restricted free agent opted to return to Russia in signing a one-year deal for a second tenure with

on May 25, 2016. After an unsuccessful second tenure with Torpedo in the 2016–17 season, Kitsyn was released as a free agent and signed a one-year pact with his third KHL club,

, on July 9, 2017. Following the 2017–18 season, having played in just 16 games with Admiral, Kitsyn was released as a free agent and agreed to a one-year contract with VHL club,

Saryarka Karaganda Hockey Club Saryarka ( kk, Saryarqa Qaraǵandy, «Сарыарқа» Қарағанды хоккей клубы), commonly referred as Saryarka Karagandy, is a professional ice hockey team based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They Currently play in th ...

, on August 14, 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1991 births Living people Admiral Vladivostok players Kuznetskie Medvedi players Los Angeles Kings draft picks Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players Metallurg Novokuznetsk players Mississauga St. Michael's Majors players Ontario Reign (AHL) players Ontario Reign (ECHL) players People from Novokuznetsk Russian ice hockey left wingers HC Sarov players Saryarka Karagandy players Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Yermak Angarsk players Yuzhny Ural Orsk players Sportspeople from Kemerovo Oblast {{Russia-icehockey-winger-stub