Andrei Anatolyevich Kruchinin

Andrei Kruchinin
Date of birth	May 18, 1978
place of birth	Karagandy , Kazakh SSR
size	185 cm
Weight	89 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1998 , 7th lap, 189th position Montréal Canadiens
Career stations
1996-2001	HK Lada Tolyatti
2001-2002	HK Awangard Omsk
2002-2004	Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk
2004-2006	HK Lada Tolyatti
2006-2008	Chimik Moskovskaya Oblast
2008-2009	HK Lada Tolyatti
2009-2010	Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk
2010–2012	Amur Khabarovsk
2012	Awtomobilist Ekaterinburg
2012-2013	Disel Pensa
2013-2015	Sokol Krasnoyarsk

Andrei Anatoljewitsch Krutschinin ( Russian Андрей Анатольевич Кручинин ; born May 18, 1978 in Karagandy , Kazakh SSR ) is a former Russian - Kazakh ice hockey player .

Career

Andrei Krutschinin began his career in 1996 at HK Lada Tolyatti . In his debut season he won the last edition of the European Cup with the team . In the 1998 NHL Entry Draft , the Montréal Canadiens selected him in the seventh round in 189th place. His other stations were ZSK WWS Samara , Molot-Prikamje Perm , HK Awangard Omsk , Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk and Chimik Mytishchi . In the 2008/09 season Kruchinin was again under contract with HK Lada Tolyatti. In 2009 he returned to Nizhnekamsk. For the 2010/11 season Kruchinin received a contract with Amur Khabarovsk . In January 2012 he moved to Awtomobilist Yekaterinburg within the KHL .

In July 2012 he left Yekaterinburg again and was signed by Disel Penza .

Achievements and Awards

• 1997 European Cup win with the HK Lada Tolyatti
• 2005 Russian runner-up with the HK Lada Tolyatti
• 2006 IIHF Continental Cup win with the HK Lada Tolyatti

KHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	4th	121	0	10	10	87
Playoffs	1	2	0	0	0	0

(Status: end of the 2011/12 season)

Web links

• Andrei Krutschinin at hockeydb.com (English)
• Andrei Anatoljewitsch Krutschinin at eurohockey.com
• Andrei Krutschinin at eliteprospects.com (English)