Andrei Samokhvalov

Andrei Samokhvalov
Date of birth	May 10, 1975
place of birth	Ust-Kamenogorsk , Kazakh SSR
size	183 cm
Weight	87 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1995 , 8th lap, 208th position Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
1990-1996	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
1996-2001	HK Awangard Omsk
2001-2002	Metallurg Novokuznetsk
2002-2003	Salawat Yulayev Ufa
2003-2005	HK Spartak Moscow
2005	HK MWD Balashikha
2005	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
2005-2006	Chimik Voskressensk
2006-2007	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
2007-2010	HK Chimwolokno Mahiljou

Andrei Wiktorowitsch Samochwalow ( Kazakh Андрей Викторович Самохвалов ; born May 10, 1975 in Ust-Kamenogorsk , Kazakh SSR ) is a former Kazakh ice hockey player who played in the Russian Super League for five years in the Russian Super League , Omsk .

Career

Andrei Samochwalow began his career in 1990 in the Soviet league with Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk , for whom he played in the International Hockey League , the top division of the CIS countries, from 1993 . In 1996 he moved to HK Awangard Omsk in the newly founded Russian Super League , where he was on the ice for five years. Further stations were the Russian clubs Metallurg Novokusnezk , Salawat Julajew Ufa , HK Spartak Moscow , HK MWD Balaschicha , with whom he became champion of the Vysschaya League in 2005 , Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod , with whom he achieved the same success in 2007, and Chimik Voskressensk . In none of these clubs he was under contract for more than two years. At the end of his career he played from 2007 to 2010 for HK Chimwolokno Mahiljou in the Belarusian extra league .

International

In 2006 Samokhvalov was appointed to the Kazakh national team and took part in the 2006 Winter Olympics, having previously been part of the Kazakh squad at the Olympic qualifying tournament for these games. He also played for Kazakhstan at the C World Championships in 1995 and 1996 and at the B World Championship in 1999 . After switching to the current division system, he was on the ice for his colors at the World Championships in the top division in 2004 and 2006 and in Division I in 2009 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2005 Champion of the Wysschaja League and promotion to the Super League with HK MWD Balaschicha
• 2007 Champion of the Vysschaya League and promotion to the Super League with the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

International

• 1996 Promotion to the B group at the C World Championship
• 2009 Promotion to the top division at the World Championship Division I, Group A.

Web links

• Andrei Samochwalow at hockeydb.com (English)
• Andrei Samochwalow at eurohockey.com
• Andrei Samochwalow at eliteprospects.com (English)