Maxim Sushinsky

Maxim Yuryevich Sushinsky (Russian: Максим Юрьевич Сушинский; born July 1, 1974) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and with the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League (NHL). His last name is sometimes transliterated as Sushinski or Sushinskiy.

Maxim Sushinsky
Born	(1974-07-01) July 1, 1974 (age 50) Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	SKA Saint Petersburg Avangard Omsk Minnesota Wild Dynamo Moscow Salavat Yulaev Ufa Metallurg Magnitogorsk HC Fribourg-Gottéron
National team	Russia
NHL draft	132nd overall, 2000 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	1991–2013

Playing career

A skillful right winger, Sushinsky was drafted 132nd overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild, and played 30 games with the Wild before leaving the team for personal and family reasons.

Sushinsky has spent the majority of his career in playing in Russia, spending time with Avangard Omsk, HC Dynamo Moscow, and his current team SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Sushinsky represented the Russian Federation in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he had five points in eight games played. Throughout the event the nameplate on the back of his jersey had his name spelled as "Sushinksky".^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Before the 2006 Olympic Games, Sushinsky joined United Russia.^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	SKA Leningrad	URS		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	SKA–2 Leningrad	URS.3		8	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	SKA St. Petersburg	CIS.2		45	5	3	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	SKA–2 St. Petersburg	CIS.3		20	14	1	15	38		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	SKA St. Petersburg	IHL		23	2	3	5	22		6	2	1	3	2
1992–93	SKA St. Petersburg	RUS.2		17	11	7	18	21		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	SKA St. Petersburg	IHL		45	7	4	11	26		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	SKA St. Petersburg	IHL		52	11	11	22	57		3	1	0	1	6
1995–96	SKA St. Petersburg	IHL		49	21	15	36	43		2	0	0	0	0
1996–97	Avangard Omsk	RSL		39	20	16	36	24		5	3	1	4	0
1997–98	Avangard Omsk	RSL		20	6	11	17	6		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Avangard Omsk	RSL		41	15	16	31	46		5	3	1	4	10
1999–2000	Avangard Omsk	RSL		37	19	24	43	58		8	2	5	7	6
2000–01	Minnesota Wild	NHL		30	7	4	11	29		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Avangard Omsk	RSL		12	5	3	8	14		13	9	4	13	12
2001–02	Avangard Omsk	RSL		46	19	32	51	60		11	6	11	17	18
2002–03	Avangard Omsk	RSL		37	15	19	34	76		12	4	4	8	2
2003–04	Avangard Omsk	RSL		54	20	41	61	46		11	2	6	8	18
2004–05	Avangard Omsk	RSL		50	18	37	55	64		11	5	7	12	24
2005–06	Dynamo Moscow	RSL		39	11	21	32	44		2	1	1	2	4
2006–07	SKA St. Petersburg	RSL		54	14	29	43	88		3	1	0	1	2
2007–08	SKA St. Petersburg	RSL		56	22	29	51	65		9	2	2	4	8
2008–09	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL		48	18	27	46	83		3	1	0	1	2
2009–10	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL		56	27	38	65	87		4	2	2	4	4
2010–11	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL		50	16	23	39	48		11	2	7	9	12
2011–12	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		25	6	10	16	32		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Toros Neftekamsk	VHL		2	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		24	3	9	12	16		11	3	3	6	4
2012–13	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NLA		3	1	2	3	0		4	0	1	1	0
IHL totals				169	41	33	74	148		11	3	1	4	8
RSL totals				485	184	278	462	575		90	38	42	80	104
KHL totals				203	70	107	177	266		29	8	11	19	22

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Russia	WJC			7	4	2	6	10
1999	Russia	WC	5th		6	1	2	3	4
2000	Russia	WC	11th		6	3	1	4	0
2002	Russia	WC			9	3	4	7	4
2004	Russia	WC	10th		6	2	1	3	12
2006	Russia	OG	4th		8	2	3	5	8
2006	Russia	WC	5th		7	2	4	6	0
2008	Russia	WC			9	4	1	5	6
2010	Russia	WC			5	0	1	1	8
Senior totals					56	17	17	34	42