Dmitri Khristich

Dmitri Khristich
Born	(1969-07-23) July 23, 1969 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Metallurg Magnitogorsk Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings Washington Capitals Sokil Kyiv
National team	Soviet Union  Ukraine
NHL Draft	120th overall, 1988 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1984–2004

Dmytro Anatoliiovych "Dmitri" Khristich (Ukrainian: Дмитро́ Анатолійович Хри́стич; born July 23, 1969) is a former professional ice hockey player. The Ukrainian played 811 games in the NHL in his career, for the Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He is currently the Head Supervisor of the Professional Hockey League (PHL) of Ukraine.

Achievements

Khristich appeared in the 1997 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.

Boston walks away

Following the 1998-99 season, his second year with the Boston Bruins, Khristich took his club to arbitration and was awarded a $2.8 million salary. Feeling he wasn't worth the money, Bruins General Manager Harry Sinden opted to walk away from the contract making Khristich an unrestricted free agent.

This marked the first-time ever than an NHL franchise opted to walk away from a player after losing an arbitration case (Sinden would eventually be proven correct, as Khristich, coming off 66- and 71-point seasons, only scored 89 points over the next 3 seasons). Sinden would repeat this move several years later, walking away from defenseman David Tanabe.

Transfers

• July 8, 1995 – Traded to the Los Angeles Kings with Byron Dafoe for the Kings' 1st round choice (Alexandre Volchkov) and the Dallas Stars' 4th round choice (previously acquired, Washington selected Justin Davis) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
• August 29, 1997 – Traded to the Boston Bruins with Byron Dafoe for Jozef Stumpel, Sandy Moger, and the Bruins' 4th round choice (later traded to the New Jersey Devils, who selected Pierre Dagenais) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
• October 20, 1999 – Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Maple Leafs' 2nd round choice (Ivan Huml) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
• December 11, 2000 – Traded back to the Washington Capitals (his original team) for the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, the Maple Leafs selected Brendan Bell) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

International play

Khristich represented the Soviet Union in the 1990 World Ice Hockey Championships where he won a gold medal. He played for Ukraine at the 2001, 2002 and 2003 World Championships. He also represented Ukraine at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He played two games and scored two goals. The team finished in 10th place.

Awards

• Selected to two NHL All-Star Games: 1997, 1999

Career statistics

				Regular season							Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1985–86	Sokil Kyiv	USSR		4	0	0	0	—	0		—	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Sokil Kyiv	USSR		20	3	0	3	—	4		—	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	ShVSM Kyiv	USSR-2		4	4	0	4	—	4		—	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Sokil Kyiv	USSR		37	9	1	10	—	18		—	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Sokil Kyiv	USSR		42	17	10	27	—	15		—	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Sokil Kyiv	USSR		47	14	22	36	—	32		—	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Sokil Kyiv	USSR		28	10	12	22	—	20		—	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		3	0	0	0	—	0		—	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Washington Capitals	NHL		40	13	14	27	-1	21		11	1	3	4	-2	6
1991–92	Washington Capitals	NHL		80	36	37	73	+24	35		7	3	2	5	+2	15
1992–93	Washington Capitals	NHL		64	31	35	66	+29	28		6	2	5	7	-2	2
1993–94	Washington Capitals	NHL		83	29	29	58	-2	73		11	2	3	5	0	10
1994–95	Washington Capitals	NHL		48	12	14	26	0	41		7	1	4	5	+4	0
1995–96	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		76	27	37	64	0	44		—	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		75	19	37	56	+8	38		—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Boston Bruins	NHL		82	29	37	66	+25	42		6	2	2	4	+1	2
1998–99	Boston Bruins	NHL		79	29	42	71	+11	48		12	3	4	7	+1	6
1999–2000	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		53	12	18	30	+8	24		12	1	2	3	-3	0
2000–01	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		27	3	6	9	+8	8		—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Washington Capitals	NHL		43	10	19	29	-8	8		3	0	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Washington Capitals	NHL		61	9	12	21	+2	12		—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL		31	9	12	21	—	20		3	0	0	0	0	4
2003–04	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL		38	4	7	11	—	20		—	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				811	259	337	596	+104	422		75	15	25	40	+1	41
USSR/RSL totals				247	66	64	130	—	129		3	0	0	0	—	4

External links

• Dmitri Khristich's player profile at NHL.com
• Dmitri Khristich at Hockey-Reference.com
• Dmitri Khristich's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database