Andrei Kostitsyn
MTLLeft wing · Montréal Canadiens
74
GP
23
G
18
A
41
P
Nations in the NHLBelarusian NHL players 2008–09
3 Belarusian players played in the NHL in 2008–09. Together they scored 85 points, the tenth most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Belarus was not part of it. Andrei Kostitsyn scored the most, 41 points.
The players
Sergei Kostitsyn
MTLLeft wing · Montréal Canadiens
56
GP
8
G
15
A
23
P
Ruslan Salei
COLDefenseman · Colorado Avalanche
70
GP
4
G
17
A
21
P
In the NHL Draft
Three Belarusian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Yaroslav Bryzgalov went first, at number 97 to the Vancouver Canucks.
Belarusian NHL players all time
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Top scorer
Andrei Kostitsyn
Belarus's top scorer in 2008–09.
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Montréal Canadiens
Where Andrei Kostitsyn plays.
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