Maxim Yuryevich Sushinsky (russian: Максим Юрьевич Сушинский; born July 1, 1974) is a Russian former professional

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player. He played in the

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(KHL) and with the

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in the

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(NHL). His last name is sometimes

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as Sushinski or Sushinskiy.

Playing career

A skillful right winger, Maxim Sushinsky was drafted 132nd overall in the

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by the

and played 30 games with the Wild before leaving the team for personal and family reasons. He has spent the majority of his career in playing in

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, spending time with

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (russian: ХК Авангард, links=no, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team from Omsk. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental H ...

HC Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow () is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, and have won th ...

, and his current team SKA St. Petersburg in the

. He represented the

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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 "Sushinksky".

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1974 births Living people Avangard Omsk players HC Dynamo Moscow players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Minnesota Wild draft picks Minnesota Wild players Olympic ice hockey players of Russia Russian ice hockey right wingers Salavat Yulaev Ufa players SKA Saint Petersburg players Ice hockey people from Saint Petersburg Toros Neftekamsk players {{Russia-icehockey-winger-stub