Stanislav Mikhailovich Chistov (; born April 17, 1983) is a

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player.

Playing career

Prior to playing professionally, Chistov played for the Georgetown Raiders Junior A hockey club in

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. Chistov began his career in the

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organization, playing for their

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team in

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from 1999–2002. In the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Chistov was drafted fifth overall by the

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. While military obligations complicated Chistov's transfer to North America, he and fellow draftee Alexander Frolov left Russia anyway, in 2002, ultimately signing with the Ducks after a prolonged dispute with Russian officials. In his rookie season in the NHL (2002–03), Chistov managed 30 points in 79 regular season games. The next year, Chistov struggled, and he was sent down to Anaheim's

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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. He remained there during the

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, until he decided he did not want to play in the minor pros, and he and the club parted ways. Chistov returned to Russia for the 2005–06 season, where he enjoyed a solid campaign playing on

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's line for the Super League's

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. In the summer of 2006, Chistov signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks. On November 13, 2006, Chistov was traded to the

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for a third round draft pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft. In the summer of 2007, Chistov signed with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Russian Super League. By February 2008, Chistov had parted ways with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, and while he was reportedly skating with the Boston Bruins' minor league affiliate, the

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, he did not return to the Bruins. On August 23, 2008, he moved from

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chistov, Stanislav 1983 births Living people Anaheim Ducks draft picks Anaheim Ducks players Avangard Omsk players Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players 21st-century Russian sportsmen Boston Bruins players Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Dinamo Riga players HC Lada Togliatti players Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Metallurg Novokuznetsk players Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players NHL first-round draft picks Portland Pirates players Russian expatriates in the United States Russian ice hockey left wingers Salavat Yulaev Ufa players HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey people from Chelyabinsk Traktor Chelyabinsk players