Andrei Stas Explained

Birth Date:1988 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Ntl Team:BLR
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:194
League:KHL
Team:Dinamo Minsk
Former Teams:Yunost Minsk
Keramin Minsk
CSKA Moscow
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Avangard Omsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Career Start:2008

Andrei Leonidovich Stas (Russian: Андрей Леонидович Стась) (born 18 October 1988) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

He began playing with Yunost Minsk in 2003 and later joined Keramin Minsk of the Belarusian Extraliga. During the 2008–09 season he made his debut with HC Dinamo Minsk. On 8 June 2014, Stas joined Russian club, CSKA Moscow on a three-year contract.[1]

After helping Avangard Omsk to their maiden Gagarin Cup championship in the 2020–21 season, Stas left as a free agent to sign an optional three-year contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk on 5 May 2021.[2]

Following two seasons in Chelyabinsk, Stas returned to Belarus and signed a two-year contract with former club, Dinamo Minsk, on 20 July 2023.[3]

International play

Stas was selected for the Belarus national men's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. He previously represented Belarus at the 2005 and 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships, the 2007 and 2008 World Junior Championship, and the 2009 Ice Hockey World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2003–04Yunost–2 Minsk BLR.28 0 2 2 0
2004–05Yunior MinskBLR.229 13 14 27 32
2005–06Yunior MinskBLR.244 11 13 24 83
2006–07Yunior MinskBLR.237 19 22 41 54
2006–07Yunost MinskBLR12 1 0 1 6
2007–08Yunior MinskBLR.217 4 12 16 51
2007–08Yunost MinskBLR35 4 5 9 108 1 1 2 4
2008–09Dinamo MinskKHL27 3 2 5 28
2008–09Keramin MinskBLR12 2 10 12 20
2009–10Dinamo MinskKHL53 5 6 11 22
2010–11Dinamo MinskKHL49 3 5 8 427 0 1 1 8
2011–12Dinamo MinskKHL43 8 10 18 204 1 1 2 4
2012–13Dinamo MinskKHL48 5 9 14 30
2013–14Dinamo MinskKHL54 8 17 25 32
2014–15CSKA MoscowKHL43 6 3 9 3113 0 2 2 0
2015–16Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHL47 5 8 13 443 0 0 0 4
2016–17Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHL14 3 1 4 6
2016–17Dinamo MinskKHL33 3 7 10 235 1 0 1 2
2017–18Avangard OmskKHL52 1 8 9 167 0 5 5 0
2018–19Avangard OmskKHL53 3 3 6 1419 1 1 2 0
2019–20Avangard OmskKHL62 1 2 3 356 1 0 1 0
2020–21Avangard OmskKHL42 1 7 8 1519 0 3 3 4
2021–22Traktor ChelyabinskKHL26 7 1 8 415 1 1 2 8
2022–23Traktor ChelyabinskKHL59 1 7 8 29
2023–24Dinamo MinskKHL61 10 7 17 576 0 3 3 2
KHL totals766731031764481045172232

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
2005BelarusWJC18 D14 0 1 1 4
2006BelarusWJC186 0 1 1 6
2007BelarusWJC6 1 0 1 2
2008BelarusWJC D15 0 3 3 31
2009BelarusWC7 1 0 1 6
2010BelarusOG4 0 0 0 2
2010BelarusWC6 1 2 3 4
2011BelarusWC6 0 0 0 0
2012BelarusWC7 0 0 0 12
2013BelarusOGQ2 0 0 0 0
2013BelarusWC7 0 2 2 2
2014BelarusWC8 1 3 4 2
2015BelarusWC8 1 1 2 0
2016BelarusWC7 5 0 5 8
2016BelarusOGQ3 2 2 4 16
2017BelarusWC7 1 1 2 6
2021BelarusOGQ3 1 1 2 4
Junior totals2115643
Senior totals7513122562

Awards and honors

AwardYear
KHL
Gagarin Cup (Avangard Omsk)2021[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stas leaves Dinamo for CSKA . . 2014-06-08 . 2014-06-08 . HC Dinamo Minsk.
  2. Web site: Andrei Stas in Traktor . . 5 May 2021 . 5 May 2021 . Russian.
  3. Web site: Andrei Stas returns to Dinamo Minsk . 20 July 2023 . 20 July 2023 . Russian.
  4. Web site: Avangard is crowned 2021 Gagarin Cup Champions . . 29 April 2021 . 29 April 2021 . Russian .