Andrei Vasilevski | |
Played For: | RSL Salavat Yulaev Ufa Severstal Cherepovets Rubin Tyumen |
Position: | Goaltender |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 218 |
Birth Date: | 21 July 1966 |
Birth Place: | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
Draft: | Undrafted |
Career Start: | 1982 |
Career End: | 2003 |
Andrei Leonidovich Vasilevski (Russian: Андрей Леонидович Василевский; born July 21, 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Between 1982 and 2001 Vasilevski played at the highest level of hockey in the Soviet Union and Russia. He was a long-time member of Salavat Yulaev Ufa which competed in the Russian Superleague.[1]
His son, Andrei Vasilevskiy (born 1994) who is also a goaltender, was selected 19th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.[2] He has since won the Stanley Cup twice, in 2020 and 2021, and won the Vezina Trophy.[3]