Maxim Kitsyn

Maxim Alekseyevich Kitsyn (; born December 24, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently under contract with Molot Perm of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). He has previously played in the Kontinental Hockey League with Metallurg Novokuznetsk, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Admiral Vladivostok.

Playing career Kitsyn was drafted 158th overall in 2010 by the Los Angeles Kings. On July 10, 2013, Kitsyn was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Kings.

In his three years within the Kings organization, Kitsyn was unable to make an impact at the North American level and as an impending restricted free agent opted to return to Russia in signing a one-year deal for a second tenure with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on May 25, 2016.

After an unsuccessful second tenure with Torpedo in the 2016–17 season, Kitsyn was released as a free agent and signed a one-year pact with his third KHL club, Admiral Vladivostok, on July 9, 2017.

Following the 2017–18 season, having played in just 16 games with Admiral, Kitsyn was released as a free agent and agreed to a one-year contract with VHL club, Saryarka Karaganda, on August 14, 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 31 5 2 7 26 — — — — — 2009–10 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 21 1 1 2 12 — — — — — 2009–10 Kuznetskie Medvedi MHL 11 6 12 18 26 17 9 12 21 42 2010–11 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 18 3 4 7 8 — — — — — 2010–11 Kuznetskie Medvedi MHL 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2010–11 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 32 9 17 26 24 20 10 9 19 14 2011–12 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 32 1 2 3 13 — — — — — 2011–12 Yermak Angarsk VHL 6 2 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 2011–12 Kuznetskie Medvedi MHL 10 7 1 8 10 7 3 3 6 8 2012–13 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Sarov VHL 29 9 3 12 63 5 1 1 2 4 2013–14 Manchester Monarchs AHL 20 3 1 4 2 — — — — — 2013–14 Ontario Reign ECHL 33 14 16 30 27 4 1 0 1 2 2014–15 Ontario Reign ECHL 57 26 17 43 155 19 4 7 11 19 2014–15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 7 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 65 26 29 55 59 5 2 1 3 0 2015–16 Ontario Reign AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —2016–17 Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL40004————— 2016–17 HC Sarov VHL 19 2 2 4 16 — — — — —2017–18 Admiral VladivostokKHL1602226————— 2017–18 Yuzhny Ural Orsk VHL 11 2 4 6 72 — — — — — 2018–19 Saryarka Karaganda VHL 38 10 14 24 50 18 5 2 7 15 2019–20 Metallurg Novokuznetsk VHL 53 39 30 69 32 — — — — — 2020–21 Metallurg Novokuznetsk VHL 43 17 10 27 18 20 12 15 27 10 2021–22 Metallurg Novokuznetsk VHL 52 32 36 68 32 5 2 4 6 4 2022–23 Metallurg Novokuznetsk VHL 49 19 19 38 31 18 7 9 16 14 2023–24 Metallurg Novokuznetsk VHL 15 4 5 9 12 — — — — — 2023–24 HC Yugra VHL 31 15 12 27 24 12 2 1 3 0 KHL totals 130 10 11 21 93 — — — — —