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Andrei Vasilevski | Goalie

Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
Age / DOB:  (18) / 7/25/1994
Ht / Wt:  6'3' / 205
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Tampa Bay Lightning director of scouting Al Murray is hoping that prospect goalie Andrei Vasilevski plays in North America next season.
He has one year left on his contract with Ufa of the KHL but his deal has a buy-out clause, according to Murray. If he doesn't play overseas then he could skate for Mississauga in the OHL, since they own his junior rights, or with Syracuse in the AHL. Vasilevski was the 19th overall pick in the 2012 draft. May 8 - 10:22 AM

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Andrei Vasilevski saved 32 of 34 shots in Russia's 3-2 overtime win over Slovakia in the 2013 World Junior Championship.

Slovakia scored a power-play goal with just 36 seconds left in the third period to send this game into overtime. Russia obviously still ended up coming out on top, but the tournament only gives two points for an overtime win, as opposed to three points if you win in regulation time. That'll hurt the Russian in what's likely to be a close battle for the top spot in Group B. Meanwhile Slovakia got a vital point out of this game to kickoff their quest to try and find a way to sneak into the Quarterfinals in a division that includes Canada and the United States in addition to Russia.
Wed, Dec 26, 2012 11:51:00 AM

Andrei Vasilevski made 31 saves in a 6-2 win over Team QMJHL in the first game of the Super Series on Monday night.

His efforts earned him the player of the game for the Russian side. In 22 games with Tolpar Ufa of Russia's MHL, the Tampa Bay prospect has recorded a 2.06 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage according to eliteprospects.com. His KHL rights are owned by Salavat Yulaev Ufa and the Lightning selected him in the first round of the 2012 draft.
Tue, Nov 6, 2012 01:07:00 PM

Andrei Vasilevski, the 19th overall pick in last month's entry draft, will likely play in Russia next season.

There was some thought that the young netminder's Russian team would grant him a release to allow him to play in the OHL, but the Lightning have indicated that that won't likely happen. In any case, Vasilevski is a number of years away from making an impact in the NHL.
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 10:25:00 AM

Andrei Vasilevski made a positive first impression at Tampa Bay's development camp.

"He's very big and very athletic and the trend of goaltending in the NHL, the successful ones, have those two traits," said GM Steve Yzerman. "That's what we really liked about him, and it's only practice, but you see his ability to move in the net, long limbs and he has a good structure to his game, but he also uses his arms and legs to make saves." He has two more years remaining on his contract with Ufa of the KHL, but would like to play in North America. His junior rights are owned by Mississauga of the OHL, but unless he buys out of the remainder of his Russian deal it doesn't look like he will be there next year.
Wed, Jul 4, 2012 09:00:00 AM

The Tampa Bay Lightning have taken Andrei Vasilevski with the 19th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Coupled with his great size, Vasilevski is very athletic with great balance and flexibility in his crease. He prefers to stay upright in net before being forced to drop to his pads. However, he is still very effective in the butterfly. He does a good job of taking away angles and challenging shooters. He is probably the best goaltender in the prospect pool at controlling rebounds. Vasilevski played very well for Team Russia at the World Junior Championships even though he was pulled in the semifinal against Canada and didn’t start the gold medal game. If Vasilevski decides to play in North America, expect him to develop into a consistent number one goaltender at the next level. Between drafting Vasilevski and trading for Anders Lindback, the Lightning have done a lot to make their goaltending situation look far better for years to come.
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 09:40:00 PM

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