# Andrei Karev

Andrei Germanovich Karev (born February 12, 1985) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Yunost Minsk of the VHL.

## Playing career

Karev began his career at Elemash Elktrostal, his hometown team, playing 42 games in the Russian second division. He then moved to the Yunost Minsk system, where has played almost all of his career since. He has won three Belarusian Extraleague titles with Yunost, coming in consecutive years starting in 2008-09.
Karev played six games for Kontinental Hockey League team Dinamo Minsk in 2009-10, returning to Yunost Minsk after that.

## International career

Karev was selected for the Belarus national men's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics, playing in four games. He had previously played for the Belarus U-20 national team, competing in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2002–03 | Elemash Elektrostal | RUS.2 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Elemash–2 Elektrostal | RUS.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Yunior Minsk | BLR | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003–04 | Yunost–2 Minsk | BLR.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Yunior Minsk | BLR.2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Yunior Minsk | BLR.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006–07 | Yunior Minsk | BLR.2 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 44 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 49 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2010–11 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 34 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | Yunost Minsk | VHL | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Yunior Minsk | BLR | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014–15 | Shakhter Soligorsk | BLR | 53 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 111 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2015–16 | Shakhter Soligorsk | BLR | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016–17 | Shakhter Soligorsk | BLR | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2017–18 | HK Gomel | BLR | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | HK Lida | BLR | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLR totals | BLR totals | BLR totals | 559 | 20 | 65 | 85 | 762 | 116 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 110 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2005 | Belarus | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2010 | Belarus | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Belarus | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |