Andrei Mezin

Andrei Anatolyevich Mezin (born July 8, 1974 in Chelyabinsk, U.S.S.R.) is a Belarusian goaltender currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.
== Interntaional ==
Mezin gained international attention in 2002 as a member of the Belarus national men's ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Despite not winning a game in the Group D round robin, Belarus beat the Sweden national men's ice hockey team in the final round. Mezin was stellar, holding a star-laden Swedish team to only 3 goals on over 50 shots. The game was won by Belarus late in the third through a long shot gaffe made by Tommy Salo in the Swedish net. Belarus ended up finishing in fourth place.
On October 1, 2008, Mezin and Metallurg Magnitogorsk faced the New York Rangers of the NHL in the inaugural Victoria Cup. Mezin stopped 40 out of 44 shots, playing a very respectable game in the 4-3 loss.
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 	Pts 	PIM
1993–94 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	0 	18 	1 	0 	3.28 	0.667 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1995–96 	Flint Generals 	CoHL 	 	40 	27 	9 	2 	2270 	132 	1 	3.49 	0.883 	1 	2 	 	8 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	0 	0
1995–96 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 	 	1 	? 	? 	? 	35 	1 	0 	1.72 	0.958 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Flint Generals 	CoHL 	 	25 	19 	4 	1 	1416 	58 	2 	2.46 	0.902 	0 	8 	 	4 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	0 	0
1996–97 	Las Vegas Thunder 	IHL 	 	10 	4 	5 	0 	490 	33 	0 	4.04 	0.883 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	7 	3 	3 	1 	386 	31 	0 	4.82 	0.843 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1997–98 	Flint Generals 	UHL 	 	27 	21 	5 	0 	1488 	86 	1 	3.47 	0.885 	2 	4 	 	8 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	1 	2
1997–98 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 	 	4 	2 	1 	0 	178 	8 	0 	2.69 	0.852 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998–99 	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 	 	49 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	2.60 	0.900 	2 	32 	 	13 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	2.43 	0.908 	0 	27
1999–00 	Berlin Capitals 	DEL 	 	56 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	2.78 	0.896 	2 	72 	 	7 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	3.27 	0.908 	1 	0
2000–01 	Berlin Capitals 	DEL 	 	58 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	2.67 	0.907 	4 	26 	 	5 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	3.40 	0.890 	0 	12
2001–02 	Berlin Capitals 	DEL 	 	54 	? 	? 	? 	3147 	166 	4 	3.16 	0.893 	3 	58 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001–02 	Berlin Capitals 	DEL - Abstiegsrunde 	 	6 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	3.17 	0.894 	0 	0 	 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	?
2002–03 	Ak Bars Kazan 	RSL 	 	1 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	0.00 	? 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2003–04 	HC České Budějovice 	CzEx 	 	15 	4 	9 	2 	805 	40 	1 	2.98 	0.904 	0 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2003–04 	HC České Budějovice 	1.liga (CZE) 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	4 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	2.16 	0.900 	? 	2
2004–05 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	RSL 	 	42 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	0 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2005–06 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	RSL 	 	38 	? 	? 	? 	2183 	72 	2 	1.98 	0.923 	1 	10 	 	6 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	2.71 	? 	0 	0
2006–07 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	RSL 	 	19 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	1.71 	? 	0 	4 	 	3 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	1.83 	? 	0 	0
2007–08 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk 	RSL 	 	35 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	1.84 	? 	1 	6 	 	3 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	2.67 	? 	0 	0
2008–09 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk 	KHL 	 	26 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	2.82 	0.896 	0 	0 	 	6 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	2.27 	0.922 	0 	0
Russian Superleague totals 	Russian Superleague totals 	Russian Superleague totals 	 	135 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	2 	26 	 	12 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	2.40 	-- 	0 	0
Deutsche Eishockey Liga totals 	Deutsche Eishockey Liga totals 	Deutsche Eishockey Liga totals 	 	217 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	2.80 	0.899 	11 	188 	 	25 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	3.03 	0.902 	1 	39
International Hockey League totals	International Hockey League totals	International Hockey League totals	 	15 	-- 	-- 	-- 	703 	42 	2 	2.82 	0.898 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Colonial Hockey League totals 	Colonial Hockey League totals 	Colonial Hockey League totals 	 	65 	46 	13 	3 	3686 	190 	3 	2.98 	0.93 	1 	10 	 	12 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Titles ==
*Belarus Player of the Year (1998, 1999, 2005, 2006)
*All-Star Team (WC 2006, WC 2009)
== External links ==
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== References ==
Category:Born in 1974
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Belarus
Category:Ak Bars Kazan player
Category:Magnitogorsk Metallurg player
Category:1998 Olympian
Category:2002 Olympian
Category:Salavat Yulaev Ufa player
Category:SKA St. Petersburg player
Category:Dinamo Minsk player
Category:Belarussian hockey players