Oleksei Voytsekhovsky

Oleksei Voytsekhovsky (Ukrainian: Олекса Войцеховський, born May 10, 1987) is a Ukrainian ice hockey forward currently playing in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League for Zeytinburnu Belediyespor. He was a member of the Ukraine national junior team. The 1.79 m (5 ft 10 ¹⁄₂ in) tall player at 74 kg (163 lb) shoots right-handed.[1]

Oleksei Voytsekhovsky
Born	(1987-05-10) May 10, 1987 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
TBHSL team Former teams	Zeytinburnu Belediyespor 2002–2003 HK Kiev 2003–2004 HK Kiev                    HK Gomel-2 2004–2005 HK Gomel-2 2005–2006 Sokil Kiev-2                    Sokil Kiev                    HK Kiev 2006–2007 Sokil Kiev                    HK Gomel-2 2007–2008 Sokil Kiev-2 2008–2009 Sokil Kiev                    Sokil Kiev-2 2009–2010 Sokil Kiev-2                    Gornyak Rudny 2010–2011 Kazakhmys Satpaev                    Sokil Kiev-2                    Sokil Kiev 2011–2012 HK Kryzhynka Kompanion                    HC Donbass-2                    Kharkivski Akuly                    Bilyy Bars Brovary 2012–2014 Sokil Kiev 2014–         Zeytinburnu BSK
Playing career	2002–present

Playing career

Club

Voytsekhovsky began his ice hockey career at hie hometown club HK Kiev in 2002 appearing in the regional Eastern European Hockey League B, which was formed by the neighboring countries Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. He then played for HK Gomel-2 (2004–2005), Sokil Kiev-2 and Sokil Kiev in his country before he moved to Kazakhstan to join Gornyak Rudny (2009–10) and then Kazakhmys Satpaev (2010–11). In 2011, he returned home to play for the teams Sokil Kiev-2, Sokil Kiev, HK Kryzhynka Kompanion, HC Donbass-2, Kharkivski Akuly and Bilyy Bars Brovary. In 2014, he signed a contract with the Istanbul-based club Zeytinburnu BSK to play in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League.[1]

He enjoyed winning twice the champion title in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 Turkish Super League seasons.[2] His team won the first round of the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup and advanced to the second round.[3]

International

Voytsekhovsky was a member of the Ukraine national U-18 team and took part at the IIHF World U18 Championships in 2004 Division II and 2005 Division I.[4][5]

With the Ukraine national junior team he appeared at the IIHF World U20 Championship in 2004, 2005 Division I and 2006 Division I.[6][7][8]

Honours

Club

•  Gold 2007–08 Ukrainian Hockey Championship Sokil Kiev-2,[1]
•  Gold 2008–09 Ukrainian Hockey Championship Sokil Kiev,[1]
•  Gold 2011–12 Professional Hockey League season Sokil Kiev,[1]
•  Bronze 2013–14 Ukrainian Hockey Championship Sokil Kiev,[1]
•  Gold 2014–15 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League Zeytinburnu BSK,[2]
•  Gold 2015–16 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League Zeytinburnu BSK,[3]
•  Gold 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup – First round Zeytinburnu BSK.[3]

International

•  Gold 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II,[4]
•  Bronze 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I,[5]

References

1. "Olexei Voytsekhovsky". Elite Prospects Hockey. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
2. "Buz Hokeyinde Türkiye'nin Gururu Oldular" (in Turkish). Doğan News Agency. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
3. "Zeytinburnu Buz Hokeyi Takımı, Avrupa Grup Şampiyonu". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
4. "2003 – 2004 WJC-18 D2 team Ukraine U18". Rlite Prospects Hockey. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
5. "2004 – 2005 WJC-18 D1 team Ukraine U18". Rlite Prospects Hockey. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
6. "2003 – 2004 WJC-20 team Ukraine U20". Rlite Prospects Hockey. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
7. "2004 – 2005 WJC-20 D1 team Ukraine U20". Rlite Prospects Hockey. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
8. "2005 – 2006 WJC-20 D1 team Ukraine U20". Rlite Prospects Hockey. Retrieved 2016-10-16.