Dmitri Khristich was also a Russian goal-scorer the Washington Capitals had before they drafted Alex Ovechkin less than a decade later. Khristich was taken in the sixth round at 120th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft. Oh and he also donned the number 8.
He played in 811 NHL games for the Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs. In this piece, like we have with other alumni of the past during the summer, we’ll focus solely on Khristich’s Capitals career.
Khristich came from the Soviet league playing for his home city, the Sokol Kiev.