Andrei Kruchinin

Andrei Kruchinin is a Russian defenseman on Amur Khabarovsk.

Kruchinin was drafted by the Nashville Predators in 1998, after recording 4 points and 73 penalty minutes in his first full season with Lada Togliatti. He had joined the club in 1996, and played there until 2001. He was traded to Avangard Omsk that year, but played just half a season there before being dealt to Neftekhimik Nizhnemkamsk. He played two more years with the club before re-joining his Lada Togliatti. He had another good year in 2005-06, scoring a career high 11 points to go along with 67 penalty minutes. He played two years with HK Atlant and has played with three different teams in each of the last three seasons, joining Amur Khabarovsk for the 2010-11 season.