Andrei Vasilevskiy

Goaltending is the position I respect most, and Andrei Vasilevskiy is a near-perfect case for why. Born in Tyumen in 1994 and standing 193 cm, he has anchored the Tampa Bay Lightning crease through their best years. Standing in front of pucks flying close to 100 mph and beating them back on instinct alone strikes me as a kind of controlled madness. His clutch reliability, the way championships seem to flow through him, is what separates great goalies from merely good ones. Wearing number 88 and carrying a team on his shoulders, he embodies the lonely heroism of the last line of defense.

Name (English)

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Name (Japanese)

アンドレイ・ワシレフスキー

Reading

あんどれい・わしれふすきー

Born

July 25, 1994 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Origin

Tyumen, Tyumen Oblast, Russia

Height

193 cm

Occupation

ice hockey player

Awards & achievements

• Order of Honour
• Honoured Master of Sports of Russia
• Order of Salavat Yulayev

• Official sitehttps://vasilevskiy88.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/andreivasilevskiy88/
• Xhttps://x.com/vasilevskiy88
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei%20Vasilevskiy
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2846850

Tags

• Tyumen Oblast
• ice hockey player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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