Many hockey fans will remember Khomitsky. His path was very complicated and interesting. He did not succeed much, but he never gave up. This Russian defender spent more than 700 hockey matches in the league. In addition, he played for the national team, and also tried his hand overseas. However, he failed to gain a foothold in the NHL team .
Athlete Biography
Vadim Khomitsky was born in 1982 in the city of Voskresensk. He studied hockey at a local hockey school, which is known throughout the country. She gave the leading leagues of the planet a lot of strong players. In 1999, Vadim Khomitsky began his professional career at the local club “Chemist”, which played in the major league. At first, it was difficult for him to readjust and adapt to the adult game. Often coaching staff included Vadim in the second team. Playing for a double in the first league, Vadim Khomitsky gained confidence in his abilities.
In “Chemist”, the athlete, being at that time a promising defender, did not receive the necessary playing time in the major league. It was because of this that he decided to change the club and moved to the existing team of HC CSKA at that time. In 2002, this club was disbanded, and Vadim rewrote a contract with the unified Moscow CSKA. Having played in the strongest league of the Russian championship, Khomitsky felt that he had added to the game. He decided to try his hand at the NHL. But beyond the ocean, he was not able to open up, and in the same season he again returned to his own club, “Chemist”.
Homecoming
The following year, Vadim Khomitsky again decided to try himself in the NHL. But the second attempt was unsuccessful. In the same year he returned to his homeland. In 2008, the hockey player began his performance for the Atlant club near Moscow. And in 2011, he signed a two-year contract with one of the leaders of the domestic championship - Kazan Ak-Bars.
As soon as the agreement ended, Vadim Khomitsky, a hockey player who was known by many, moved to the Torpedo club. A year later, due to poor statistics and a bad game as a whole, Vadim, as a result of the exchange, joined the ranks of Omsk “Vanguard”. For him, “Torpedo” received two young hockey players and monetary compensation. Currently, Khomitsky has signed a contract with a team from the city of Sochi. She plays in the Continental Hockey League. The contract with this defender was signed for one year. Perhaps he will be the last in his career.
International career
Vadim Khomitsky is a hockey player who has been called up many times by his country to play on the national team. Despite the fact that he was not able to participate in the most prestigious international tournament - the Olympic Games, he was still appreciated in the national team. In 2006, Khomitsky as part of the Russian team went to the World Cup. He passed in Latvia. There Vadim spent seven games and made 3 assists. At this championship, our team played good hockey, but failed to get into the top three winners. In addition, Vadim took part in Euro Hockey Tour, where together with the team he achieved high results.
Personal life
Vadim Khomitsky has been married for a long time. His chosen one is also from the sports world. Maria Butyrskaya is a famous Russian figure skater. She was the first in our country to win the world championship in women's single skating. In addition, Maria won the European Championship three times and Russia six times. At first, the famous skater did not take Vadim seriously. The reason for this was a significant age difference. Maria is 10 years older than her husband. But over time, she realized the seriousness of his intentions and accepted his courtship.
Maria Butyrskaya and Vadim Khomitsky played a wedding in 2006. Already in 2007, the couple had a son, Vladislav, and in 2009, the daughter of Alexander appeared. Now the famous Russian skater is engaged in coaching. In Moscow, she has her own popular school, which educates a new generation of skaters. When Vadim left to play overseas, Mary had to stay in Moscow and follow the school. And on weekends, at the first opportunity, she went with her child to her husband. It is infrequent to meet such a beautiful couple as Maria Butyrskaya and Vadim Khomitsky, whose photos can be seen below.
Career Overseas
At the beginning of his career, the Dallas Stars team in the NHL became interested in Vadim and selected him in the fourth round of the draft under 123 number. Twice he tried to gain a foothold in the strongest league in the world, but he did not succeed. Khomitsky lost money due to these attempts. But he really wanted to prove to himself that he was able to play at such a high level. For the first time, this defender signed a bilateral contract. He did not go to the main team during the season, and was not going to play in the AHL, so he returned to Russia.
On his second visit, he was offered a one-sided contract, and he had to play the full season. But the club was dissatisfied with his work again, and Vadim had to leave for his homeland. He did not try to conquer the NHL anymore.
Best friend in sport
While in Dallas, Vadim became very friends with the famous Russian hockey player Sergei Zubov. He is the leader of this hockey team. Sergey tried his best to support Vadim on ice and in the locker room. He did not advise Khomitsky to leave the team for the first time. He said that, despite the bilateral contract, Vadim will be given many games as a basis. Zubov was the only Russian in the team. Given that Vadim at that time did not know English, except for him, he could not talk to anyone else. Zubov translated some of the partners ’tips for the Khomitsky installation of the coach. Despite failures in the NHL, Khomitsky is still talking to his friend.
Vadim Khomitsky, whose biography is very eventful, always continued to move forward and achieved his goals. He was not allowed to realize himself across the ocean. After the first failure, he found the strength to try a second time, but again returned to the Russian championship. He was exchanged and refused to renew the contract with him. Despite all these unpleasant situations, Vadim went down in the history of Russian hockey as an outstanding defender.