Andy Andreoff

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Andy Andreoff

| image = Andy Andreoff.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Andreoff with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|17}}

| birth_place = Pickering, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 198

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| league = KHL

| team = Sibir Novosibirsk

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = Los Angeles Kings
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Islanders

| draft = 80th overall

| draft_year = 2011

| draft_team = Los Angeles Kings

| career_start = 2012

| career_end =

}}

Andy Andreoff (born May 17, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Andreoff was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the third round (80th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Early life

Andreoff was born on May 17, 1991, in Pickering, Ontario, Canada,{{cite web |title=Andy Andreoff |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/32736/andy-andreoff |website=eliteprospects.com |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=January 16, 2021}} to mother Kathy{{cite news |last1=McGran |first1=Kevin |title=Decisions, decisions for talented teen |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20061126/282166466688169 |access-date=January 16, 2021 |publisher=Toronto Star |date=November 26, 2008}} and is of Macedonian descent.{{Cite web |date=2015-07-24 |title=Photos: Kings, El Segundo welcome Special Olympians |url=https://lakingsinsider.com/2015/07/23/photos-kings-el-segundo-welcome-special-olympians/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=LA Kings Insider |language=en-US}}

Playing career

=Amateur=

Growing up in Pickering, Andreoff attended Vaughn Willard Public School{{cite web |title=Vaughn Willard Public School Photos |url=https://oshawagenerals.com/gallery/vaughn-willard-public-school-photos |website=oshawagenerals.com |publisher=Oshawa Generals |access-date=January 16, 2021 |date=May 1, 2014}} and played with the Ajax-Pickering minor midget Raiders while attending St. Mary Catholic Secondary School. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Entry Draft by the Oshawa Generals.{{cite web |title=2007 Draft Prospects |url=https://ontariohockeyleague.com/prospects/2007/815528480 |website=ontariohockeyleague.com |publisher=Ontario Hockey League |access-date=January 16, 2021}} Andreoff played five seasons of major junior hockey with the Generals, scoring 81 goals and 126 assists for 207 points, while earning 312 penalty minutes, in 281 games played.

In his first full year of major junior hockey during 2008–09, Andreoff skated in 66 games and scored 11 goals with 14 assists. The team finished fourth in its division and missed the OHL playoffs. He was ranked 168th amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau s final rankings and was not selected in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |title=Andy Andreoff |url=https://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/andy_andreoff/ |website=hockeysfuture.com |publisher=Hockeys Future |access-date=January 16, 2021}} The following year, Andreoff experienced a breakout sophomore season in which he recorded 48 points. He credited his uptake in scoring to his coaches who told him to "be more aggressive."{{cite web |last1=Cayley |first1=Shawn |title=Andy Andreoff finding his niche with the Oshawa Generals |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3518394-andy-andreoff-finding-his-niche-with-the-oshawa-generals/ |website=durhamregion.com |access-date=January 16, 2021 |date=November 5, 2010}} In spite of his efforts, the Generals once again failed to qualify for the OHL playoffs, finishing fourth in the East Division.

Andreoff topped his sophomore season during the Generals' 2010–11 campaign by recording a new career-high 33 goals and 42 assists. This garnered the attention of the Los Angeles Kings who drafted him 80th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |title=Kings Select Six Players on Final Day of 2011 NHL Entry Draft |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-select-six-players-on-final-day-of-2011-nhl-entry-draft/c-567380 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |date=June 25, 2011}} He had not expected to be drafted and found out while watching the draft listening for his friends' names.{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Brad |title=Kings crown Andy Andreoff |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3452935-kings-crown-andy-andreoff/ |website=durhamregion.com |access-date=January 16, 2021 |date=July 1, 2011}} By the conclusion of the 2010–11 season, Andreoff earned a scholarship to attend Durham College{{cite web |title=Ontario Hockey League Awards 363 Academic Scholarships |url=https://ontariohockeyleague.com/ontario-hockey-league-awards-363-academic-scholarships/ |website=ontariohockeyleague.com |publisher=Ontario Hockey League |access-date=January 16, 2021 |date=November 15, 2010}} and received the teams' Eric Lindros Top Forward Award.{{cite web |title=Generals Awards Winners for 2010-2011 |url=https://oshawagenerals.com/generals-award-winners-for-2010-2011/ |website=oshawagenerals.com |publisher=Oshawa Generals |access-date=January 16, 2021}} Prior to the beginning of the following season, Andreoff signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Kings on October 13, 2011, before being loaned back to the Generals.{{cite web |title=Kings Sign Forwards Czarnik, Andreoff |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-sign-forwards-czarnik-andreoff/c-595633 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 16, 2021 |date=October 12, 2011}} He was also named an assistant captain alongside Scott Valentine, Christian Thomas, and captain Boone Jenner.{{cite web |title=Oshawa Generals name Boone Jenner captain |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3453476-oshawa-generals-name-boone-jenner-captain/ |website=durhamregion.com |access-date=January 16, 2021 |date=August 23, 2011}}

=Professional=

Upon concluding his major junior career, Andreoff was reassigned to the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, for the remainder of the season on an amateur tryout agreement.{{cite web |title=Monarchs Make Roster Moves |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/monarchs-make-roster-moves/n-4377005 |website=oursportscentral.com |access-date=January 16, 2021 |date=April 3, 2012}} After attending the Kings' 2012 training camp, he was reassigned to the Monarch for his first full professional season.{{cite web |title=Kings assign 15 Players to Manchester |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-assign-15-players-to-manchester/c-641444 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 16, 2021 |date=September 14, 2012}} During the 2012–13 season, Andreoff recorded 13 goals with 13 assists in 69 games while collecting a team-leading 111 penalty minutes. As a result, the Monarchs finished third in the Atlantic Division but lost in the first round against the Springfield Falcons.

Prior to the 2014–15 season, Andreoff was re-signed to a new one-year contract with the Kings on July 14, 2014.{{cite web |last1=Kalinowski |first1=Mike |title=Kings Agree To Terms On New Contracts For Brayden McNabb And Andy Andreoff |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-agree-to-terms-on-new-contracts-for-brayden-mcnabb-and-andy-andreoff/c-726211 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 17, 2021 |date=July 14, 2014}} After attending the Kings' training camp, he made his NHL debut on October 14 against the Edmonton Oilers.{{cite news |last1=Hammond |first1=Rich |title=Kings' Andreoff set to make NHL debut |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2014/10/14/kings-andreoff-set-to-make-nhl-debut/ |access-date=January 17, 2021 |publisher=Orange County Register |date=October 14, 2014}} On March 17, 2015, Andreoff recorded his first career goal, which turned out to be the game winner, in a 1–0 win over the Arizona Coyotes.{{cite web |last1=Kinkopf |first1=Alex |title=Andreoff's first, Quick's shutout lead Kings past Coyotes |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/andreoffs-first-quicks-shutout-lead-kings-past-coyotes/c-758403 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 17, 2021 |date=March 17, 2015}}

On June 24, 2017, the Kings re-signed Andreoff to a two-year, $1.355 million contract worth $677,500 annually.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/andy-andreoff-signs-two-year-contract-extension-with-la-kings/c-290118224 | title = Andy Andreoff signs two-year contract with LA Kings | publisher = Los Angeles Kings | date = 2017-06-24 | access-date =2017-06-24}} On June 13, 2018, Andreoff was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange of Peter Budaj.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-acquire-forward-andy-andreoff-from-los-angeles-kings/c-299046940|title=Lightning acquire forward Andy Andreoff from Los Angeles Kings|website=NHL.com|date=June 13, 2018|access-date=June 13, 2018}} He played with their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, for the 2018–19 season and did not feature in a game with the Lightning.{{cite web |title=All-around Andreoff is indispensable to Syracuse Crunch |url=https://www.syracuse.com/crunch/2019/04/all-around-andreoff-is-indispensable-to-syracuse-crunch.html |website=syracuse.com |access-date=January 17, 2021 |date=April 18, 2019}}

Andreoff signed a two-year, $1.5 million contract as an unrestricted free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 1, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-free-agency-tracker-2019/c-308145762?tid=277568004 | title = Flyers free agency tracker | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = July 1, 2019 | access-date = July 1, 2019}} On September 20, 2021, Andreoff was signed to a one-year contract by the New York Islanders.{{cite web |title=Islanders Sign Five Players |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-sign-five-players/c-326230392 |website=NHL.com |access-date=September 22, 2021 |date=September 20, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Islanders add Andreoff, LaDue; re-sign Timashov, Bardreau, Koivula |url=https://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Islanders-add-Andreoff-LaDue-re-sign-Timashov-16474235.php |website=CTPost.com |access-date=September 22, 2021 |date=September 20, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814045710/https://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Islanders-add-Andreoff-LaDue-re-sign-Timashov-16474235.php |url-status=dead }} He was then placed on waivers by the Islanders on October 6, 2021.

Following his second season within the Islanders organization in 2022–23, Andreoff mutually terminated the remaining year of his contract with New York after he was placed on unconditional waivers on July 6, 2023.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/andy-andreoff-on-unconditional-waivers/ | title = Andy Andreoff: On unconditional waivers | work = CBS Sports | date = July 6, 2023 | accessdate = July 8, 2023}}

As a free agent, Andreoff signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with Russian club, HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on July 10, 2023.{{cite web | url = https://hcsibir.ru/ru/news/6415 | title = Third foreigner signing Andreoff is the best scorer of the AHL | publisher = HC Sibir Novosibirsk | date = July 10, 2023 | accessdate = July 10, 2023 | language = Russian}}

Career statistics

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
2007–08 \| Pickering Panthers \| OPJHL \| 40	12	15	27	58 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2007–08 \| Oshawa Generals \| OHL \| 25	0	1	1	8\| \| 9	0	0	0	2
2008–09 \| Oshawa Generals \| OHL \| 66	11	14	25	37 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2009–10 \| Oshawa Generals \| OHL \| 67	15	33	48	70 \| —	—	—	—	—
2010–11 \| Oshawa Generals \| OHL \| 66	33	42	75	109 \| 10	3	8	11	16
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12 \| Oshawa Generals \| OHL \| 57	22	36	58	88 \| 6	1	3	4	4
2011–12 \| Manchester Monarchs \| AHL \| 5	1	0	1	4 \| 4	2	0	2	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012–13 \| Manchester Monarchs \| AHL \| 69	13	13	26	111 \| 4	0	3	3	0
2013–14 \| Manchester Monarchs \| AHL \| 76	11	24	35	133 \| 4	1	2	3	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| Los Angeles Kings \| NHL \| 18	2	1	3	18 \| —	—	—	—	—
2014–15 \| Manchester Monarchs \| AHL \| 7	5	5	10	11 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2015–16 \| Los Angeles Kings \| NHL \| 60	8	2	10	76 \| 1	0	0	0	0
2016–17 \| Los Angeles Kings \| NHL \| 36	0	2	2	70 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| Los Angeles Kings \| NHL \| 45	3	6	9	50 \| —	—	—	—	—
2018–19 \| Syracuse Crunch \| AHL \| 75	26	29	55	150 \|4	1	0	1	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| Lehigh Valley Phantoms \| AHL \| 39	11	7	18	35 \| —	—	—	—	—
2019–20 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 14	0	1	1	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2020–21 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 6	0	0	0	9 \| —	—	—	—	—
2020–21 \| Lehigh Valley Phantoms \| AHL \| 3	2	0	2	7 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2021–22 \| Bridgeport Islanders \| AHL \| 60	18	24	42	57 \|6	0	1	1	4
2021–22 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 6	1	0	1	0 \|—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022–23 \| Bridgeport Islanders \| AHL \| 69	37	28	65	64 \|—	—	—	—	—
2022–23 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 3	0	1	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2023–24 \| Sibir Novosibirsk \| KHL \| 66	27	12	39	47 \| —	—	—	—	—
2024–25 \| Sibir Novosibirsk \| KHL \| 64	22	16	38	34 \| 7	2	2	4	8
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\|NHL totals ! 188 !! 14 !! 13 !! 27 !! 225 ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\|KHL totals ! 130 !! 49 !! 28 !! 77 !! 77 ! 7 !! 2 !! 2 !! 4 !! 8