Vadim Sushko
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Vadim Ivanovich Sushko (born 27 April 1986 in Navapolatsk
, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
) is a Belarusian
professional ice hockey
defenceman
. He currently plays for Shakhtar Soligorsk
of the Belarusian Extraliga
. During the 2008–09 season he also appeared for Dynamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League
.
Navapolatsk
Navapolatsk is a city in Vitsebsk Province, Belarus, with a population of 107,458. Founded in 1958, it is located close to the city of Polatsk and the name literally means "New Polatsk".- History :...
, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a Belarusian
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
. He currently plays for Shakhtar Soligorsk
Shakhtar Soligorsk
Shakhtyor Soligorsk is an ice hockey club, based in Soligorsk, Belarus. It was founded in 2009. It is playing in the Belarusian Extraliga. The team was formed to act as farm club for HC Dynamo Minsk of the KHL.-Roster:...
of the Belarusian Extraliga
Belarusian Extraliga
The Belarusian Extraleague , officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus...
. During the 2008–09 season he also appeared for Dynamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
.