Vitali Novopashin

Vitali Novopashin
Born (1978-09-28) September 28, 1978 (age 46)
Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Atlant Moscow Oblast
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Barys Astana
National team  Kazakhstan
NHL draft Undfrafted
Playing career 1998–2015
Vitali Novopashin
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Gangwon Ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 2011 Astana-Almaty Ice hockey

Vitali Nikolayevich Novopashin (Russian: Виталий Николаевич Новопа́шин; born September 28, 1978) is a Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Novopashin previously spent the majority of his career with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and has also played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Metallurg Novokuznetsk and Barys Astana.


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