What is Andrei Markov (ice hockey)?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Andrei Markov | image = Andrei Markov - Montreal Canadiens.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Markov with the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in January 2015 | alt = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|20}} | birth_place = [[Voskresensk]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]] | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 203 | position = [[Defenceman|Defence]] | shot = Left | played_for = [[Khimik Voskresensk]]<br>[[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]<br>[[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[Vityaz Chekhov]]<br>[[Ak Bars Kazan]]<br>[[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] | ntl_team = RUS | draft = 162nd overall | draft_year = 1998 | draft_team = [[Montreal Canadiens]] | career_start = 1995 | career_end = 2020 }} '''Andrei Viktorovich Markov''' (born December 20, 1978) is a [[Russians|Russian]]-[[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. He played for the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) and served as their [[Captain (ice hockey)|alternate captain]]. ==Career== He was drafted with the 162nd overall pick by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Before playing in the NHL, he played 4 seasons in the [[Russian Superleague]] with [[Atlant Moscow Oblast|Khimik Voskresensk]] for 2 seasons and [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] for 2 seasons. He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens during [[2000-01 NHL season]]. He split his time between both the Canadiens and their [[American Hockey League|AHL]] affiliate [[Quebec Citadelles]]. He earned a permanent spot on the Canadiens roster during the [[2001-02 NHL season]]. He went back to Russia during the [[2004-05 NHL lockout]] to play for his former team [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/one-on-one-with-habs-andrei-markov|access-date=December 22, 2013|title=One-on-one with Habs' Andrei Markov|publisher=The Gazette (Montreal)}}</ref> He came back to North Americ