 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nikolishin akatanga basa rake rehunyanzvi neHC Dynamo Moscow. Akatamba kwemakore mana mudzimba muRussia uye akatumidzwa zita reRussian Player of the Year mumwaka wa1993-94. Munguva iyi Andrei akabatawo menduru yegoridhe neCIS muna 1992World Junior Championships uye akamiririra Russia mu1993 World Championships, 1994 Winter Olympics uye 1994 World Championships. 