Mikhail Balandin
| Mikhail Balandin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 27, 1980 Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Died |
September 7, 2011 (aged 31) Yaroslavl, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)/(KHL) Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL) HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) HC CSKA Moscow (RSL) Mytishchi Khimik (RSL) Mytishchi Atlant (KHL) UHC Dynamo (KHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2011 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2000 Sweden | |
Mikhail Yuriyevich Balandin (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Баландин) (July 27, 1980 – September 7, 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey player. Balandin played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) at the time of his death. Balandin had also played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, HC Lada Togliatti, HC CSKA Moscow, Mytishchi Khimik,[1] Mytishchi Atlant and UHC Dynamo[2] in Russia. Balandin won a silver medal with the Russian team at the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3]
Death
On September 7, 2011, Balandin was killed, when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly his entire Lokomotiv team, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season, with its coaching staff and prospects. Lokomotiv officials said "'everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team.'"[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ Spenglercup: Ein Deutscher mit kasachichen Wurzeln stoppt die Russen
- ^ KHL minute-by-minute - Dinamo Moscow 7-4 SKA St. Petersburg
- ^ Brad McCrimmon, Ruslan Salei among Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's former NHLers
- ^ "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "The list of Lokomotiv players who died". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". theglobeandmail.com. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
External links
- Mikhail Balandin career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mikhail Balandin career statistics at EliteProspects.com
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