Mikhail Balandin

Mikhail Balandin
Born	(1980-07-27)July 27, 1980 Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (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) Khimik Mytishchi (RSL) Atlant Mytishchi (KHL) UHC Dynamo (KHL)
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1998–2011

Mikhail Balandin

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, Khimik Mytishchi,[1] Atlant Mytishchi 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]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Torpedo Yaroslavl-2	Russia3		12	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Torpedo Yaroslavl-2	Russia2		16	0	0	0	8		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Torpedo Yaroslavl-2	Russia2		26	2	5	7	20		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Dizel Penza	Russia2		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Russia2		27	1	2	3	22		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Torpedo Yaroslavl	Russia		3	0	1	1	4		1	0	0	0	0
1999–00	Torpedo Yaroslavl-2	Russia3		4	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russia		12	0	0	0	2		10	1	0	1	4
2000–01	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2	Russia3		26	4	8	12	36		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Russia		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Salavat Yulaev Ufa-2	Russia3		6	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HC Lada Togliatti	Russia		31	3	2	5	8		4	0	1	1	2
2001–02	HC Lada Togliatti-2	Russia3		5	2	0	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russia		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2	Russia3		1	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HC Lada Togliatti	Russia		17	0	2	2	6		4	0	1	1	0
2002–03	HC Lada Togliatti-2	Russia3		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Lada Togliatti	Russia		58	2	6	8	36		6	1	1	2	0
2003–04	HC Lada Togliatti-2	Russia3		1	0	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0
2004–05	HC CSKA Moscow	Russia		32	0	8	8	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC CSKA Moscow-2	Russia3		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC CSKA Moscow	Russia		49	2	4	6	40		7	0	0	0	2
2006–07	Khimik Mytishchi	Russia		54	1	9	10	70		9	0	1	1	12
2007–08	Khimik Mytishchi	Russia		50	1	8	9	36		5	0	1	1	4
2007–08	Khimik Mytishchi-2	Russia3		4	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Atlant Mytishchi	KHL		54	4	15	19	38		7	0	1	1	0
2009–10	Atlant Mytishchi	KHL		55	5	13	18	28		1	0	0	0	0
2010–11	HC Dynamo Moscow	KHL		49	3	11	14	26		5	0	0	0	4
KHL totals				158	12	39	51	92		13	0	1	1	4
Russia totals				314	9	41	50	226		46	2	5	7	24

See also

• List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career

References

1. "Spenglercup: Ein Deutscher mit kasachichen Wurzeln stoppt die Russen". Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
2. KHL minute-by-minute - Dinamo Moscow 7-4 SKA St. Petersburg Archived 2011-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
3. Brad McCrimmon, Ruslan Salei among Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's former NHLers
4. "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
5. "The list of Lokomotiv players who died". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
6. "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". theglobeandmail.com. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.^[permanent dead link‍]

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database