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Mikhail Balandin Born July 27, 1980
Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionDied September 7, 2011 (aged 31)
Tunoshna, near Yaroslavl, RussiaHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 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 Competitor for 
RussiaIce hockey World Junior Championships Silver 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]
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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. http://www.lifenews.ru/news/68920. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "The list of Lokomotiv players who died". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. http://www.lifenews.ru/news/68927. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". theglobeandmail.com. 2011-09-07. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/former-nhl-star-pavol-demitra-among-43-killed-in-russian-plane-crash/article2156297/. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
External links
- Mikhail Balandin's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mikhail Balandin's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
Categories:- 1980 births
- 2011 deaths
- Russian ice hockey players
- HC Atlant Moscow Oblast players
- HC CSKA Moscow players
- HC Lada Togliatti players
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
- People from Lipetsk
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
- UHC Dynamo players
- Victims of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
- Russian ice hockey defenceman stubs
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