- Yuri Babenko
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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team =SKA St. Petersburg
former_teams =Krylja Sovetov
Dynamo Moscow
Khimik Voskresensk
HC MVD
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
league = KHL
position = Centre
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 203
nationality = RUS
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|1|2
birth_place =Penza ,USSR
draft = 51st overall
draft_year = 1996
draft_team =Colorado Avalanche
career_start = 1995Yuri Babenko (born 2 January 1978 in
Penza ,Russia ) is a professionalice hockey player currently playing forSKA St. Petersburg of theKontinental Hockey League .Babenko was drafted by the
Colorado Avalanche in 1996 in the 2nd round, 51st overall. After a season in theOntario Hockey League for thePlymouth Whalers , Babenko joined the Avalanche organization in 1998. After three seasons in theAmerican Hockey League for theHershey Bears , he finally made his NHL debut for Colorado during the2000-01 NHL season , playing 3 games in all without registering a point.Babenko spent another year with Hershey before returning to Russia with Dynamo Moscow. He has also played for
Khimik Voskresensk ,HC MVD andMetallurg Magnitogorsk .References
* [http://www.avalanchedb.com/players/babenko/info.htm Babenko's profile at Colorado Avalanche Database]
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