Ruslan Salei
Ruslan "Rusty" Salei (Belarusian: Руслан Салей; November 2, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Belarusian professional ice hockey player. During 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) he played for the Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. On September 7, 2011, the Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying the entire Lokomotiv team including Salei crashed near Yaroslavl on its way to Minsk, Belarus.[1][1]
| Ruslan Salei | |
|---|---|
 Salei while with the Detroit Red Wings. | |
| Born | November 2, 1974 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | September 7, 2011 (aged 36) Yaroslavl, Russia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | HC Dinamo Minsk Tivali Minsk Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Ak Bars Kazan Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche Detroit Red Wings |
| National team |  Belarus
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| NHL Draft | 9th overall, 1996 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Playing career | 1992–2011 |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Dinamo Minsk | REL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Tivali Minsk | REL | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Tivali Minsk | REL | 51 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 76 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 123 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 1996–97 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 66 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 74 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 71 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 61 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 82 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 35 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 78 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 114 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2006–07 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 65 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 70 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 75 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 917 | 45 | 159 | 204 | 1065 | 62 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 52 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Belarus | WC-C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1995 | Belarus | WC-C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1998 | Belarus | OQ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 1998 | Belarus | OG | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1998 | Belarus | WC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2000 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2001 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 2002 | Belarus | OG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | Belarus | WC-B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2005 | Belarus | OQ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | Belarus | WC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | Belarus | OG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Senior int'l totals | 69 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 109 | ||
Ruslan Salei Media
Salei on November 15, 2007, with the Florida Panthers.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hockey dealing with aftermath of KHL plane crash". NHL.com.
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Chad Kilger |
Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick 1996 |
Succeeded by Michael Holmqvist |